Skill Application
The goal of mindfulness is to not ______________ to your emotions.
What is attach or cling
Jumping in with both feet
What is Participate
From a physical point of view, formal mindfulness practice causes the ______________ response
What is relaxation
Make the following statement non judgmental--- I can't do anything right.
What is I will do my best
The function of mindfulness is to increase your ____________ of your emotions and experiences.
What is Acceptance?
Name a situation where it is good to be aware of your surroundings
What is the store, on the road or?
Labeling what you observe in your surroundings
What is describe
The relaxation response means your breathing ____ , your blood pressure ____, you ____ and feel ____.
What is slows, drops, relax, calmer
Mindfulness isn’t one particular state or experience, but rather a deepening in to the feeling of the experience you are having ___________
What is right at this moment
One way you can practice mindfulness with your ears is by______
What is listening
You are not getting along with a teammates on the basketball court lately and they want to play the same game as you do. What is a skill you can use to avoid arguments?
What is you can walk away or be on another team?
When you are looking at something closely, you are _____ it
What is noticing
From a brain science point of view, regular mindfulness reduces the reactivity of the ______ , the ____ or ____ part of your brain.
What is Amygdala; fight or flight
Mindfulness is not designed to change our experiences as much as change our _______ to our experience so it is not so stressful and problematical.
What is relationship
The opposite of feeling angry is feeling _____
What is calm
To be mindful is to be _____ of my surroundings
what is aware
When you are focusing on your breathing, you are ____ breathing
What is deep breathing?
From a psychological point of view, mindfulness allows you to start to feel in to and experience a very natural and real sense of being _________
What is totally OK
What is the difference between mindfulness and meditation?
What is Nothing. Mindfulness Works defines mindfulness and meditation as simply being present or being aware on a moment-to-moment basis. We use the terms interchangeably.
I don't get mad, I get even. What state of mind is this?
What is Emotional Mind?
How is mindfulness learned?
What is experientially
When you are focusing on what you are eating, it is called _____ eating
what is mindful?
The feeling of OKness from mindfulness practice creates a high degree of _______ and less striving to try and trying to perfect or fix yourself or your life (which most people find to be a highly stressful, not to mention futile activity)
What is self-acceptance
Yesterday my meditation was easy and today it was hard: My mind just kept drifting away to my weekend plans. What am I doing wrong?
What is Nothing. Some days our mind will throw a lot at us and we get a lot of practice redirecting; others, our mind will be settled and content to sustain attention on whatever we intend. Either way, our practice is to be with whatever our experience is, with as much self-compassion and curiosity as is available to us.
Not labeling things as good or bad
What is non judgemental