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GEORGE is the name of a Mindfulness Special Interest Group in Herefordshire based at St Michaels Hospice, that has been running for more than 4 years with the aim of exploring Mindfulness and Mindfulness-related interventions in health care. The group have been working together to develop a practical tool to support people dealing with anxiety and particularly anxiety linked to challenging health conditions.

The tool, the Pause Key Fob, has a set of simple activities on a keyring which aim to distract the user to break the anxiety response.  The activities connect the mind with the body and the breath.  Feedback to date supports our aim that it helps people feel calmer.

Whilst the key fob is still in development, the current challenges of coronavirus made us decide to share our prototype more widely now in the hope that it may help people who are experiencing anxiety either in an acute setting or just coping with the stresses of the outbreak at home.

We have asked people benefiting from the fob to consider a donation to NHS Charities Together.

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