Soothing With Your Senses Demonstration

Type:
  Video
Duration:
3 minutes
Presented by:
DMH + UCLA Prevention Center of Excellence
Developed by:
UCLA CARES Center
Relevant categories:
Behavioral Health School Mental Health
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Overview

Soothing with Our Senses is a helpful strategy to allow our senses to naturally soothe anxiety, stress, and upset. Watch this demonstration of one of the ways you can use sensory awareness as a grounding technique when emotions are intense.

  Keywords: intervention, mindfulness and meditation, teaching
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