Mindfulness
What does Mindfulness mean?
Using your sense to ground you in the present moment.
Tell me a time when you felt sad?
:(
Practice mindfulness with 5-4-3-2-1 grounding
5 things you see
4 things you hear
3 things you touch
2 things you smell
1 thing you taste
Lemon squeezes
This can help relax tight fists
How can mindfulness help us?
Stay in the present moment.
Not worry about the future.
Calm us when we are angry.
What does it look like when someone is happy?
Smiling
Laughing
Relaxed Body
Practice thinking about a happy memory
What did you notice about your body.
Do the turtle.
This can help relax the scared feeling or tightness.
What are the 5 senses?
Sight
Smell
Touch
Hearing
Taste
What does the word trigger mean?
Trigger is something that starts the emotion
Practice how still you can be for 60 seconds. (No moving:)
This is a way to increase focus and practice mindfulness
Elephant coming!
Does your stomach every feel tight or in knots?
True or False
Mindfulness helps all the time.
False - No coping skill works 100% of the time.
Are all triggers bad?
No - some triggers can remind us of happy emotions.
What are some ways to practice mindfulness
Coloring
Drawing
Eye Spy
Sitting in silence
Lazy Kitty.
Sometimes we need to get the wiggles out
Give an example of how mindfulness can help if you are having a big emotion.
It can distract your mind.
It can get you to focus on the positives
Much more!
How can the emotion meter help?
The emotion meter tells us how big our emotion is and can help us know when to calm down.
Be still and tell me what you notice about your body?
Are you relaxed? Is your body busy?
Put it all together!
This is called progressive muscle relaxation. Do you feel relaxed.