Stress Management and Mindfulness Resources
Due to COVID 19 the Campus Recreation programs will be operating virtually. For more information about available programming and resources please see below. For current information regarding Campus Recreation check back to the Campus Rec COVID-19 Updates page or our social media platforms.
Questions or concerns please contact, campusrec@temple.edu
Feeling out of sorts? It is to be expected and it is OK. Please reach out. Below are some resources that may help each of us be better at self-care.
Tuttleman Counseling Services (TCS)
TCS is committed to Temple University’s efforts to protect the health of students during the emergence of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). For this reason, TCS is currently closed for face-to-face meetings as a safety measure. However, they are continuing to offer remote counseling services. If you are interested in speaking to a counselor, please call 215-204-7276 or email TuttlemanCounseling@temple.edu and leave a message containing your name, phone number, and email address. More information can be found on TCS’s website.
Articles
- Stress and Coping, from The CDC - comprehensive guide explaining how COVID-19 may affect mental health, with advice and resources for common manifestations of stress, healthy habit formation, how best to support one another, and more
- Resources for Managing Stress, from National Center for PTSD, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs - list of resources and advice for the general population, for providers and community leaders, and for healthcare workers
- That Discomfort You're Feeling is Grief, from Harvard Business Review - interview and discussion with David Kessler, an author and grief expert, on identifying anticipatory grief and anxiety, as well as how to manage them
- I Spent a Year in Space, and I Have Tips on Isolation to Share, from The N.Y. Times - opinion piece giving advice on how to deal with isolation from Scott Kelly, retired NASA astronaut who spent nearly a year in the International Space Station
For parents/caretakers:
- Managing stress during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak, from University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital - how to balance both a child's wellbeing and your own
- 12 Simple Ways to Teach Mindfulness to Kids, from Psychology Today - how to guide children to mindfulness through example and reflection
- 7 Music Games for Practicing Self Regulation, from PBS - tips on how to use music as a tool to teach kids how to stop, think, and then act
- Letters to Kids: 8 Words Every Child Needs to Hear, from VeryWell Family - advice on effective communication with children in a written format
Apps
- Be Okay (App Store) - anxiety and panic attack coping techniques
- Bloom (App Store) - interactive ambient music generator
- Breathe2Relax (App Store & Play Store) - breathing-based stress management and information
- Calm (App Store & Play Store) - mindfulness for beginners
- Daily Yoga: Workout & Fitness (App Store & Play Store) - guided yoga flows
- Gratitude Happiness Journal (App Store) - self-care and self-affirmation tool
- Habit - Daily Tracker (App Store) - create and maintain good habits
- Headspace: Meditation & Sleep (App Store & Play Store) - mindfulness and meditation
- iQuarium (App Store & Play Store) - interactive aquarium simulator
- Lightning-Bug Sleep Clock (Play Store) - ambient white noise mixer
- Recovery Record (App Store & Play Store) - assistance with eating habits and disorders
- Relax Melodies (App Store & Play Store) - ambient music and meditation
- Simply Being Guided Meditation (App Store & Play Store) - guided meditation
- Simply Yoga (App Store & Play Store) - guided yoga flows
- Sleep Machine (App Store) - ambient sound generator