01/09/2026
This week, we’re focusing on mindfulness, here are three tips from the CHC/SEK Behavioral Health Department to help you get started:
1. Heart focused breathing. Imagine your breath going in and out of your heart instead of your mouth or lungs. Place your hand on your heart area and breath in, breathing a little slower and deeper than usual. Focus on positive affirmations as you breath in. While releasing your breath, breath those affirmations to those around you, your family, friends, coworkers, community, and all. Try this first for a few seconds and gradually increase the time.
2. Notice something new in your environment. Too often we are not aware of what is happening in our environment. Use your senses to find something new in your environment. It could be a detail on a painting on your wall. It could be a sound you have never noticed before or a faint smell that is unfamiliar. This will help you fully engage with the present.
3. Sit in a comfortable position. Do a body scan to check in with the different parts of your body for how they are feeling. Place your hands on any areas that need attention and imagine sending healing light and love to those areas. If you find yourself not focused, that is okay. Imagine those thoughts floating by as in a thought bubble and then continue your body scan. End your scan with the heart focused breathing technique above.
Staying healthy also means seeing your healthcare provider regularly! Find your hometown CHC/SEK clinic at chcsek.org.
