Positive Pause

What is Positive Pause?

The program offers resources and brief presentations on topics related to mental health & mindfulness.

We bring the presentations to you! Our team can present on the nurses’ station, in your clinic, virtually etc. Positive Pause materials and resources will be provided upon request and at time of presentation.

To get more information and to schedule a presentation, please reach out to positivepause@ecmc.edu.

Please review the information on Mindfulness below. If you practice mindfulness regularly, over time, you might find that mindfulness becomes effortless. Think of it as a commitment to reconnecting with and nurturing yourself.

Take a Positive Pause:

Sensory and mindfulness activities to help restore and center yourself during the workday.

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to the present moment, using techniques like meditation, breathing and yoga. It helps us become more aware of our thoughts and feelings so that, instead of being overwhelmed by them, we’re better able to manage them.

How can mindfulness help?

Mindfulness can be used as a tool to manage your well-being and mental health. Some people call mental health ‘emotional health’ or ‘well-being’. We all have times when we feel down, stressed or frightened; most of the time, those feelings pass, but sometimes they develop into a more serious problem, which could happen to any one of us.

It’s important to maintain your mental health, but being mentally healthy doesn’t just mean that you don’t have a mental health problem. With good mental health, you can:

• Make the most of your potential
• Honor your sense of purpose
• Cope with life
• Play a full part in your family, workplace, community and among friends

While research is still growing in the area of mindfulness, evidence has suggested the benefit of mindfulness to health and wellbeing, with results showing positive effects on several aspects of whole-person health, including the mind, the brain, the body, and behavior, as well as a person’s relationships with others.

Mindfulness has also been shown to help with many conditions, including stress, anxiety, depression, addictive behaviors such as alcohol or substance misuse and gambling, and physical problems like hypertension, heart disease and chronic pain.

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