# Calm Space

**Source**: https://staff.counselling.cam.ac.uk/calm_space
**Parent**: https://staff.counselling.cam.ac.uk/general-information

Calm Space will be returning on Thursday 22nd January 2026 at 1pm.

Join us for an online 30 minute session of calming relaxation exercises, mindfulness practice and reflective work. All staff of the University and Colleges welcome.

Making space for some relaxation and mindful practice help reduce the symptoms of stress and anxiety. Just a few minutes twice a day of changing our breathing patterns can affect positive change.

No sign up required, just click on the link to join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Microsoft Teams meeting\
Join: <https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/39048893316461?p=EpOQryaUpf8FTqKpBP>

Meeting ID: 390 488 933 164 61\
Passcode: 4GP2Yd69\

Sessions will be facilitated by Sarah Hughes, Caroline McSharry and Susan Wilson

Feedback Survey

If you have attended previous Calm Space sessions, we would like to hear from you about your experience and feedback

#### [Calm Space Feedback Survey](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CalmSpace)

[The Free Mindfulness Project - Free Resources](https://www.freemindfulness.org/download)

[How to Maintain Your Mental Health in Winter | Lifespan](https://www.lifespan.org/lifespan-living/how-maintain-your-mental-health-winter)

[11. Mountain meditation - Living Well](https://livingwell.org.au/mindfulness-exercises-3/11-mountain-meditation/)

### Meditation Apps

Calm

Ten Percent Happier

Head Space

The mindfulness App

### Reading

Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World – Mark Williams and Danny Penman

Wherever You Go There You Are – Jon Kabat-Zinn

The Miracle of Mindfulness – Thich Nhat Hanh

The Proven Power of Being Kind To Yourself – Self-Compassion – Kristin Neff

Good Vibes, Good Lives – Vex King

Why has Nobody Told Me This Before? – Dr Julie Smith

### Videos and Podcasts

[Getting Started with Mindfulness - Mindful](https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindful.org%2Fmeditation%2Fmindfulness-getting-started%2F&data=05%7C01%7CSamantha.Thorpe%40admin.cam.ac.uk%7C57d7196c7e974964561e08db8d0232f0%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C1%7C0%7C638258813067568254%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GHeXi5DMXS1XroNgACU3QGxNogF3PhmNKskOF3ffr%2Fw%3D&reserved=0)

[Podcasts | Mental Health Foundation](https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mentalhealth.org.uk%2Fexplore-mental-health%2Fpodcasts&data=05%7C01%7CSamantha.Thorpe%40admin.cam.ac.uk%7C57d7196c7e974964561e08db8d0232f0%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C1%7C0%7C638258813067568254%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=evqk71GR27eQgdCFR3ZrPqbOYHajLo%2F8x1VW3xgjXFE%3D&reserved=0)

## Contact

[staffcouns@admin.cam.ac.uk](mailto:staffcouns@admin.cam.ac.uk)