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digital mental health resources

digital mental health content

We’ve created this free digital content for our community and beyond.

All content was created by past mentees.

Video credit: Kevin Tapia

Photography: Mya Rose, Mariah Frank, and Julian Corral

Breath-work

Breath-work Exercises BY Kathy khang

Kathy Khang is a local yoga and breath-work teacher. In this series, she will teach us beginner breath-work exercises for stress, anxiety, insomnia, and more! Not only do these techniques work as coping skills, but they can also be used any and everywhere! Follow along with the video to learn some new skills.

Enjoy these short and accessible breath work exercises for anxiety, sleep, and mindfulness.

3 Minute Box Breath

Follow along as Kathy guides you through this box breath exercise that brings a calm & stillness, as well as helps improve anxiety and lack of clarity.

Awareness Meditation

Notice your breath and connect with your body in this next exercise. The mix of breathwork and meditation allows you to get in tune with yourself, your body, & your breath.

Breath Awareness

Notice your breath and ground yourself with this breath awareness exercise. Allow yourself to feel each breath and acknowledge each one.

Body Scan

Connect your breath & body by giving awareness to yourself as a whole, through a body scan. This exercise will help you give words and name how you are feeling in your body.

Simple Breath Variations

This box breath variation is the perfect way to help insomnia or a sleepless night. The variation allows your body to slow down and prepare for sleep.

Lion’s Breath

Lion’s Breath is a special breathwork exercise. This unique practice helps to bring energy, release anxiety, and clear out thoughts. It may also bring about emotional release.

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Panel discussions

Mental Health Panel Discussions

Sharing our mental health stories | 2020

Our first panel discussion where we gathered community members and mental health advocates to share their mental health stories. We believe in the power of sharing our stories.

Our guests from left to right:

Porchea London | Mental Health Advocate

Jeremy Horn | Proviso Community Member

Toria Baez | TFD Program Coordinator

Teddy Matthews | Pastor & Proviso Community Member

Ashley-Laurne Elrod | Mental Health Advocate and Coach

Sharing our stories | 2022

Join this inter-generational conversation between gen z and a millennial on mental health as they share their journey's throughout their highest and lowest points. They each are mental health advocates and have a passion to normalize the topic of mental health in their own communities.