Mindful Activities
An activity that include posture, breathing, control of subtle forces, cleansing the body-mind, visualizations, chanting of mantras, and many forms of meditation.
What is Yoga?
This activity helps you to be mindful by asking you to name: 5 Things that you can See 4 Things that you can Touch 3 Things that you can Hear 2 Things that you can Smell 1 Thing that you can Taste
What is Mindfulness 5-4-3-2-1?
You can catch mental illness from someone who has it, it is contagious.
FALSE - Mental illness is NOT contagious.
A quick relaxation technique with your attention focused on breathing: deep inhalation and holding the breath for a few seconds (try 5 seconds) before exhalation. You can make a square using your finger (up=breathe in through your nose; side, and down= hold the breath; over=exhale out your mouth)
What is Deep Breathing or Square Breathing?
The 4 Goals of Mindfulness:
What are: 1.) To Reduce Suffering 2.) To Increase Happiness 3.) To Increase Control of your Mind 4.) To Experience Reality as it is
An emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil, often with nervousness, pacing back and forth, somatic complaints like belly aches, and constantly thinking about things over and over. Having a bad feeling of dread regarding an event that is coming up.
What is Anxiety?
PARTICIPATE: Select one more person from the group and the two of you do your best imitation of opera singers... (Each of you will get these points if you do it well)
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Video Games cause mental illness.
FALSE - video games do not cause mental illness but too much screen time can be bad for your mental wellness.
What does it mean to notice mindfully?
To notice the smaller details about yourself and the things around you. To be aware of oneself and the people around you.
Mindful Gratitude Exercise: Write down up to five things for which you feel grateful. The physical record is important—don’t just do this exercise in your head. The things you list can be relatively small in importance (“The tasty sandwich I had for lunch today.”) or relatively large (“My sister gave birth to a healthy baby boy.”). The goal of the exercise is to remember a good event, experience, person, or thing in your life—then enjoy the good emotions that come with it.
Good Job!
Sleep is important to mental health.
TRUE! - Getting enough sleep can boost mental health and brain development. Teens need about 8-9 hours of sleep to be fully rested.
A recognition or statement that a person or their feelings or opinions are valid or worthwhile.
What is VALIDATION?
Accepting our feelings and emotions is a simple method of managing highly intense emotions. Instead of keeping them locked inside us, or denying how we feel, which can actually make our current emotions more intense, this process can soothe intense feelings and make them more manageable. It can be used on your own emotions or in friendships/ relationships with others.
You can tell when someone has a mental illness.
FALSE - Almost all mental illnesses aren't physically visible. Many people go their entire lives without people knowing they struggle with mental health.
A daily practice that may alter the brain’s neural pathways, making you more resilient to stress. One would sit up straight with both feet on the floor. Close their eyes. Focus their attention on breathing and/or reciting a positive mantra such as “I feel at peace” or “I love myself.” Let any distracting thoughts float by like clouds. Remind yourself gently to get back to your focus.
What is Meditation?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue into adulthood. ADHD can make it hard to focus, pay attention, and control behavior.
What is ADHD?
Kids who have mental illnesses have a bad family.
FALSE - Mental illness is complicated and is caused bby a combination of genetics, biology, life experience, and environmental factors.