• Feeling Stressed at School? Check these out: 10 Tips for Minimizing School Stress

• Use these steps to help calm and center yourself before starting homework or taking a test: Mindful Homework or Test Taking Practice

• In this video, teens and young adults discuss their experiences practicing mindfulness and how mindfulness has benefited different aspects of their lives: Mindfulness by Youth Voices video

• Another great video, where kids in middle school talk about some of the things that cause stress in their lives and how their experience with mindfulness helps them: Release by Julie Bayer-Salzman

Mindfulness Apps:

Insight Timer-­Meditation Timer: This is a free and simple to use meditation app that includes a meditation timer, as well as hundreds of guided meditations and talks to choose from. https://insighttimer.com/

Smiling Mind: This is a free, easy to use app from Australia that offers a short introduction to mindfulness and different meditations based on age and interests. https://www.smilingmind.com.au/smiling-mind-app

Down Dog: This app offers a variety of practices that you can customize to your liking. They offer a variety of apps, including Meditation, Yoga, Barre and more, and you get a free year with a school/college email! https://www.downdogapp.com/schools

Calm: This is a popular app that offers guided meditation sessions in a variety of lengths, so you can choose the perfect length to fit with your schedule. https://www.calm.com/

Three Good Things: Instead of meditation, this app is based around gratitude. It is simple and easy to use, with proven benefits. The app was developed following a psychiatry and behavioral sciences study at Duke University which found that simply listing three good things each day in a particular way increased happiness more effectively than Prozac! https://oatmealapps.com/three-good-things

Tips For Being More Mindful When Posting / Commenting / Messaging On Social Media - Try These 4 Steps:

1. Reread what you have written before you hit send or post.

2. Pause for a second or two before you hit send or post to make sure you want to share this.

3. Ask yourself if the message you are going to send has been thought out, is not rushed, and has a purpose.

4. Check in with how you are feeling emotionally and physically right now. What emotions are you having? What signals, red flags, or cues is your body giving off?

And Remember: If you are feeling jealous, angry, frustrated, sad, or depressed, or experiencing any other negative emotion, consider pausing and NOT messaging or posting in that moment - you can always send something later.

(modified from StressedTeens.com)

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