"Mind"fulness
When you are controlled by facts, logic, and reason.
What is reasonable mind?
Intentionally living with awareness in the present moment, without rejecting or judging the moment, without attachment to the moment
What is mindfulness?
Observing, describing, and participating.
What are the "what" skills of mindfulness?
This is when you put a name to observed feelings, thoughts, or actions
What is labeling what you observed?
This is when you do not share private information from group with people outside of group.
What is confidentiality?
When you are ruled by your moods, feelings, and urges to do or say things.
What is emotion mind?
No longer doing things on autopilot.
What is intentionally living in the present moment?
These skills cannot be done at the same time.
What are the "what" skills of mindfulness?
You cannot describe something if you have not done this first.
What is observing through the 5 senses?
When someone is sharing and two people are talking amongst themselves.
What is cross-talk?
Making a decision using a balance of emotion and logic
What is the wise mind?
Practicing mindfulness and mindfulness skills while sitting, standing, or lying quietly for e\a predetermined amount of time.
What is meditation?
How you observe your body sensations.
What are your 5 senses?
When I describe just the facts I observed, I am doing this.
What is ungluing your interpretations and opinions from facts?
This is the group leader who lectures for far too long.
Who is Tara?
I am using this mind if I yell at my sister for sitting in the seat that I wanted.
What is emotional mind?
During this practice we either focus the mind or open it.
What is meditation?
When you don't push away any thoughts, feelings, or sensations, but don't cling to them either.
What is controlling your attention?
This is how you revise the statement "You think I'm an idiot" to be a description of an observation.
What is "I keep thinking you think I'm an idiot?"
This is the group leader who lead us in a deep breathing exercise today.
Who is Paige?
I am using this mind if I am tired but I have homework so I decide to rest for 20 minutes then do homework for 45 minutes.
What is wise mind?
A spiritual mindfulness practice
What is contemplative prayer?
You can observe the world within yourself by sensing these.
What are your thoughts, emotions, and body sensations?
This is a formula for describing your personal reactions to what others say or do.
What is "when you do/say X, I think/feel Y?"
This is the group leader who is a nurse practitioner.
Who is Barb?