the DIGITAL pause PACK

Welcome to your free Digital Pause Pack. Over time we’ve found learning ways to take a pause, or to take some “space to breathe” is crucial in how we manage our wellbeing. It gives us space to think, to reflect and to be sure of our thoughts. Over eight years of working in mental health and wellbeing we’ve found time again that taking a pause allows us to:

• Ground

• Be self aware

• Gain perspective

Those elements are deeply important in finding emotional stability … which in turn is crucial to being well and making health decisions. Check out the material below:

TAKE A PAUSE, GET OFF THE TREADMILL

TAKE A PAUSE WITH A BREATHING MEDITATION

Breathing is a great way to ‘ground’ ourselves and this meditation allows us to go a little deeper. This is an MP3 teaching a simple breathing technique to reduce stress (male voice). Listen below or download via the button.

TAKE A PAUSE WITH A MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

This second MP3 is a basic explainer about to practice mindfulness (male voice.) You can again listen or download below. Mindfulness is a great way to practice being present and can draw out ‘self-awareness’ and ‘perspective.’

TAKE A PAUSE WITH STARGAZING

One way to gain perspective on life is to stare into the night sky. You can spend time just wondering at its beauty. You can download some night sky guides below.

We have also featured this great article on Stargazing from the Countryside Charity.

TAKE A PAUSE WITH JOURNALLING

Check out this video for a way to use your journal.

TAKE A PAUSE WITH MINDFUL COLOURING

We are grateful to our friend Greg for creating this Mindful colouring page. We are aiming to create more int he future. Just click on the picture to download a version for yourself.

All these resources have been designed and created listening to lived experiences of people across Sheffield. This is part of our ongoing work to support people in the area and if you’d like to help you can donate below.