Mindfulness.1
What does mindfulness mean
Paying attention to what is happening in the present moment without judgment, clear all distractions
How do you practice mindfulness
Elaborate...
When you are upset what coping strategies do you use?
What strategy do you use?
Someone gives you a compliment. You smile and say "Thanks".
You should. This makes others want to be around you and gives others good thoughts.
What asks no questions but requires many answers?
A doorbell.
You are worried about today's stressful events. What can you do to cope with stress and anxiety?
Mindfulness breathing Talk to someone, counselor and therapist, and make a plan of what you can do
You are at a basketball game that is packed. You feel uncomfortable but you tell yourself that it will get easier as the event progresses.
You should. This will help you feel more confident and less uncomfortable in the future
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A penny.
Why do we practice mindfulness breathing? 1. Because people don't know how to breathe 2. Because if you can do good breathing, you can solve all the problems 3. Because breathing helps you avoid doing work 4. Because breathing keeps you stay in a calm place
Answer 4. Because breathing keeps you stay in a calm place.
You have not washed your hair for 10 days.
You shouldn't. This makes other people uncomfortable if you start to smell.
I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeze but can come like a gale. By some, I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names, I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me, you can't run. What am I?
I am a shadow.
Where do you have to be to practice mindfulness?
Anywhere
Self compassion is part of being mindful, true or false?
True
Sleep restores cognitive functioning and can help with mood. How many hours of sleep should you get per night?
Getting between 8-10 hours of sleep
You become frustrated when people interrupt you. You start yelling.
You shouldn't. This can make others annoyed and uncomfortable with and around you.
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.
When we practice mindful breathing how do we sit?
stillness and quietness
True or false
Practicing Mindfulness can make us more angry
False, Mindfulness can help us calm down when we are angry, sad, frustrated or have difficulty emotions
Someone bumps into you while you are at a gas station. They say "Sorry." You say "That's okay."
You should. This is polite and makes others feel calm around you.
What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I.