SOOTHE Group
Supporting Ourselves and Others Through Healing and Empowerment
Week 2.4
Estimated time to complete 2.4: 20-30 mins
Drawing your three circles
Have a go at drawing your three circles, using the handout: Drawing your three circles.
The size of each circle should roughly reflect how much time you think you spend in each one in your daily lives. Then, if you'd like, you can consider the three reflection points on the handout.
Building your Soothing System
Our soothing system helps to balance the other two systems. Spending time in a calm, connected, and peaceful state can promote greater physical and mental well-being.
Rhythm breathing can help activate our soothing system and our parasympathetic nervous system, which is the part of our nervous system responsible for allowing us to slow down, feel calmer and have a lower heart rate.
Let’s introduce rhythm breathing and practice together...
2.4 is finished!
Great work, you've come to the end of Week 2 self-guided materials!
You can come back to these materials at any time throughout the program. You can also find all the handouts and recordings for Week 2 under the Resources tab.
Your group facilitator looks forward to seeing you in Week 3 for the second online group session.
While we cannot always choose our struggles, we can choose to meet them with a mind that supports healing, strength, and safeness.