Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness?
What is Mindfulness?
- Paying attention to what is happening in the here and now (the present moment!)
- Paying attention to what is happening in the here and now (the present moment!)
- Noticing our thoughts, emotions, and surroundings
- Noticing our thoughts, emotions, and surroundings
- Without judging ourselves
- Without judging ourselves
Mindfulness helps us to:
Mindfulness helps us to:
1. Calm our emotions
1. Calm our emotions
2. Focus and think clearly
2. Focus and think clearly
3. Think positively
3. Think positively
4. Lower stress
4. Lower stress
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Practice, Practice, Practice!
The more you practice mindfulness, the easier it becomes, and the more it will help you to feel calm
The more you practice mindfulness, the easier it becomes, and the more it will help you to feel calm
Guided Practice
Guided Practice
Guided Breathing
Guided Breathing
Loving Kindness Meditation
Loving Kindness Meditation
Rainbow Breath
Rainbow Breath
Breathing Shapes
Breathing Shapes
square breathing.pdfSquare Breathing
Square Breathing
Star breathing.pdfStar Breathing
Star Breathing
Triangle breathing.pdfTriangle Breathing
Triangle Breathing
figure 8 breathing.pdfFigure 8 Breathing
Figure 8 Breathing
Gratitude
Gratitude
Expressing what we are thankful for helps to increase feelings of happiness, joy, and calm
Expressing what we are thankful for helps to increase feelings of happiness, joy, and calm
Gratitude prompts.pdfGratitude Prompts
Gratitude Prompts
Sentence Completion
daily gratitude.pdfDaily Gratitude Journal
Daily Gratitude Journal
Write or Draw what you are thankful for.
Grounding
Grounding
Connecting to your 5 senses helps to "ground" you into the present moment.
Connecting to your 5 senses helps to "ground" you into the present moment.
