Category Archives: Micro-Skills

The Balance Map

A Strategy to Take Stock

Françoise Mathieu outlines a tool to take stock and bring more balance to your professional and personal lives.

January 2024

The Three Minute Breathing Space

Grounding Through Sounds, Sensations, & Breath

The Three Minute Breathing Space is a simple mindfulness exercise to reset before, during, or after a stressful event by grounding through sound, body sensations, and breathing.

November 2023

Three Minute Breathing Space Postcard

Downloadable PDF

A downloadable postcard that outlines a simple and quick mindfulness exercise.

May 2023

The Window of Tolerance

The Window of Tolerance created by Dr. Dan Siegel is a useful tool for noticing, monitoring, and communicating the normal “ups and downs” of our emotions.

April 2023

Feet on the Floor

Grounding & Centering Micro-Skill

Diana Tikasz presents a simple grounding technique that can be used before, during, or after a stressful event.

September 2022

RAIN Practice

15-Minute Guided Meditation

Diana Tikasz shares a short reflective practice based on the acronym RAIN (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture) developed by Tara Brach.

October 2021

The Loving Wish

Resetting Micro-Skill

Dr. Jennifer Russel shares a skill to help reframe judgmental and critical thoughts into compassionate well wishes.

September 2021

The Multitasking Experiment

Healthy Habits Micro-Skill

Diana Tikasz explores the myth of multitasking, switch-tasking, and the negative implications of constant interruptions.

April 2021

The 1% Habit Shaping Strategy

Healthy Habits Micro-Skill

Dr. Jennifer Russel offers a quick and simple “habit shaping” strategy based on the work of James Clear.

March 2021

The Three Steps to Self-Compassion

Resetting Micro-Skill

Diana Tikasz presents the three steps to self-compassion based on the work of Dr. Kristin Neff. This micro-skill can reset the stress response help to to ease inner conflict.

December 2020

Transitioning from Work to Home

Resetting Micro-Skill

Dr. Jennifer Russel shares her routine for mindfully transitioning from a busy and stressful day at the hospital to picking up her school-aged children.

November 2020