This practice helps you tune into yourself, as well as strengthen the mind’s ability for sustained focus by shifting awareness throughout the body, led by Blair Carleton.
Focus Area: Cultivating Mindfulness & Compassion
Stress Check: Tune Into Yourself (5 minutes)
This practice helps you tune into yourself, as well as strengthen the mind’s ability for sustained focus by shifting awareness throughout the body, led by Blair Carleton.
+2 Breathing (5 minutes)
This practice focuses on slowing down your exhalation, which can promote a sense of calm and relaxation, led by Diane Hetrick.
Tuning into the Senses (7 minutes)
This practice promotes awareness of your sensory experiences, which can be helpful for tuning into the moment, led by Robyn Long.
Wise Mind Breathing (5 minutes)
This practice helps you connect with Wise Mind, where Emotional Mind and Rational Mind are held in balance, led by Diane Hetrick.
Sara McDermott
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Sara leads CCFW’s partnerships, training, research, and program development for Be REAL. Prior to joining CCFW, Sara spent over 8 years working as an academic advisor in various settings, including supporting high school students pursuing Running Start at the community college, a cohort program that supported first and second year pre-engineering college students from