5 minute Self Care for Health Care Professionals
To the health professionals working around the clock to combat Covid-19, we express our deepest gratitude. Your devotion to caring for others in the face of uncommon pressure and personal risk is a reflection of Humanity at its best. To support your mental and physical health at this time, the Japan Preventive Medicine Institute has created a 5-minute self-care video series to give you fast and effective tools you can use before work to energize you, after work to relax you, or during the day to keep you at your mental and physical best. Reset® is a specific 3-step sequence of breath, movement and mindfulness that was developed after Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami to help people restore personal health and balance. It was developed from an understanding of both the Polyvagal Theory and the Traditional Japanese Philosophy of Health, as expressed in martial arts like Aikido. In short, Reset® was designed to switch-off stress or trauma responses by restoring cues of internal and external safety. Reset® has been shown to increase positive emotions and reduce negative ones, to raise oxytocin levels, reduce stress and physical tension, improve sleep quality, enhance mental clarity, and enhance relationships at work and home. The Reset® Team offers you this free resource as a token of our gratitude and appreciation, in the hope that it will help you maintain your personal health and life balance, as you continue to serve and care for others.
Video 1: Guidance (5 mins) - Reset® explained, step-by-step (watch first).
Video 2: Reset® Session (5 mins) - Reset® together, step-by-step.
* Reset® is an evidence-based self-care method that can help people restore, maintain and enhance their mental and physical health. Reset® is the official self-care method of the Japan Paramedics Association. To learn more, please visit the Reset® website: English・German・Japanese
Please apply using the form below, having noted the following:
◎ The information in your application will not be shared with third parties.
◎ This video program was created for healthcare professionals working to combat Covid-19. The Reset® process has been adapted accordingly, and is no longer the best fit for the general public, hospital patients, or family members. You may apply for these resources on behalf of your workplace or team, but wider sharing is not permitted, and these resources may not be shared on the internet or social media.
◎ These resources were specially created for healthcare professionals who are working to combat Covid-19. If you work in an unrelated profession but would like to access similar resources, please contact us.
◎ To access these resources, no fee is required. However, if you would like to support the further development and application of Reset® in the world, donations to the Japan Preventive Medicine Institute non-profit organization are possible (please indicate this desire in the 'Comments' section).
