Have a bunch of pennies that you don’t know what to do with? Here’s a great game for kids and teens to practice mindfulness! Mindful game: Pennies game Purpose: Detail Awareness, Focus, Awareness Best For: Ages 3+, groups or one-on-one What you need: One penny for each player, a basket Everyone gets a penny and a […]
The DBT skill of Distract with Wise Mind ACCEPTS includes contributing to others to help reduce our distress. Taking the time to replace our attention away from ourselves onto others can help us feel better and quite possibly bring joy. This article highlights six ways to improve our contributing skills. Take a moment today to […]
Take a moment and breathe…
Mindfulness: “The awareness that arises through paying attention on purpose in the present moment nonjudgmentally – in the service of self-understanding and wisdom.” – Jon Kabat Zinn. Who are you, and what are you doing?
This article breaks down 6 different mindfulness practices that you could try almost anywhere. Mindful practices around breathing, observations, awareness, sounds, immersion, and appreciation. Pick a few and try them out throughout your week! https://www.pocketmindfulness.com/6-mindfulness-exercises-you-can-try-today/
When someone thinks a certain way, and you want them to see things from your point of view, how often are you able to persuade them via discussion? Not as often as you would like, I presume. We think that if we give the best argument for others to do or see things the way […]
Let’s take a moment to be kind to ourselves through this guided meditation. Take a moment wherever you are, at work or at home.
Check out this article that shared how to use mindfulness in the workplace for greater effectiveness; Effectiveness within yourself as well as within your work and career overall. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2018/12/21/mindfulness-in-the-workplace-2-0-combine-it-with-purpose-to-advance-your-career/#47720eee4d83
When I want to get an important point across, I tend to have emotions behind it. My emotions will tell me that something is important and therefore I will speak a certain way to appease my mind, feeling as though I am tending to this important goal of sharing a very important thought. I would […]
So often when we want to ask for something from someone, or even say, “No” to another person’s request, we get straight to the point; and as a result,many times we get fight back from the other person. By using a different strategy with the way we present our requests, we could shift the situation […]
