From the University of Edinburgh (Mindfulness Programme at the Chaplaincy) and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
This course recognises the importance of staff and student wellbeing and self care in the health and social care sectors, highlighted by the COVID pandemic. Any staff or students working in these contexts, and anyone who experiences critical incidents in their work, will be able to benefit from the practical exercises and guidance provided.
These media resources are free and open, unless otherwise stated, originally created for the short online course Self Care and Wellbeing: A Practical Guide for Health and Social Care. If the course is not currently running, you can still work through the media resources in your own time.
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Kitty introduces you to two modes of mind:Doing mode - activates the threat and drive nervous system responses: it prepares you to fight or flee, and can tip you over…
Introduction to Mindfulness and Cognitive…
From Calum Macphail
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In this short guided practice, you’ll explore a way of relating to signs of nervous system dysregulation, with friendliness and care.
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (TSM) Hand and Fist…
From Calum Macphail
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The course team share their thoughts on three core questions:What is self care? What is wellbeing? Why is this course important?
Thoughts on Self Care and Wellbeing
From Calum Macphail
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This is a short guided mindfulness exercise to help you practise self-awareness.
3-step Breathing Space: Action Step
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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This is a short guided mindfulness practice.
3-step Breathing Space: Responsive
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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This is a short practice to help you feel grounded and calm.
FOFBOC (Feet on Floor, Bottom on Chair) Practice
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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This is a short practice to help you check in, settle, and ground yourself regularly throughout the day.
3-step Breathing Space
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Kitty guides you through a short mindfulness practice on gratitude.
Gratitude Diary
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Graham and Kitty welcome you to the course and provide an overview of what the course contains and how best to utilise what you learn in your day-to-day life.
Course Introduction
From Calum Macphail
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Dorothy explains how you can approach dealing with difficult emotions, which can be summarised in five key stages: resisting, exploring, tolerating, allowing and…
Mindful Self-compassion
From Calum Macphail
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In this video, we introduce the 4 ‘R’s of a ‘trauma-sensitive’ approach to self care:Realising the ubiquity of traumatic experience. Recognising…
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (TSM) Theory
From Calum Macphail
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In this video, Graham explores a number of factors which we can identify and modify to allow us to access that place where we respond, rather than react – using…
Practising the Pause
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Self Care and Wellbeing course trailer
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Kitty Wheater, Mindfulness Chaplain at the University, guides you through a mindfulness exercise to help soothe an agitated mind and improve sleep.
Mindfulness of Body and Breath for Sleep Practice
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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Graham Nimmo talks about his personal experiences of feeling overwhelm, in clinical practice and in life. He guides you through the ‘soles of the feet’…
Soles of the Feet in Practice
From Lizzy Garner-Foy
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