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Content & Document created by Western Occupational Therapy Students Monika C., Melody D., Prabhleen P., Emma R. and Jeffrey Trudelle
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Mindfulness is a quality that every human being already possesses, it’s not something you have to conjure up, you just have to learn how to access it” (Mindful, 2020). By practicing mindfulness strategies, it supports people in decreasing stress and feelings of depression, increasing acceptance and many other benefits, such as lowering individuals’ blood pressure (Ponte Márquez et al., 2019).
Free Mindfulness Applications:
o Balance App: This app offers a free one-year trial and includes a large meditation library with personalized options for meditations.
https://balanceapp.com/
o UCLA Guided Meditations: A free meditation app that includes a limited number of meditations ranging from 3-19minutes, but also has longer meditations released weekly as “podcasts”. There is no paid option.
https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/marc/free-guided-meditations/drop-meditations-hammer-podcast
Click here to read more about different mindfulness strategies & resources
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