Why It Works in Every Setting

Across all these communities, the goal is the same: to provide people with a simple, gentle tool to pause, breathe, and find their center.

Applications of Take a Bubble Break Cards & Bubbles Across Care Settings

Hospices: Comfort at the End of Life

In hospice settings, patients often experience physical decline, emotional overwhelm, and spiritual unrest. Take a Bubble Break Cards and bubbles provide a gentle, sensory-focused intervention that:

  • Helps regulate breath for those experiencing anxiety or fear.
  • Offers a calming ritual that feels intentional and soothing.
  • Creates a moment of levity and peace, even during difficult transitions.
  • Allows families to share a moment of connection — sometimes laughter — in an otherwise heavy space.
  • Serves as a symbolic gesture of letting go, honoring the emotional journey of dying.

Crisis Centers: A Grounding Tool for Emotional Distress

Crisis centers support individuals in the throes of acute trauma, panic, or emotional overload. Take a Bubble Break Cards act as a bridge — simple, non-invasive, and effective — by:

  • Helping clients slow their breath and re-regulate their nervous system in real time.
  • Offering a non-verbal way to express or release tension when words feel too hard.
  • Distracting and anchoring attention away from intrusive thoughts or dissociative symptoms.
  • Giving volunteers and counselors a tactile tool to begin difficult conversations gently.

Schools: Social-Emotional Learning & Anxiety Reduction

In schools, bubbles paired with Take a Bubble Break Cards can be introduced in classrooms, counseling offices, or during moments of behavioral redirection. Benefits include:

  • Teaching breathwork and emotional regulation to children in an accessible, fun way.
  • Helping students who struggle with anxiety, ADHD, or sensory sensitivities calm their bodies and focus.
  • Creating a visual, hands-on mindfulness tool to support SEL (Social Emotional Learning) programs.
  • Empowering students to self-soothe — even in moments of big feelings — in a safe, healthy way.

Veterans: Reconnection, Regulation, and Gentle Joy

For Veterans, especially those navigating PTSD, depression, or reintegration stress, Take a Bubble Break Cards and bubbles offer a humble but powerful resource:

  • Encourages deep, controlled breathing to reduce physiological symptoms of anxiety and trauma.
  • Creates a moment of calm, especially for those unaccustomed to traditional therapeutic settings.
  • Allows Veterans to engage in a non-verbal, symbolic practice that connects emotion with action.
  • Provides a brief, light-hearted moment of joy — something often missing in post-service life.