You Always Feel Better When... Five-Minute Resets

Five-Minute Reset Exercises to Change the Day (In a Good Way)

Written by M.H. Clark  

Designed by Cheryl Cochran and Randall Slaughter

Things can get better surprisingly quickly. This reflective guided journal is a place to get a little calmer, more energized, more at home in your body, more fully alive. It’s a place to remember that feeling better is possible in all kinds of ways. And it’s a place to do something small that can change your whole day. 

Inside you’ll find short, bite-sized exercises perfect for inviting a sense of calm, building daily habits, and creating a self-care routine. From taking a moment to relive a favorite memory to writing down a new intention to creating a list of fascinations, each approachable prompt is a chance to settle into yourself and help make the next few minutes be exactly what you need. 

Simple yet thoughtful activities help you boost your mood in minutes, such as: 

It just feels good when your physical and digital spaces are a little less cluttered. Offer yourself one of the following quick resets...

File five emails

Sort, shelve, or put five things away

Clean a surface (sink, stovetop, microwave) for five minutes

Take five minutes for a self-care task (combing your hair, brushing and flossing your teeth) 

Take five minutes to begin a larger job (putting in a load of laundry, starting the dishwasher)