Mindfulness 1
Mindfulness is being aware of this.
What is the present moment?
This is a benefit of mindfulness practice.
What is...
Give you more choices and more control over behavior
Reduce emotional suffering
Increase your pleasure and sense of well being
Helps focus your attention
Increase compassion
Lessen pain
This is an example of something you would “focus on” during a mindfulness exercise.
What is your breath or a sound?
This is an example of how you would react in the “emotion” mind.
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Outbursts, crying, accusing etc…
This is your favorite mindfulness activity.
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Emotion mind is ruled by these.
What are feelings and urges?
Wise Mind includes both of these.
What are Reasonable Mind and Emotion Mind?
Reasonable mind is ruled by these.
What are thinking, facts, and logic?
These 2 skills make up Mindfulness Core Skills, they show us mindfulness in action.
What are the “WHAT” and "HOW" skills?
This is noticing your bodily sensations.
What is Observe?
This describes Wise Mind.
What is the balance between Emotion Mind and Reasonable Mind?
This is an example of using "Emotion Mind"
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What is an example of using the Reasonable Mind
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These describe this image:
:)
happy, calm, content, etc...
Name a person member that would be supportive to you during a stressful moment.
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When using the What skill of Describe, you do it without these.
What are judgments and interpretations?
This is an example of “participate”
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Dancing, cleaning, engaging without judgement, playing a sport, engaging fully in group, listening to music, singing
How could you tell someone was upset without using judgment?
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tear rolling down a cheek, red face, won't talk to people, isolating
Bad, good, ugly, dumb, should, stupid are all types of this type of word.
What are judgements?
This WHAT skill is used by baseball players during a baseball game.
What is PARTICIPATE?
This mindfulness practice is called Leaves on a Stream.
What is placing thoughts on a leaf and letting them float downstream?
The three parts of the “What” skill.
What are Observe, Describe, and Participate?
This describes finding balance within the Wise mind.
What is the ability to see the overall picture and identify the best solution to the problem, while listening to both reason/facts and emotions?
Stick to these!
What is FACTS?
This is what to do when your mind wanders during a mindfulness practice.
What is noticing the thought and returning to the present moment?