BREATHE
What the 'B' in BREATHE stands for
Body and paying attention to our senses
What mindfulness is about
What is paying attention?
True/false: We all have sources of stress in our lives
What is true?
True/false: We all have ways we are unkind and kind to ourselves
Something we do regularly is called a
What is a habit?
What the 'R' in BREATHE stands for
Reflections and paying attention to our thoughts
True/false: The only way to be mindful is to sit quietly and breathe.
What is false? Almost anything can be done mindfully.
True/false: All sources of stress are long-term problems
What is false?
True/false: We have much more practice being kind to ourselves than unkind to ourselves
What is false? We can often skip on self-care and have negative thoughts and feelings
True/false: Habits only happen when we aren't thinking about them
What is false? We can choose to make something a habit
What the first 'E' in BREATHE stands for
Emotions and being aware of our feelings
One of the three qualities that our attention needs in order to be 'mindful'
What is 1. on purpose 2. in the present moment 3. without judgement
True/false: We shouldn't have to ask for help unless there's something major going on in our lives
What is false? We can all need help dealing with the day to day stuff too.
What is an unkind thought we can have, and how do we change it to a kind thought?
Example: "No one likes me." and "I have friends and people like me."
One easy way we can build a healthy habit is by
What is pairing it with another habit we already have
What the 'A' in BREATHE stands for
What is attention?
An example of doing something mindfully
What is focusing on the breath, watching a glitter jar settle, eating anything with full focus and attention, etc.
What is a sign from our bodies that we have too much stress?
What is difficulty eating, sleeping, or concentrating
What is an unkind feeling we can have towards ourselves, and how can we change that to a kind feeling?
Frustration, hatred, etc. We can focus on love and patience, remembering people who have shown us love and patience
Give one example of a healthy habit
Showering/bathing regularly, brushing our teeth every day, eating something healthy every day, getting enough sleep
(needs to happen daily or at least regularly for it to be a habit)
What the 'T' in BREATHE stands for
What is 'tenderness'?
What the 'H' in BREATHE stands for
What are healthy habits?
What is a sign from our thoughts or our emotions that we have too much stress
What is feeling overwhelmed, thinking that we aren't good enough
What is an unkind action we may do to ourselves, and how can we change it to a kind action
hurting ourselves, not eating or not eating healthy, not getting enough water or sleep, not keeping clean
Eating good food, getting enough water and sleep, keeping clean, protecting ourselves
An example of a healthy habit of mindfulness
Journaling every day, mindfully eating a meal, checking in when we brush our hair or our teeth every day, etc.
(Must be something we do *regularly* and with the qualities of mindfulness)