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Tip #1:
R.A.I.N.โto SHINE๐ on Friday!
R = RECOGNIZE your thoughts and feelings
A = ACCEPT these (ALL feelings are OK--they don't all feel OK, but it is okay to experience unpleasant thoughts and feelings)
I = INVESTIGATE -- Why are you thinking what you are thinking? Why are feeling the way you feel?
N = You are NOT your thoughts and feelings. These are a part of you. These are temporary. These will pass. R.A.I.N.โ to SHINE๐ on Friday!
Tip #2:
As the leaves fall, what are you learning? I learned about "Pre-macking Schedules" this week! It's the idea of sandwiching the "hard-to-do" task in between two tasks you are more comfortable and confident about accomplishing! It makes a tougher thing to do a little easier when you just had a good thing happen and another good thing will happen next. Add pre-macking schedules to your toolbox! It helps you balance and be strong in ALL SEASONS
Tip #3:
I was sharing this tip with Jen Jones, and she recommended sharing it as a "Taking Care of You Tip!" In the October issue of Mindful, p.50, there is a practice entitled, "Taking in the Good" by Linda Graham. It goes like this:
"(1) Pause for a moment and notice any experience of kindness, gratitude, or awe that you have experienced today or remember from the past. Maybe your neighbor drove you to and from work for three days while your car was in the shop, or you saw a blue heron rise up from the pond at dusk.
(2) Attune to the felt sense of goodness of this moment--a warmth in your body, a lightness in your heart, a little recognition of "Wow, this is terrific!"
(3) Focus your awareness on this felt sense of goodness for 10-30 seconds. Savor it slowly, allowing your brain the time it needs to really register the experience and store it in long-term memory.
(4) Set the intention to evoke this memory five more times today. This repeats the neural firing in your brain, recording the memory so you can recollect it later, making it a resource for your own sense of emotional well-being, and thus strengthening the inner secure base of resilience.
As you experience and re-experience the moment, register that not only are you doing this, you are learning how to do this. You are becoming competent at creating new neural circuitry for resilience."
Take care of you so your light shines brightly, and you can help all the folks that need you today!
If you'd ever like to review, I'm posting all the "Taking Care of You Tips" here:
https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/wellness/takecareofyoutips
Tip #4:
https://youtu.be/7lOzudCiw7E -- When you look for what you are thankful, you put a smile on your face and a song in your heart!
Tip #5:
Yrvin asked me to share videos of my "brain breaks!" Take care of yourself AND your students:
Here's the turkey ones we've been enjoying: Toodle's Turkey Tale -- https://youtu.be/hsPYwDEWgq4
A Turkey ON the Table Not AT It -- https://youtu.be/WhN08-Z4mfc
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. โ Phyllis Diller
Enjoy your Turkey Day Holidays!!
Tip #6:
We are busy, busy, busy during this most wonderful time of the year!๐ ๐ฆ Take some mindful moments to create calm and balance: (1) Watch the snowflakes fall in a snow globe!๐จ (2) Work a yoga "tree pose!"๐(3) Take a deep breath!๐When you are mindful, you are fully present, able to work your best, and enjoy life most. Take a moment to be mindful this holiday season!๐
Anybody up for holiday yoga breaks? We can do:
The Grinch
"Rudolph"
Christmas Shapes
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2019/12/christmas-shapes.html
"12 Days of Christmas"
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-1st-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-2nd-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-3rd-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-4th-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-5th-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-6th-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2017/12/on-7th-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2018/01/on-8th-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2018/01/on-9th-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2018/01/on-10th-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2018/01/on-11th-day-of-christmas.html
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2018/01/on-12th-day-of-christmas.html
Tip #7 -- 1/24/2020
Todd shared a great article he read today: https://leadershipfreak.blog/2020/01/24/leadership-derailers-fatigue-as-a-badge-of-honor/
Are you tired? "Tired people can't bring their best." Don't we know it? Need some energy? Try Family Yoga, Sunday at 3:00 at the P.E. Room. It's FREE! I'll have the door closest to the track open! Wear your comfy clothes and bring a beach towel or mat. It'll be fun and relaxing! Yoga is one self-care tool to know. The Safety Needs chapter in our book study book recommends trying it! We include rest in the practice.
Power Up for your Lexington One Power Skills too! Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy Weekend!
P.S. It's also a great way to s-t-r-e-t-c-h all the dancin' muscles you used today!
Tip #8 -- Self-Care Ideas From (at least) 6 Feet Away
Hope you are well, PHES Friends! It was good to see your smiling faces on the video.Thanks to the folks who brainstormed that idea and made it happen!
I hope you are continuing to take deep breaths as you live in a new and different way . . . find some time for self-care so you can go the distance with social distancing!
Here's some ideas for self-care I've been working on:
If you always wanted to try yoga or are an experienced yogi, here's a 29 minute yoga practice! I tried to use two cameras and voice over?!
Here's a new series of mini yoga practices! I'll do one for each color of the rainbow. Let me know which parts of the practice you'd like more explanation? I would like to explain everything, but many of you know some of these ideas already. Tell me about the gaps, and I'll work towards explaining every part of the practice eventually, but start where your needs are first.
https://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2020/03/rainbow-yoga-zipadee-red.html
http://zipadeeyoga.blogspot.com/2020/04/rainbow-yoga-zipadee-orange.html
Here's some yoga poses and a good children's book that remind us "not to try to control or fix everything" . . . the best strategy is more like "surfing" . . . . be a listener, an observer, and move through one moment to the next without judgement, criticism, or a preconceived notion of what you should be feeling or experiencing: http://vitamindb.blogspot.com/2020/03/building-on-tuesday.html
Tips on managing worries from my hat blog post yesterday: http://vitamindb.blogspot.com/2020/03/this-is-way-we-go-to-work-on-our-worries.html
I'm still posting silly hats: http://vitamindb.blogspot.com/
YouTubes for You: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/youtubes-for-you
Updates since School Closure: https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/unexpectedschoolclosure (scroll down for new info)
How else can we support you from afar?
Take Time to Take Care, and Be WELL, PHES Family!
Tip #9
GRACE
Grace -- give yourself some
Routine -- keep one, even if it's loose, like "after breakfast, we . . . "
Activity -- integrate movement throughout the day (Tuesdays at 10:00 -- Try Yoga!)
Compare -- Don't compare to others! Just do what you can do today.
Example -- Be an example for your children and for others. Encourage, and do your best.
GNL -- The idea was to share one thing you are GRATEFUL for, something NEW you are learning, and what are you LOOKING forward to? That tied into something I learned earlier this week through Maryland University of Integrative Health: At a time when you need a clear head and a positive attitude, gratitude can help reduce stress and improve your mood, thereby enhancing your critical thinking and clarity in decision-making. Find something to be grateful for today! It's something you can do, and it will help you with your thinking and choosing. Cool beans!
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