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Relax, reduce stress and improve your wellbeing with new podcasts from the Mental Health Foundation

Andre Tomlin

The Mental Health Foundation have added a new podcast to their excellent collection.  It’s called progressive relaxation for better sleep and it supports the mental health awareness campaign they are running this week to promote the importance of sleep and relaxation.

There are now 14 podcasts in the series, which have been produced over the last few years:

  1. Progressive Relaxation for Better Sleep
  2. What is Mindfulness?
  3. Mindfulness – 10 Minute Practice Exercise
  4. Exercise and Mental Health
  5. How to Overcome Fear and Anxiety
  6. Stress and Relaxation: Quick Fix Breathing Exercise
  7. Stress and Relaxation: Full Works
  8. Wellbeing and Sleep: Quick Fix Relaxation Exercise
  9. Wellbeing and Sleep: Full Works
  10. Stress and the Mind: Quick Fix Relaxation Exercise
  11. Stress and the Mind: Full Works
  12. Wellbeing and Positive Thinking
  13. Wellbeing and Relaxation
  14. Wellbeing and Nutrition

Download the mp3s for free at Mental Health Foundation podcasts.

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Written by

André Tomlin is an Information Scientist with 20 years experience working in evidence-based healthcare. He's worked in the NHS, for Oxford University and since 2002 as Managing Director of Minervation Ltd, a consultancy company who do clever digital stuff for charities, universities and the public sector. Most recently André has been the driving force behind the Mental Elf and the National Elf Service; an innovative digital platform that helps professionals keep up to date with simple, clear and engaging summaries of evidence-based research. André is a Trustee at the Centre for Mental Health and an Honorary Research Fellow at University College London Division of Psychiatry. He lives in Bristol, surrounded by dogs, elflings and lots of woodland!

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  • Eric

    Eric

    15 years ago
    Please mail me these articals or if you can send them to my email address: [email protected]. Thanking you in advance for your time in this matter. I naver heard of the M.H. Elf, articals are interesting and very educational as well as accomodating.