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Calm Corner 5-Minute Self-Care Checklist

Free Download: The 5-Minute Self-Care Checklist (2 pages)

Take a mindful pause and reconnect with yourself — even on your busiest day.

This simple, printable checklist helps you slow down, breathe, and check in with what you truly need using the 5Ms Framework developed by Dr. Alisa Seeda.

✔ Meals – Savor your food mindfully
✔ Media use – Step away from the scroll
✔ Mental health – Reach out, say no, or take a break
✔ Movement – Stretch, walk, or reset your body
✔ More – Notice what you are really craving (rest, laughter, nature…)

Why You’ll Love It

  • Takes less than 5 minutes a day

  • Perfect for busy professionals, caregivers, and expats

  • Created by Dr. Alisa Seeda, OTD

  • Based on real mindfulness and self-care principles — without guilt or pressure

  • Helps you build consistency through small, meaningful habits

How It Works

  1. Download your free digital checklist in PDF.

  2. Print or save it on your phone/tablet.

  3. Check in daily using the 5Ms.

  4. Reflect and reset anytime you need a mental breather.

Copyright Notice

©2025 Calm Corner by Dr. Alisa Seeda. All rights reserved.
This checklist is for personal use only and may not be resold, redistributed, or used for commercial purposes.

Want to Go Deeper?

This checklist is your first step toward the full Practical Self-Care Workbook, a 16-page guide that helps you build a personalized, sustainable self-care routine using the same 5Ms framework.

👉 Explore the full workbook here ›

practical self-care workbook is here!

Practical Self-Care Workbook | 5Ms Self-Care Tool | Mindfulness & Reflection Journal by Dr. Alisa Seeda | Calm Corner
Sale Price: $8.99 Original Price: $18.99

Feeling stretched thin or burnt out? You’re not alone.

The Practical Self-Care Workbook by Dr. Alisa Seeda, OTD of Calm Corner is your gentle guide back to balance.

Inside, you’ll find reflective prompts, easy-to-follow tools, and compassionate guidance to help you care for yourself in practical, meaningful ways — without guilt, overwhelm, or expensive routines.

What’s Inside:

  • 3 common self-care myths — and how to release them

  • The 5Ms Self-Care Tool to check in with your needs:
    🌿 Meals

    📱 Media 

    💭 Mental Health 

    💃 Movement

    ✨ More (your choice!)

  • Guided reflection questions and journaling space

  • SMART goal setting template to make your plan actionable

  • 5Ms Tracker to make self-care habits stick

  • A warm closing message and invitation for a free clarity call with Dr. Alisa

Perfect For:

  • Those seeking more balance and calm in daily life

  • Military spouses and expats managing transitions

  • Therapists, coaches, and wellness professionals looking for a practical tool

  • Anyone wanting to feel grounded and renewed

Why You’ll Love It:

✔ Simple, down-to-earth approach to self-care
✔ Designed with mindfulness and compassion
✔ Printable or fillable digital format (US Letter size)
✔ Instant download — start your self-care today

File Details

  • PDF | 16 pages | US Letter size (8.5" x 11")

  • Instant digital download — no physical item will be shipped

Copyright Notice

© 2025 Calm Corner by Dr. Alisa Seeda. All rights reserved.
This workbook is for personal use only and may not be resold, redistributed, or used for commercial purposes.

Connect with Calm Corner

For more mindfulness tools and life balance resources, visit:
www.calmcorner.com or follow @calmcorner

Mental health resources

988 Lifeline Support - suicide and crisis lifeline

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Asian Mental Health Project - free community care groups

California Association of Local Behavioral Health Boards and Commissions (CALBHBC)




Therapy/Counseling:

Affordable options:

Open Path Collective

Mental Health Liberation Fund - for BIPOC therapy in the US

Loveland Therapy Foundation - for Black women and girls in the US

The Alejandre Foundation - for Latinx




California-based

Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers, Los Angeles

Center for the Pacific Asian Family, Los Angeles

Socal Couples Therapy with Courtney Shen DeShetler, PsyD, Orange County

Cognitive-Based Therapy with Tanyanika Ajayi, LMFT, High Desert

Psychotherapy for LGBTQ+ by Prospect Therapy, Long Beach

Therapy for Highly Sensitive People by Helen Kwon Kalanithi, PhD, LMFT, online




Okinawa-based

MCCS Community Counseling options including Military and Family Lifestyle Counselor (no documentation)

Spiritual counseling by Chaplains (check with your unit’s chaplain)

Tell Japan




Other resources




Buddhism/mindfulness/meditation

Single Breath Academy, created by Aroon Seeda, Buddhist chaplain, Single Breath Return to Resting Point Technique for mindfulness, stress reduction and prevention; Ajahn Aroon’s meditations

Access to Insight - readings in Theravada Buddhism

Meditation course - free through Willpower Institute

Metta Forest Monastery, San Diego area

Wat Thai of Los Angeles

Wat Padhammachart, La Puente, California

Abhayagiri Monastery, Redwood Valley, Northern California

Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center, Woodacre, Marin County, California

Wat Buddhanusorn, Fremont, California

Wat Pah Nanachat, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand




Coaching

Martha Beck’s Wayfinder Life Coach Training

International Coaching Federation (ICF)




Tools for personal growth

Lavendaire (check out my interview with Aileen!)

Slow living/astrocartography: Helena Woods

Power wish by Keiko




Healthcare

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Dementia Capable Care, Crisis Prevention Institute

DNA Serenity Home Care Services, Orlando, Florida Area




Financial

Advisers Give Back - free expert help from a certified financial planner

Unclaimed property - check the website for your state’s process for claiming your cash back (not a scam)

Rakuten* - I check this website for cash back before I do online purchase

Coinbase - consider investing in crypto

Credit cards* I use :

*Through my referral links, we both could earn rewards if you’re approved, at no additional cost to you. Please note I am not a financial advisor, but simply sharing what I use.




Tours:

Thailand: AA Travel Service

Kyoto: Inward Japan led by Nathan Kishin Michon (including hiking, healing, comtemplative tours)

Okinawa: Yaese-town walking tours; Longevity Tours by Haitai Life with Christal Burnette, longevity expert

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