“Learn to rest, to live well and enjoy life” Stories Sharing x 30-day on 330 Micro-break Ideas

New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association strives to promote the "recovery-oriented” services and embraces the holistic health of the body (3), mind (3) and spirit (0). The Association encourages every one of us to integrate the dayday330 habit into the daily lives and care about our own 330 well-being.

Research evidence has shown that taking a micro break by doing something you enjoy with every day can help reduce stress, relieve emotions and enhance well-being. Launched in early 2019, the dayday330 Campaign aims to encourage every one of us to practice a 330 micro-break every day to indulge ourselves in something we enjoy doing according to our own schedule. As at 30 May 2022, over 6,400 general public had signed the 330 Charter to make a personal pledge for taking care about their 330 well-being and 130 supporting organizations had joined the campaign.

To nurture the readers’ dayday330 habit, the Association published a new book - "Learn to rest, to live well and enjoy life” in 2022. The insights of holistic 330 well-being and 330 stories were shared by the professionals and people from various fields under four different themes, including:

• Happiness Sharing
• Mindfulness
• Mindful Parenting
• Savouring

"This book aims to encourage every one of us to nurture a habit of practicing a ‘330 micro break’. We can indulge ourselves in something we enjoy doing such as having a mindful exercise. This also serves as a warm reminder to all of us to care about our own 330 well-being.” ---Professor TAM Kam-lan, Annie, GBS, JP, Chairperson, Executive Committee, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

Abstracts of Professionals’ Interview

Professor CHEUNG Mui-ching, Fanny, SBS, OBE, JP, President, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and Emeritus Professor of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong "We don't need to spend a lot of money and time, we just need to pay attention to every details in our daily life and savour all the processes. We will discover the 330 elements in our life.”

Dr. LO Wai-fan, Alison, Member, Executive Committee, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and Chairperson, Training, Research and Development Subcommittee, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association "The most effective way to prevent the mental illness or reduce the chance to relapse is to understand more about the mental well-being, maintain the positive attitude, keep the healthy lifestyles and deal with the stress in a healthy way.”

Dr. POWELL LING Yuet-man, Candy, Clinical Psychologist, New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association "The vitality and positive emotions can be enhanced and the stress can be relieved by practicing the ‘330 micro break’ every day. The job satisfaction level and sense of belonging can be increased if we can practice the ‘330 micro break’ amidst the busy work. "

Abstracts of 330 Stories

Happiness Sharing

Ms. CHAN Suk-mei May, SBS, JP, Special Advisor to the Chairman, Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Ltd "It is important to reserve some time to take a rest physically and mentally during your busy day. Allocate your time to work and rest.”

Ms. CHAN May-kuen Sylvia, MH, Principal of Ying Wa Primary School "To take care our mental well-being, we should spare some time to ‘date’ ourselves no matter how long or how short it is. Be happy with yourself and love yourself more.”

Ms. Amy CHAN Lim-chee , JP, Board Member, Elite Training and Athletes Affairs Committee "As long as you can cultivate the dayday330 habit, you are able to enjoy life in the fast pace of life.”

Mindfulness

Ms. Maggie LIN, Yoga Instructor "Learning to take a rest and taking good care of yourself are not something wrong. You are able to build up a good relations with someone around you when you are kind of yourself.”

Mr. Ken WONG, Senior Yoga Instructor and certificated Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Instructor, Health and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School, USA "As long as we are able to pay attention to the details with the mindful attitude, we will gradually become more focused to the present moment, discover the interest of life and nourish our body, mind and spirit.”

Mindful Parenting

Ms. POON Fong-fong, Lily, Actress, TV Host, Voice Actor and Mindful Parenting Instructor "We can take the ‘330 micro break’ through the observation with your child or staying with your child. These activities are able to enhance the relations with your child as well.”

Savouring

Mr. Kishimoto, Macrobiotics Living Instructor "You can spend at least 10 minutes every day to taste and experience your meal and pleasant moments thoroughly with curiosity and all our sensations by putting down your mobile phone, turning off your television and reducing talking.”

Mr. TAM Po-shek, Flute Artist, Flutemaker and Calligrapher "Don’t forget to enjoy the scenery while you are walking; don’t forget to appreciate the good thing while you are living; don’t forget to take rest while you are working. Take care your 330 well-being.”

Book title: "Learn to rest, to live well and enjoy life” - Stories Sharing x 30-day on 330 Micro-break Ideas

Price: HK$98 (Order now to enjoy 10% discount)

Author: New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association

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Enquiry

Email: dayday330@nlpra.org.hk