Video Resources
Mindfulness Videos for Teens
Short animated videos to teach teens techniques for managing emotions and practicing self-care. Available in 22 languages.
About These Videos
When you’re sad or overwhelmed, it’s hard to know what you can do to feel better. Teens in particular are struggling, with 4 in 10 U.S. high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and 2 in 10 seriously considering suicide.
These short animated videos walk through effective techniques to help you feel more centered and calm in the moment, and show you how to care for yourself so that you don’t feel alone in your struggles. The videos are available in 22 languages, making healing and learning accessible for young people everywhere.
2 Easy Ways to Ground Yourself and Find Calm
When life gets overwhelming, it can make you feel disconnected and detached. Here are two simple exercises you can do to ground yourself and reconnect to the present moment.
How to Practice Self-Compassion
Self-compassion is about treating yourself with the same kindness and understanding that you would a friend in need — but it doesn’t always come naturally. Here are three important things to remember to make self-compassion a habit.
Watch Videos In
- Grounding
- Самосъстрадание
- Grounding
- Selvmedfølelse
- Grounding
- Auto-compassion
- Grounding
- חמלה עצמית
- Grounding
- Auto-compassione
- Grounding
- 自我慈悲
- Grounding
- Самосострадание
About the translations: These videos were originally created in English and transcreated in Spanish by the Child Mind Institute. All other translations were provided by Google and reviewed for accuracy by their experts.
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