Mindfulness: Helping Us Help Our StudentsJodi Hickenlooper, LPC

Notice Five Things

What is mindfulness?

Paying attention in a particular way,

on purpose,

in the present moment,

non judgmentally.

-Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness

What it is Noticing your thoughts Being aware of your

emotions Responding to a

situation Self awareness What is

What it isn’t Having an empty mind Always being happy

Reacting to a situation Religion What if

Benefits of Mindfulness

Improves Wellbeing

Improves Physical Health

Improves Mental Health

http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/benefits-of-mindfulness.htm

How Mindful Are You?

Mindful Attention Awareness Scale(Brown & Ryan, 2003)

Mindfulness & Performance

Mindful Awareness

Exercises Mindfulness of the Breath Notice 5 Things Drop Anchor Watching your thoughts

What is Performance?

Drop Anchor

Plant your feet into the floor. Push them down—notice the floor beneath you,

supporting you. Notice the muscle tension in your legs as you

push your feet down. Notice your entire body—and the feeling of

gravity flowing down through your head, spine, and legs into your feet.

Now look around and notice what you can see and hear around you. Notice where you are and what you’re doing

Mindfulness & Performance

Mindful Attention Task focused vs Self focused

Exercises for Mindful Attention Eating a Raisin Mindfulness in daily tasks

Eating a Raisin

Mindfulness & You

Starting your own mindfulness practice

Learn

Start now

Keep it simple!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elisha-goldstein-phd/mindfulness-practice_b_4276387.html

Mindfulness & Others

Practice Mindful Interactions

o Students

o Staff

o Parents

o Personal Relationships

Questions?

Resources

http://leftbrainbuddha.com/

http://www.chopra.com/ccl http://drdansiegel.com/

http://www.pocketmindfulness.com/

Resources

Brown, K. W. & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822-848.

Gardner, F. L. & Moore, Z. E. (2007). The Psychology of Enhancing Human Performance: The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) Approach. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Siegel, D. (2013). Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin.

Connect with me!

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