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Stress & the Body
Stress & the Body
How stress impacts your body.
How stress impacts your body.
Have you ever felt sick to your stomach during a test? Have you had days when you were so loaded down with homework that you had trouble sleeping? Have you ever been so worried about something that you ended up with a terrible headache ?
If so, then you know what it's like to feel stress. You've probably heard people say, "Wow, I'm really stressed out" or "This is making me totally stressed." Maybe you hear adults say those kinds of things all the time. But kids have lots of things going on in their lives that can cause stress, too.
Watch this video to see how stress can impact your body.
When you are done watching the video, think about how stress has impacted your own body. Did you feel it in a particular part of your body? What kind of feeling was it? Can you map it out on the attached body image?
Click image to print and color where you feel stress!
Click image to select your favorite character and color where you feel stress in your body online!
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation
Introduction to mindfulness and meditation
Introduction to mindfulness and meditation
Intro to Mindfulness and how it can help with your feelings of stress and anxiety!
Mindfulness is simply… noticing what is happening right now.
Mindfulness is taking notice of how your body feels and what you see, smell and taste. Maybe you even feel emotions in your body, perhaps through a tightness somewhere, or a good sensation.
Mindfulness is also noticing what your mind is doing.
What happens when you start noticing these experiences?
When you notice what is happening around you, you focus more deeply, and that attention to your own senses will help you improve in diverse areas of your life.
Improved focus can help you achieve at higher levels in sports, school or music. It will help you score higher on tests, too. We always do better when we’re able to pay attention to what we’re doing, right?
But there’s more…
When you notice what is happening around you, it can help you to calm down when you’re sad, angry, anxious or just stressed out! Mindfulness helps you deal with tough emotions, and mindfulness can make you happy and feel good.
Here is a great video further discussing what mindfulness is and how you can practice it!
This activity was put together by Sarah Shnier, LCSW-C. Sarah is the clinician at Abbottston Elementary.
Did you find that video informative?
Are you curious to try more ways to practice mindfulness?
Below are some of my favorite videos.
Tapping for anxiety
Tapping for anxiety
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Come try this strange and wonderful technique with me. Take the one-minute challenge by following along with my video on TikTok or in our Facebook group. Drop a comment after you're done--let me know how it felt!
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