The Deck Quick Guide (PDF)
A Simple Companion
The Deck
Beyond “I’m Fine.”
Help people name what they’re truly feeling and move forward with clarity.
The Mind and Motion Deck is an evidence-based emotional insight tool designed to help individuals, practitioners, educators and well-being teams move beyond surface-level emotional conversations. Created by Monica Pema, former psychologist, educator and founder of PEMA Mind & Motion.
This 74-card deck helps users:
✔ Build emotional literacy,
✔ Support meaningful conversations,
✔ Improve self-awareness,
✔ Strengthen therapeutic rapport,
✔ Encourage reflection between sessions, and
✔ Help clients, students and teams articulate emotions with greater precision.
Grounded in psychology, neuroscience and practical behavioural insight, each card offers guided emotional prompts designed for real-life application.
Used by:
• Psychologists
• Counsellors
• Coaches
• Allied health professionals
• Educators
• Parents
• Individuals committed to personal growth
Because when people can name what they feel they can change how they respond.
PEMA Deck of Emotional Insight
Evidence based emotional discovery.
