Inspirational Imagery from Prof. Denise Krause. This is a collection of relaxing images that may help with your relaxation. https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit/additional-self-care-resources/inspirational-materials.html

“How to Practice Gratitude”

This article encourages the reader to take a step back from the busy, day to day stress and focus on little enjoyments in life. Through practicing gratitude, one begins to appreciate and acknowledge things and the people we often take for granted.

Mindful. (n.d.) How to practice gratitude. Mindful.  https://www.mindful.org/an-introduction-to-mindful-gratitude/

Mindfulness. This article on mindfulness helps us to understand how to live in the present, and the practices and benefits of living mindfully. Psychology Today. (2020) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/mindfulness

Headspace https://www.headspace.com/ This is a great app that has a really accessible easy starting point for daily meditation practices.  The website has lots of resources on meditation as well as mindfulness, stress and sleep and articles surrounding those topics.

Mindfulness Can Literally Change Your Brain Congleton, C., Hözel B.K. & Lazar, S. W. (2015) https://hbr.org/2015/01/mindfulness-can-literally-change-your-brain  This article goes over how practicing mindfulness can actually change different regions of the brain, and is another resource that shows us how important it is to keep our brains healthy! It helps with self-regulation, decision-making, and keeping stress from affecting us.

“45 Simple Self-Care Practices for a Healthy Mind, Body & Soul”

Bard, E. (2020, November 3). 45 Simple Self-Care Practices for a Healthy Mind, Body & Soul. Tiny Buddha. https://tinybuddha.com/blog/45-simple-self-care-practices-for-a-healthy-mind-body-and-soul/ (Links to an external site.)

Self-care strategies for the mind, body, and soul. This author starts by sharing their journey in caring for themselves and the importance of regularity and consistency in self-care instead of doing it once and then forgetting to keep doing it.