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#QuaranTeam: Staying Calm Inside

Stuck at Home? Out of Ideas? Try one of these resources for adults.

Mind Your Mind

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Getting Started with Mindfulness

You have questions about mindfulness and meditation. Mindful has the answers.

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How to Practice Mindfulness

Becoming more aware of where you are and what you’re doing, without becoming overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around you.

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Three Simple Mindfulness Practices You Can Use Every Day

Mirabai Bush suggests how we can learn more deeply and enjoyably.

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Activity

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Adult Coloring Books on Flipster

Relieve some stress and check out these adult coloring books on our Flipster database!

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Lake Coloring

Hey! Welcome to Lake: a coloring app with the largest collection of coloring books by indie illustrators. Unwind and relax by being creative while supporting artists directly.

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SuperBetter

SuperBetter builds resilience - the ability to stay strong, motivated and optimistic even in the face of change and difficult challenges. Playing SuperBetter unlocks heroic potential to overcome tough situations and achieve goals that matter most.

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Happify

Happify is the singe destination for effective, evidence-based solutions for better mental health.

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Stop, Breathe & Think

Check in with how you're feeling, and try short activities tuned to your emotions.

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Areaware Puzzles

Take a break. For off-screen time, meditating on color, and stimulating the mind.
 

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Let's Eat!

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Check out these resoruces

Hungry and got some free time? Take up a new hobby and try these recipes! 

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12 Meal Subscription Services You May Want To Try

Turns out, your three go-to recipes are starting to taste like nothing now that we're cooking most meals at home.

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32 Vegan Recipe Ideas You Can Make With Pantry Staples, Cans Of Vegetables, And Ingredients You Already Have At Home

Do you have canned tomatoes, frozen peas, and rice or quinoa in your kitchen? Then you're in luck.

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15 Tasty Bread Recipes To Try While You're At Home In Quarantine

When "let's get this bread" is about actual bread.

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15 Recipes BuzzFeeders Have Tried And Loved While Working From Home

These will be great for my new six-meals-a-day schedule.

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24 Vegan Baking Ideas For Anyone Who's Been Stress-Baking Lately

Ideas from dairy-free donuts to classic chocolate chip cookies.

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15 Mouthwatering Desserts You Can Make In Just 15 Minutes

For all the lazy dessert lovers out there!

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15 Food And Cooking Cheat Sheets That Are Especially Useful Right Now

Ingredient substitutions, Instant Pot and slow cooker conversions, and essential storage hacks.

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Apps

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Headspace

Stress less. Move more. Sleep soundly.

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Calm

Sleep more. Stress less. Live better.

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Insight Timer

#1 free app for sleep, anxiety, and stress.

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Relax Melodies

Discover Relax Melodies: the soothing app that makes sleep easy.

 

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Virtual Reality

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Guided Meditation VR

Meditation made simple & visual, built from the ground up for VR. Leave the worries of your life for a short virtual vacation across 27 environments, and return calmer and stronger. Find your happy place.

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Provata app

Experience the next generation of guided meditation with Provata VR, a fully immersive virtual reality meditation app brought to you by Provata Health.

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Chakra VR

This 360 guided meditation will help you relax and find your spiritual center, while learning the meaning and power of your seven chakras.

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Relax VR

Relax VR presents gorgeously detailed 360º video footage and spatial sounds for you to experience beach, ocean, wind, waves, forest streams, crickets, and so much more. Calming, guided meditations or peaceful ambient beats accompany your experience.

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FlowVR Meditation

Meditate whenever, wherever you are by being transported to a world of wonder. Tap into meditation’s infinite benefits through a virtual reality experience of unparalleled quality with 4K 360°video, amazing music and quality guided meditation.

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