Wecome to The Calm Café - your place to relax and refresh every day!
How can you relax and refresh yourself in a busy world, full of overwhelm?
This is a space to take good care of yourself and refresh your energy.
Too often, we take a break and continue depleting our energy, hooked in an endless scrolling online or caught up in our future To Do list.
It doesn't have to be this way. Even a small break can be a haven of deep ease: nourishing, restful, supportive.
Intentional relaxation and practices that refresh yourself are the key.
The Calm Café supports you in making the most of your short breaks, so that you can leave feeling more nourished, at ease and refreshed. You'll find a selection of ten practices to help you to:
- re-set your mood
- nourish a sense of deep ease
- let go of a difficult conversation
- nourish a sense of joy
- take care of anxiety or anger
- take great care of your precious self
If you've got ten or twenty minutes, you have time for this.
So get yourself a cuppa, pull up a chair and create a space of deep ease for yourself.
How this works:
(1) In The Calm Café, we do our best to be truly here, honest, patient and super-kind with ourselves
(2) All you need to do is show up. That is perfection in itself.
(3) And that's it!
Before we start... a word about our habit of distraction:
The mind is like an untrained puppy, needing lots of guidance and encouragement.
How we refocus back is key: if we give ourselves a hard time then we'll zap our willpower; we need to bring ourselves back with genuine kindness.
The second you notice that you're distracted, mindfulness has already kicked back in.
Nice job!! Now all you need to do is lead yourself back and settle back into your practice again.
This course will be a vital resource on how to relax in your daily life.
What you’ll learn:
- How to make the most of your break, with short guided practices to calm your mind and warm your heart.
- Mindfulness, stress reduction, self-care, relaxation, happiness!
- How to Relax Every Day
- Relaxation Techniques
- Relax During a Busy Day with Meditation and Mindfulness
Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?
- There are no requirements - every one is most welcome.
Who this course is for:
- People having a regular noisy, busy day
- People suffering from overwhelm
- People suffering from stress
- People who want to relax
- People who feel they don't have enough time for themselves
YOUR GUIDE
Orlaith (pronounced 'Orla') is internationally recognised for her joyful teachings on living mindfully and cultivating happiness. Her work is to build happier communities - whether we engage as an individual, a family, classroom or business.
In her practice, she creates a space of unconditional kindness, and she is known for her blend of poetry and humour and her practical approach. She has studied with Rick Hanson and Peter Levine and is a leader in Mindfulness & Character Strengths (VIA Institute on Character) and Chief Happiness Practitioner.
Orlaith is International Co-ordinator for Wake Up Schools, an international grass-roots movement to support teachers and create mindful educational communities. A founder member of the Community for Contemplative Education (an initiative of Mind & Life Europe), Orlaith also serves on the Steering Group on Mindfulness in Education for the Mindfulness Initiative UK. She is an advisor to the World Happiness Festival and speaks regularly at conferences, including the Mindful Kids Peace Summit, Mindfulness in Education Summit and various wellbeing and mindfulness events.
She is an award-winning author and holds a PhD in English literature. She is based in Dublin, Ireland.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1: How do I access the audios?
After you register for the audio program, you will be instructed to download the Soundwise mobile app. When you sign in on the app, the program you registered for will automatically load in your library.
2: Can I listen offline?
Yes. Tap on the download icon next to an audio track will download the track to your phone. Simply download the audios when you have wifi and you can listen to them anywhere you go.
3: What should I do if I have technical issues?
Check out common troubleshooting tips here. If the issue is not resolved, please write to support@mysoundwise.com.