Feelings
A feeling of tightness in chest, butterflies in stomach, and increased heart rate
What is anxiety.
Wrinkles around the eyes, raised cheeks, lip corners raised.
What is happy.
What does crossed legs and arms typically signify?
What is defensiveness.
You can have more than one feeling at a time.
What is True?
In through your nose, out through your mouth.
What is deep breathing?
You see someone who is crying, not making eye contact, and spending time alone. What feeling do you think they are experiencing?
What is sadness.
wrinkled nose, raised upper lip, flaring nostrils, snarling frown, lower lip hanging
What is disgust.
If someone leans forward while listening to you, what does it communicate?
What is interested and engaged.
Crying is a normal reaction to strong feelings.
What is True? Crying releases tension. Some scientists believe it releases stress hormones too, which is why we fell better after a good cry.
Using words to describe your thoughts and feelings to someone you trust.
What is talk it out?
The feeling of displeasure, adrenaline throughout the body, increased heart rate, tense muscles.
What is anger.
Lowered eyebrows, glaring eyes, clenched jaw, widened nostrils, facial tension
What is anger.
How might someone signal discomfort during a conversation through body language?
What is fidgeting, avoiding eye contact, shifting weight.
Ignoring your feelings makes them go away.
What is false? Ignoring feelings only makes them grow more intense. Like a pressure valve, they will slowly seep out or explode in unintended and potentially harmful ways.
Writing down thoughts and feelings about what you experience.
What is journaling?
Flushed face, self-conscious, increased body temperature, increased heart rate, sweating
What is embarrassment.
Eyes moving back and forth, avoiding eye contact, biting nails.
What is nervousness/anxiety.
How can you use your own body language to appear more confident?
What is by maintaining an upright posture, making eye contact, using open gestures, speaking clearly with firm tone
Feelings are either good or bad.
What is False. Feelings are not good or bad, right or wrong, they are just feelings. You have a choice in how you express them, which can result in positive or negative consequences
sitting quietly with eyes unfocused or closed, maintaining attention on the present moment and letting thoughts pass freely.
What is meditation?
A slightly lower resting heart rate, reduced muscle tension, relaxed posture, low levels of stress
What is confidence.
Raised eyebrows, wide open eyes exposing more of the white part of the eye, slightly open mouth
What is fear.
What are four examples of body language?
What is facial expressions, eye gaze, gestures, and body movements.
There are four kinds of feelings: happy, sad, angry, and excited.
What is false. There are hundreds of different feelings.
Sitting mindfully observing your thoughts and body sensations beginning from one body part and going through the entire body
What is body scan?