Quick Links
Join Sydney Swans legend Brett Kirk as he teams up with the experts in Mindfulness, Smiling Mind, to show you how you can use mindfulness in different areas of your life, to find a calmer and happier you.
Mindfulness is a way of training yourself to focus your attention in a certain way to calm your mind. It can help you in your day-to-day life, work, relationships and overall wellbeing.
For apps to help you manage stress and anxiety check out our other Libguides
All it takes is 10 mindful minutes
When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment.
Video sourced from TED
MIndfulness meditation taster
A short and very simple guided mindfulness meditation experience with Dr John Kabat-Zinn.
Video sourced from BioSattva
More Youtube Videos on Mindfulness
Watch Associate Professor Dr Craig Hassed from Monash University talk through the scientific benefits behind mindfulness.
Why mindfulness is essential for school students
DR CRAIG HASSED (featured) is a General Practitioner and Senior Lecturer at the Monash University Department of General Practice. His teaching, research and clinical interests include mindfulness-based stress management, mind-body medicine, meditation, holistic healthcare, health promotion, integrative medicine and medical ethics.
More episodes in The Mindfulness Tool Kit
The Mindfulness Tool Kit S01 - E02 - What is Empathy?
What is empathy and how can we use our brains to practice it? It's called 'Prefrontal Power!' and it helps us to see life from someone else's perspective.
The Mindfulness Tool Kit S01 - E03 - Let's Talk about Mood
Let's talk about mood! Did you know that recalling a happy memory can make you feel better straight away? Watch this episode to find out how the chemicals in our brains work to make this happen.
The Mindfulness Tool Kit S01 - E04 - Gratitude
Life can be complicated when we think about all the things we don't have. Here's a way to reset your brain: say thank you for all the wonderful things you already have and feel yourself becoming more motivated and optimistic.
The Mindfulness Tool Kit S01 - E05 - Kindness
Being kind is free and easy but it's funny how often we forget to show kindness. In this episode, we learn why helping someone else also makes our own selves feel really good.
Books
Me time : the self-care guide to being your own best friend by 
Mindfulness : a practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world by Magazines
Kit : a teen’s guide to mindfulness magazine in Library
This magazine offers teens complete and well-balanced mindful inspiration to help bring out the very best in them.
Wellbeing magazine
A magazine that celebrates both 'wellness' and 'being'. WellBeing is food for the mind, body and soul, enlightening us all about natural health, therapy, holistic healing and sustainable green living.
