The Calm Corner
The calm corner is a place where there are different resources available. There are a variety of resources for you, hopefully, something for everyone. Take a look around at the links provided.
Mindfulness Activities Here you will find four different links to try a variation of meditation. This is a great place when you find that you are having a hard time concentrating, or your thoughts seem to be only focused on one thing and it is time to focus on something.
Calm Down Exercises - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zhnLG3GW-8
5-4-3-2-1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30VMIEmA114
Guided 5 minute meditation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssss7V1_eyA
Calm classroom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj1EnH8DIhA
Visual Relaxation This is an area to explore when you need to look at something that will help relax you. These links can help relax your mind and your thoughts. Check these links out and see which one you like.
San Diego Zoo live animal cams - https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cameras
Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams - https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Glitter tunnel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkQi6YXuS78
Snow falling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkQi6YXuS78
Yoga Yoga is a great way to get the body moving while focusing on your breathing. These videos are not too long and they are both a great way to introduce yoga.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ZkuwabZyQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kgZnJqzNaU
Guided Breathing The guided breathing incorporates ways to breath that have specific instructions. Guided breathing is useful when you are feeling anxious, worried, and overwhelmed. These breathing exercises can help anytime.
Belly breathing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ep5mKuRmAA&t=10s
Box breathing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEmt1Znux58
Nose breathing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqS9wRMW1S4
Coloring There are many links for coloring pages. These are just a few. They have free printable pages. Coloring can be a great stress reliever.
https://www.supercoloring.com/coloring-pages/arts-culture/mandala
Nature Sounds There are different kinds of videos listed here. If you are someone who needs to have background noise when doing homework, or studying, this is a great alternative.
Ocean sounds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn9F19Hi1Lk
Rain sounds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_utNToFnc4
Thunder sounds - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc9XPauv23s
Babbling brook - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc9XPauv23s
List of Positive Affirmations This is a list of positive affirmations. You can take a look through them and find positive things about your day, and replace it with the negative things.
https://letslearnslang.com/positive-affirmations-for-middle-school-students/