Mindful Moments
This is what you call paying full attention to the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
This is the sense most often used in grounding exercises.
What is touch?
This breathing pattern is often used to calm the nervous system: inhale for 4, hold for 4, exhale for 4.
What is box breathing?
Mindfulness teaches you to observe thoughts like these without getting caught up in them.
What are clouds, or passing thoughts?
You can practice mindfulness while doing this daily household chore.
What is washing the dishes (or cleaning)?
A quick mindfulness check-in can include focusing on this rhythmic physical action.
What is your breath?
This technique involves noticing 5 things you can see, 4 you can touch, 3 you can hear, 2 you can smell, and 1 you can taste.
What is the 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise?
When you're anxious, your breath tends to be short and from this part of the body.
What is the chest?
This is when you notice a thought and return your attention to the breath.
What is refocusing?
Mindful walking focuses on this part of your body.
What are the feet or legs?
This is a common activity during which people often do naturally.
What is eating/driving/showering?
Mindfully eating a raisin is a classic exercise for this sense.
What is taste?
This breathing type involves expanding the belly as you inhale.
What is belly breathing?
This thinking pattern involves imagining the worst-case scenario.
What is "Thinking the worst"?
Mindful communication involves listening without doing this.
What is interrupting or judging?
This part of the day is perfect for a “one-minute mindfulness” practice.
What is taking a moment
Tuning into the subtle background noises in your environment strengthens this sense.
What is hearing?
This tool helps slow breathing and has a visual representation like a circle or a square.
What is a breathing visual or app (or breathing aid)?
This term means accepting a thought without judging it as good or bad.
What is non-judgmental awareness?
This is a form of moving mindfulness that includes poses and breathwork.
What is yoga?
The opposite of mindfulness; it happens when your mind is distracted and not fully present.
What is mind-wandering.
The sensation of clothes on your skin is an example of this sense.
What is touch?
True or false: Controlled breathing can lower your heart rate.
What is true?
Mindfulness teaches that thoughts are not these, even if they feel very real.
What are facts (or truths)?
Practicing mindfulness during conflict helps you respond instead of doing this.
What is reacting?