Spend a few minutes to focus on your breathing and bring this to your conscious attention. Focus on a new way of being during stressful or difficult situations.
Body scan
Learn to recognise negative thoughts while still paying attention to the present situation. Observe the tensions, sensations and movement of your body and release all your bodily tension and negative thoughts.
Progressive relaxation
Notice and accept distractive/unhelpful thoughts. Follow the step-by-step process to identify tension and pain within the body by focusing on different muscles and helping to let go of these sensations.
All podcasts – Male voice
The art of breathing
Spend a few minutes to focus on your breathing and bring this to your conscious attention. Focus on a new way of being during stressful or difficult situations.
Guided visualisation
Allow negative thoughts drift through the mind, without any negative judgement or conscious or unconscious attachment. Find the 'calm' place, a place where you can go when you feel peace and tranquillity.
Stepping into a mindful presence
Visually accept the present moment and the environment around you. Learn to understand the benefits of distractions and how to minimise these in everyday life.
Grounding – tree metaphor
Use this simple technique anytime in your day to ‘ground’ you and focus on what matters most in the present moment.
Deep relaxation – restful sleep
Learning to relax at a deeper level to help enhance sleep.
Calming your mind
A guided technique to help relieve tensions and quiet the mind. This meditation is particularly effective for strengthening concentration, and relaxing the breath.
Body scan
Learn to recognise negative thoughts while still paying attention to the present situation. Observe the tensions, sensations and movement of your body and release all your bodily tension and negative thoughts.
Distractions
Learn to cope with distractions and accept thoughts as they arise and let them go. Explore the ‘art of breath’ through reactions.
Self-Compassion – "be kind to yourself”
Learn to treat yourself with kindness and compassion when you’re experiencing difficult times.
3 minute breathing space
A simple method of reengaging with the breathing techniques with limited time.
Overthinking? – 5 minutes time-out
A visualisation technique that allows you to detach from overthinking and worries in a safe and natural way.
Progressive relaxation
Notice and accept distractive/unhelpful thoughts. Follow the step-by-step process to identify tension and pain within the body by focusing on different muscles and helping to let go of these sensations.
Breathing and reframing
Reframe thoughts through acceptance. Identify, evidence, challenge and replace a negative thought through a positive reframing technique.
Guided visualisation – walk in the forest
Introducing and explaining the mental health benefits of being in natural surroundings.
Being mindful: coping with pain
Pain is a significant determinant which affects an individuals quality of life. Mindfulness meditation can serve as a useful distraction technique.
Finding your inner light
A guided “light” meditation will help you melt into a mind-body state that supports wellbeing and provides techniques to relieve the pressures of everyday life.
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The art of breathing
Spend a few minutes to focus on your breathing and bring this to your conscious attention. Focus on a new way of being during stressful or difficult situations.
Body scan
Learn to recognise negative thoughts while still paying attention to the present situation. Observe the tensions, sensations and movement of your body and release all your bodily tension and negative thoughts.
Progressive relaxation
Notice and accept distractive/unhelpful thoughts. Follow the step-by-step process to identify tension and pain within the body by focusing on different muscles and helping to let go of these sensations.
All podcasts – Female voice
The art of breathing
Spend a few minutes to focus on your breathing and bring this to your conscious attention. Focus on a new way of being during stressful or difficult situations.
Guided visualisation
Allow negative thoughts drift through the mind, without any negative judgement or conscious or unconscious attachment. Find the 'calm' place, a place where you can go when you feel peace and tranquillity.
Stepping into a mindful presence
Visually accept the present moment and the environment around you. Learn to understand the benefits of distractions and how to minimise these in everyday life.
Grounding – tree metaphor
Use this simple technique anytime in your day to ‘ground’ you and focus on what matters most in the present moment.
Deep relaxation – restful sleep
Learning to relax at a deeper level to help enhance sleep.
Calming your mind
A guided technique to help relieve tensions and quiet the mind. This meditation is particularly effective for strengthening concentration, and relaxing the breath.
Body scan
Learn to recognise negative thoughts while still paying attention to the present situation. Observe the tensions, sensations and movement of your body and release all your bodily tension and negative thoughts.
Distractions
Learn to cope with distractions and accept thoughts as they arise and let them go. Explore the ‘art of breath’ through reactions.
Self-Compassion – "be kind to yourself”
Learn to treat yourself with kindness and compassion when you’re experiencing difficult times.
3 minute breathing space
A simple method of reengaging with the breathing techniques with limited time.
Overthinking? – 5 minutes time-out
A visualisation technique that allows you to detach from overthinking and worries in a safe and natural way.
Progressive relaxation
Notice and accept distractive/unhelpful thoughts. Follow the step-by-step process to identify tension and pain within the body by focusing on different muscles and helping to let go of these sensations.
Breathing and reframing
Reframe thoughts through acceptance. Identify, evidence, challenge and replace a negative thought through a positive reframing technique.
Guided visualisation – walk in the forest
Introducing and explaining the mental health benefits of being in natural surroundings.
Being mindful: coping with pain
Pain is a significant determinant which affects an individuals quality of life. Mindfulness meditation can serve as a useful distraction technique.
Finding your inner light
A guided “light” meditation will help you melt into a mind-body state that supports wellbeing and provides techniques to relieve the pressures of everyday life.