Meet your goals, stay grounded and feel your best in 2024 with your San Mateo County Libraries card!
Calm is mostly known for its guided meditations, but it also offers many other tools to help you keep your New Year’s resolutions or whatever goals you might have. From gentle stretching and movement videos to music to master classes on wellness and mindfulness, Calm has something for everyone—even kids!
We’re highlighting some of the newest content in Calm you can access with your library card along with some related books to accompany your mindfulness journey.
Get Moving
If staying active is one of your goals, Calm can help! Add these to your rotation:
- Step Away From the Computer, opens a new window - In this 4-minute guided walking meditation, you’ll take a break from being in front of the computer to recenter yourself.
- Quality Moves Over Quantity, opens a new window - In this 5-minute Daily Move session, you’ll go through a series of full-body movements that focus on establishing your inner strength.
- Mental Health Walk, opens a new window - In this music series curated by Calm, you’ll enjoy a combination of the sounds of New Zealand and lo-fi music so you can refresh your mind and body when you’re on a walk.
- Movement Lesson - The 4 Pillars of Health, opens a new window - In this 1-hour Calm Masterclass with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, he shares how we can regain control of our health through simple diet and lifestyle changes.
Books to check out:
Stay Focused
If your goal is to start, work on or finish a major project, Calm has some music and meditations that can help you along the way.
Silk: Music for Focus, opens a new window is an exclusive with Ministry of Sound artist DJ Bklava designed to help listeners complete multiple tasks, boost creativity and increase focus. The sound styles include binaural beats and different frequencies to help you be productive while staying stress-free.
If music isn’t your thing, the Scattered Attention, opens a new window meditation can help when you’re feeling unfocused while the Procrastination practice can help you get back on track.
Stay Present
If you’re new to meditation/breathwork or just not sure where to start, explore some of these options:
- Start Here with Jeff Warren introduces the concept of meditation with a short practice.
- The Body Scan technique, opens a new window involves paying attention to parts of your body and how you’re feeling in each of them. These meditations range from as short as three minutes to 30.
- The Breathe Bubble, opens a new window helps you focus on your breathing and is a great tool if stress strikes you unexpectedly.
- Reset with the Breath, opens a new window with Jay Shetty is a short meditation that can help you feel calmer and more grounded.
Books to check out:
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Sleep Better
Getting better sleep is on the top of many people’s priority lists. In a survey Calm conducted with its users, 70% of respondents said they use Calm to help with sleep. Calm worked with Matthew Walker, PhD, the author of Why We Sleep to develop an immersive sleep story., opens a new window There is also a new five-part series, Easy Tips for Better Sleep, opens a new window, with Professor Walker that highlights meaningful tips and tools to improve your sleep.
Books to check out:
Introduce Mindfulness to Your Kids
Mindfulness can help kids navigate their emotions, focus and ease anxiety. Calm has a dedicated section of its app with just content for kids, including music, stories and meditations. Calm recently partnered with Disney to create Princess-themed, opens a new window meditations, sleep stories and soundscapes. The app also has simple breathing exercises and games that families can do together, such as Balloon Breath,, opens a new window Birthday Candle Breathing, opens a new window and See, Hear, Feel, opens a new window.
Books to check out:
How to Get Calm Through SMCL
San Mateo County Libraries cardholders can sign up using the Get Calm form. Please note that only patrons with the “29041,” “29731,” and "29735” can apply and receiving your subscription information will take 3-4 business days.
How will you stay ground, focused, and more relaxed this year? Let us know in the comments.
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