Calm zone

A quiet corner for when anxiety, overwhelm or a busy brain takes over. Take a few slow breaths, play a calming sound, ground yourself with your senses, or sort some farm animals by colour.

Nothing moves or plays until you press start, and you can stop at any time.

Watercolour illustration of a woman meditating by the water

Breathe

Choose a breathing pattern
For how long?

Calming sounds

Play a gentle background sound while you breathe, read or rest. The sounds are made by your browser, so they work offline.

Choose a sound

Ground yourself: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

When your thoughts are racing, bring yourself back to right now by noticing:

  1. 5 things you can see
  2. 4 things you can touch
  3. 3 things you can hear
  4. 2 things you can smell
  5. 1 thing you can taste

If one of your senses is overwhelming right now, skip it or swap it for something that feels safe, like a favourite texture or a familiar sound.

Calm your farm

Sort the farm animals by colour. There’s no timer and no score, so take as long as you like.

Move each animal from the field into the paddock that matches its colour. Drag it there, or select the animal and then select its paddock.

Farm size

In the field

      Your farm is calm!

      Every animal is in the paddock that matches its colour.

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