Online Activities to Promote Wellness during COVID-19
Currently, all Douglas Student Life Wellness Events are postponed. In the meantime, you may be looking for ways to take care of yourself during this time and online activities that you can participate in to support your health as a Douglas student. All resources and activities on this page are free!
MEDITATION
Meditation can reduce stress and anxiety, increase confidence, and help to improve focus. Consistent mindfulness meditation practice can make a world of difference; try a beginner mediation to get started!
- Advice from a Buddhist Monk on How to Start a Successful Meditation Practice
Informative article with tips from Toronto-based "The Urban Monk" on tips to get started with meditation
- Guided Meditations - The Chopra Center
Free guided meditations with unique themes. A great place to start a daily meditation practice
- Best Free Online Guided Meditations for Beginners - Yoga Journal
Includes video links to six free guided meditations for beginners
- Free Audio Resources for Mindfulness Meditation - Mindful
Explore three basic mindfulness meditations
- Guided Meditation Audio: Listen for Free - Fragrant Heart
Fragrant Heart has many free resources to help begin meditation and mindfulness practice
- We're Here For You - Headspace
Download the Headspace app with a multitude of free meditations, or utilize hundreds of articles to help promote daily mindfulness
COLOURING
Grab your pens and pencils, colouring is a creative mindfulness activity that can help with anxiety and stress management.
- Colouring Pages for Adults - Just Colour
Discover 1,500+ free adult colouring pages in a variety of art styles to download in PDF to print
- Color Me Ph. D
Learn about science and engineering while you colour! Each colouring page at Color Me Ph. D. is based off of current research performed by Ph.D. students and faculty
- Free Adult Colouring Pages - Art is Fun
Art is Fun has tons of free printable colouring pages as well as resources for art lovers, crafting ideas, and more
- Adult Coloring Book - Healing From Burnout
Free printable PDF coloring book for adults for mindfulness and relaxation
HOME EXERCISES
Exercise from the comfort of your home; try strength-based workouts, online dance classes, yoga and more
- Head to Toe Workouts Playlist - CBC Life
- How to Exercise At Home: The 50 Best Free Online Workout Resources - Make Your Body Work
- Free Online Yoga Classes Playlist - Yoga Download
- Online Video Library - Barre Fitness
- Free Online Dance Classes - Skill Share
- Free Online Dance Classes - Learntodance.com