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Take 5 Practice

  • Success/coping with stress
  • Coping with COVID-19
  • Managing worry

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What It Does

This tool will guide you through a calming five-minute break, with features including:

Guided breathing exercises
Mindfulness exercises

How It Helps

This tool can help you calm your thoughts by:

Creating a relaxing environment
Using guided points of focus
Providing a positive distraction

This tool will guide you through a calming five-minute break, with features including:

Guided breathing exercises
Mindfulness exercises

This tool can help you calm your thoughts by:

Creating a relaxing environment
Using guided points of focus
Providing a positive distraction

There's a beginning to every journey

There's more where this came from! This resource is just one part of a wellness program. Create an account to use the full program, along with:

5 min self-assessment

Progress tracking

Self-guided courses/apps

Communities of support

Confidential counselling

Substance use support

Taking 5 to get off of the runaway thought train has helped to improve my focus at work.

Client from Nova Scotia, on using Mindwell's Take 5 to improve focus

This resource was taken from Mindwell's Take 5 program.

If you’re interested in finding more resources like this one, including self-guided courses, webinars, peer-to-peer support groups, live counselling, mindfulness meditations, and more, you can create an account for free. You’ll also be able to complete a wellness assessment and track your progress towards your wellness goals.


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