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Mindfulness is paying attention to what is happening in the present moment.
It may be what you’re feeling, hearing, or anything else you notice.
There’s no special place of calm you have to reach and does not have to be about clearing your mind;
it’s just an honest and kind look at what you’re experiencing in this moment.
https://www.mindful.org/mindfulness-for-kids/
when we focus on the present moment it is easier to:
when we focus on the present moment it is easier to:
Let go of the thoughts of yesterday and all days before
Maybe you fought with your brother, lost an important toy, or got in big trouble, and now like a movie it just keeps replaying in your mind
Not worry about what might be coming tomorrow
We all have "what-ifs" that run through our heads- What if I have to move? What if Grandma gets sick? What if I never make friends?
Slowing down, and taking life moment, by moment can sometimes help us cope when our emotions are very big, or we are facing big challenges; listen to your body, breathe and accept yourself in this moment.
You can practice on you own
a book about mindfulness
What is your mind full of?
a story of breathing through the present moment
Mindful.org: a website about mindfulness for kids
Be a Tree!
There are few things more grounded than a tree! Feel your feet connecting to the ground. Now imagine yourself as a tree. Stand up tall. Try to keep your feet directly under your shoulders. Feel the weight of your body through your toes (go ahead and wiggle them) and shoes to floor. You can even reach out your arms as branches. Say, “I am firmly planted. I feel my feet rooted to the ground. My back is a strong trunk helping me feel stable in the moment. I feel my toes connecting with the ground. My arms are my branches. I feel them reach out into the world.” Now think about people that help support your tree, like roots in the ground. It could be a family member, a teacher, a coach, a friend or neighbor, or anyone you trust and lean on for support. Who would you like to support? You are a strong tree.
There are few things more grounded than a tree! Feel your feet connecting to the ground. Now imagine yourself as a tree. Stand up tall. Try to keep your feet directly under your shoulders. Feel the weight of your body through your toes (go ahead and wiggle them) and shoes to floor. You can even reach out your arms as branches. Say, “I am firmly planted. I feel my feet rooted to the ground. My back is a strong trunk helping me feel stable in the moment. I feel my toes connecting with the ground. My arms are my branches. I feel them reach out into the world.” Now think about people that help support your tree, like roots in the ground. It could be a family member, a teacher, a coach, a friend or neighbor, or anyone you trust and lean on for support. Who would you like to support? You are a strong tree.
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