Awareness
To be present and focused on what you are currently doing.
What is mindfulness?
This can be demonstrated with shining a light in a dark classroom. The smaller the light, the stronger this is. The wider the light, the weaker this is.
Hint: it is a synonym for "attention."
What is focus?
There are 5 of these that we use everyday.
What are our senses?
Happy, sad, angry, etc.
What are emotions?
This is when we are in touch with the changing feelings within our bodies as we move.
What is mindful movement?
To be on autopilot, or be doing something but having your mind on something else.
What is mindlessness?
This type of breathing involves you breathing deeply as you feel your stomach rising up and down.
What is "belly breathing"?
When we deliberately focus on enjoyable experiences by increasing intensity, duration, and appreciation of positive experiences and emotions by tuning into them.
What is savoring?
Our emotions are like the weather. If your internal weather is like a warm, sunny day, you are probably feeling this emotion.
What is happy?
True or False: Mediation is only about sitting down and deep breathing.
False
The act of breathing deeply to connect your mind and body while building your mindfulness muscle.
What is meditation?
A word for "not paying attention."
What is distracted?
This was the name of the meditation we did for "savoring."
What is Chocolate Mindfulness?
Having a clenched fist is a sign of this emotion.
What is the anger?
This gives us the opportunity to gather our awareness and connect our mind and body.
What is a movement meditation?
This was the type of meditation that was done for this unit. It was the very first meditation that we did.
What is The Bubble Journey?
This the ability to identify preferred learning styles and work habits.
What is self-awareness?
This is the name of the senses we use for smelling. This is when you are surprised by a new smell but get get to a smell after being exposed to it for a long period of time.
What are Olfactory senses?
Having tense shoulders and "stomach pains" are examples of this feeling.
What is stress, or nervousness?
Eating in front of the TV and thinking about something while in class are examples of what?
Mind-body disconnect