Managing Stress

Stress is a natural response, but when it becomes chronic, it can harm both body and mind. Remember, you do matter, and taking small moments to move, breathe, and connect can help ease the burden and bring you back to a place of calm.

Take Care of Yourself

Image with the practice: "Shake it out". The practice goes as follows: "Dance and sing, or simply try shaking your hands or yhour whole body while taking deeper, sighing breaths".

1 Minute

Spend a minute (or more if time permits) to help release some of your body’s accumulated stress.

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2 Minutes

Try this 2-minute breathing, body scan, and movement practice.

5 Minutes

Experience nature sounds and images in this guided imagery designed for stress relief.

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Why Is Sleep Important?
Why Is It Important to Master Stress?
Guided Mindfulness Meditations Playlist (6 videos, 2-10 minutes each)
Join the Bakken Center’s Mindful Mondays Community. Register to participate in the free weekly mindful stress reduction sessions. The noon-hour sessions include mindful movement and meditation. Learn more and register here.

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This website is brought to you by the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, with contributions from our friends at the University Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Wellbeing and Burnout-Prevention Program, and Hennepin Healthcare Services / Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute.

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