Calm your anxiety with this glowing fire body scan

Kids Help Phone is committed to raising awareness of the diversity of Indigenous peoples and languages. On the Kids Help Phone website, you can try this activity in:

• Inuktut (Baffin Dialect)

• ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ Nēhiyawēwin (Plains Cree)

• Anishininiimowin (Severn Ojibwe - Ojicree)

• Michif, Nakoda (Stoney)

• Kanien’kéha (Mohawk)

• English

• French

Feel the glow and listen to the crackle of a fire. Give yourself a moment to reset and create a deeper connection to your body, senses, and emotions.

You can do this in any position that’s comfortable for you. For example, lying down or sitting. Throughout this activity, experience how each part feels. Be kind to yourself. Try not to judge or change anything. Just notice and be present. You can also change the activity in any way that feels best for you. You can experience the scene of the fire or its calming sounds. You can feel safe and grounded by imagining feeling its warmth and smelling its scent.

Click here to try this resource on Kids Help Phone

You can be proud of yourself for taking the time to practice this mindfulness activity. Be proud of relaxing your mind and grounding yourself. This tool is available to you whenever you want. You can use it when you want to focus on the present moment, or when you want to experience another language. It’s important to reach out for help if you ever need support with stress or anxiety. You can always talk to a friend, Elder, teacher, or parent/caregiver for help.

Kids Help Phone would like to thank Mariah Meawasige for designing this activity. She is an Anishinaabe/settler and creative from the northern shores of Lake Huron.

Kids Help Phone would also like to thank the following people for their help with language translation:

• Larry Beardy, Anishinini from Michikan Lake First Nation Anishininiimowin (Severn Ojibwe – Ojicree)

• Tehota’kerá:ton Dr. Jeremy D. Green, Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk), Wolf Clan and from the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Kanien’kéha (Mohawk)

• Elder Lloyd ‘Buddy’ Wesley, Stoney Nakoda Nation with the support of Elder Margaret Wesley, Stoney Nakoda Nation Nakoda (Stoney)

• Sadie Hill, Inuktitut Translator and reviewed by Julia Putulik, Counsellor Inuktitut (Baffin Dialect)