Mindfulness
Noticing the taste, texture, smell, and appearance of food. This can improve digestion and prevent overeating.
Mindful Eating
This is something every living creature does, but doing it slower and expanding your belly helps to slow your heart rate and lower stress.
Belly Breathing
These are behaviors that make others feel calm, comfortable, and in the "green zone."
Expected Behaviors
This is when a person is able to understand another person's point of view or how they view a situation.
Perspective
When you only focus on negative thoughts and believe that things are one way, you are demonstrating
R _ _ _ _ Thinking.
Rigid
A strategy that involves noticing what is happening around you and in the moment.
Mindful Observation
This strategy helps a person stay present in the "here and now" by engaging their 5 senses (sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste).
Grounding
This strategy helps you to determine your reaction to a situation/problem.
Size of the Problem
The ability to understand and share another person's feelings and experiences by imagining yourself in their situation.
Empathy
This is the Emotional part of your brain often called the "Reptilian" Brain. It starts with the letter A.
Amygdala
This practice involves noticing your thoughts and letting them pass without focusing or judgement.
Accepting Thoughts
This strategy involves tensing and slowly relaxing different muscle groups in the body, one at a time. It can lower anxiety, improve sleep, and calm your body.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)
This is a term for thinking before you speak so you don't say something unexpected.
it is called a Social F _ _ _ _ _.
Social Filter
When we express this feeling we recognize the people and things that we're thankful for.
Gratitude
This is a term use to describe feelings based on 4 colors. Each color represents an energy level and emotions.
Zones of Regulation
This skill involves fully focusing, understanding, and responding to what someone else is saying. This helps with good communication and healthy friendships.
Active Listening
Research shows that listening to this relaxes your nervous system and calms your mind and body.
Music
This behavior makes others feel uncomfortable, unsafe, irritated, and NOT in the green zone.
Unexpected Behavior
One way to change your mindset from negative to positive is to focus on what is in your C _ _ _ _ _ _.
Control
You're super bummed that your weekend plans to see your favorite movie changed last minute, but you're hopeful that you can do it another time.
This is an example of what kind of thinking?
F _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Flexible
A practice that involves focusing your mind and attention to achieve mental clarity, relaxation and increased self-awareness.
Meditation
This is a great way to take a break, move, and improve your overall health.
Exercise
This is a term used to describe listening to your positive voice to help you with negative thoughts.
Inner Coach
The belief that abilities, intelligence, and talents can be developed through dedication, hard work, and a willingness to learn from mistakes.
Growth M _ _ _ _ _ _.
Growth Mindset
Your brain and body's response to a perceived threat which causes a person to act aggressively and run or avoid.
Fight or Flight