Calm | Mindfulness Tools with U.S. Surgeon General
Calm and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy have released a free mindfulness content series designed to ease stress and offer mental health support .
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy is the 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States and a renowned physician, researcher, entrepreneur, and author. As the USA Nation’s Doctor, he helps lay the foundation for a healthier country, relying on the best scientific information available to provide clear, consistent, and equitable guidance and resources.
“Access to mental health support is vital to our overall well-being,” said Dr. Murthy. “During my travels across the country as Surgeon General, I’ve heard first-hand about the mental health struggles and loneliness that people are facing. While the pandemic brought the issues of stress, anxiety, and loneliness to the forefront, these struggles existed long before COVID-19. Easy-to-use mental health tools and practices can help families address stress and strengthen one of the most powerful sources of healing – our relationships with one another.”
The content series – available for free on YouTube and Calm – includes five sessions to support people through real-life experiences and emotions. Themes include: easing holiday stress, combating loneliness, navigating hectic days, and dealing with uncertainty, change, and negativity in the world.
And for a deeper dive… these wonderful On Being interviews hosted by Krista Tippett:
What We Nurture with Sylvia Boorstein who is a mother, grandmother, Jewish-Buddhist teacher, psychotherapist and a founding teacher of Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California.
Opening to Our Lives - mindfulness as a way of life, with Jon Kabat-Zinn who is founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.