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- 1. Reducing Anxiety with Mindfulness Presented by: Mireille Saurette The Learning Curve Assiniboine Community College This presentation can be viewed and downloaded here: http://bit.ly/2cyPcZi
- 2. Agenda What is stress? How does stress affect us? Self-care What is mindfulness? Mindful strategy Practice mindful activities
- 4. How do You Experience Stress or Anxiety? Physically Emotionally Mentally Behaviorally Mentimeter
- 8. Mindfulness: Youth Voices (Health, 2013). Mindfulness: Youth Voices (2013)
- 9. How Does Mindfulness Help Reduce Stress? More engaged in the now Increases acceptance of experiences More attention on the present Less future or past focus reduces stress levels The more practice, the better!
- 11. Self-care to Reduce Stress (Walking to Improve, n.d.; Silhouette of a Woman, n.d., No Coffee, n.d. Yoga Pose, 2013; Fruits and Vegetables, n.d.).
- 12. What is Your Top Self-Care Strategy? Mentimeter
- 13. What is meditation? Meditation 101: A Beginner’s Guide on Vimeo (Gobblynne, 2015).
- 14. Mindful Breathing – Activity
- 15. Mindful Movements (Mindful Movements, n.d; Mindful Movements, n.d.).
- 16. 5 Steps to Mindfully Work with Stress 1. What are you stress signs? 2. Breathing space 3. Thoughts are not facts 4. Do something fun 5. Do something productive (Goldstein, n.d.)
- 17. Mindful Eating Activity Eating intentionally while paying attention ("Five Senses," n.d.;’ (Eating One Raisin, n.d)
- 18. Some Other Ways to Incorporate Mindfulness into Everyday Life ("Mindfully Drinking," n.d.; "Knitting Mindfully," 2012; Woman Cutting, 2012; Man Walking, n.d; Mom Bubble, n.d; How to Kids, n.d.).
- 19. How Mindfulness Empowers Us How Mindfulness Empowers Us: An Animation (2016) ("How Mindfulness," 2016)
- 21. References BRAVE: To overcome nervousness when taking a test [Pamphlet]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://coe.jmu.edu/learningtoolbox/printer/brave.pdf Fruits and vegetables [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://images.clipartpanda.com/vegetables- clipart-fruits-and-vegetables-clipartfruit-clip-art-preschool-clipart-panda---free-clipart- images-sctnkevg.jpg Goldstein, E. (n.d.). Preliminary client handout for MBCT. Retrieved from http://elishagoldstein.com/assets/mbct-handouts.pdf Health, K. M. (2013, March 14). Mindfulness: Youth voices [Video file]. Retrieved from ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk7IBwuhXWM How mindfulness empowers us: An animation narrated by Sharon Saltzberg [Video file]. (2016, January 19). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzKryaN44ss How to kids garden [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://garden.org/ediblelandscaping/images/201105/how-to-kids-garden1.jpg [Knitting mindfully]. (2012). Retrieved from http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/25/article- 2238324-16217CA6000005DC-161_634x422.jpg Man walking in nature [Photograph]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://i.istockimg.com/file_thumbview_approve/9429428/3/stock-photo-9429428- walking-man-in-nature.jpg
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- 24. Reducing Anxiety with Mindfulness Presented by: Mireille Saurette Questions? saurettem@Assiniboine.net This presentation can be viewed and downloaded here: http://bit.ly/2cyPcZi
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- Student Handout: Test Anxiety Self-Assessment Almost everyone feels nervous or experiences some stress and/or anxiety when speaking in public In fact, it is unusual to find a student who doesn’t approach public speaking without a degree of anxiety. Many students experience some nervousness or apprehension before, during, or even after doing a presentation. It is also perfectly natural to feel some anxiety when preparing for a presentation or during a presentation. It can interfere with your planning, and you may have difficulty learning and remembering what you need to know for the presentation. Further, too much anxiety may block your performance. You may have difficulty demonstrating what you know during the presentation. (Anxiety, BC)
- Test anxiety can cause a host of problems in students. Although each person will experience a different collection of symptoms with differing degrees of intensity, the symptoms fall into a few categories. Physical - headaches, nausea or diarrhea, extreme body temperature changes, excessive sweating, shortness or breath, light-headedness or fainting, rapid heart beat, and/or dry mouth. Emotional - excessive feelings of fear, disappointment, anger, depression, uncontrollable crying or laughing, feelings of helplessness Behavioral - fidgeting, pacing, substance abuse, avoidance Cognitive - racing thoughts, 'going blank', difficulty concentrating, negative self-talk, feelings of dread, comparing yourself to others, difficulty organizing your thoughts. Stressful emotions can inhibit a student’s ability to absorb, retain and recall information. Anxiety creates a kind of "noise" or "mental static" in the brain that blocks our ability to retrieve what’s stored in memory and also greatly impairs our ability to comprehend and reason.
- We can be mindful anytime during the day. We often are intuitively more mindful in nature or when we are engaged in a pleasant activity. NOTE: Check in with class when they tend to be mindful of the present moment. Mindfulness is also often associated with meditation.
- Published on Mar 14, 2013 by: KeltyMentalHealth This video features youth and young adults discussing their experiences practicing mindfulness, and how mindfulness has benefited different aspects of their lives. The video also features youth practicing mindfulness, and includes insights from a health professional and mindfulness teacher.
- Mindfulness works by helping us break out of habitual, often ineffective patterns of thinking and acting. Reduced rumination. Several studies have shown that mindfulness reduces rumination
- What are some self-care activities that you enjoy? Using the section of handout Self-Care Activities I enjoy, have students consider some things they already do to promote self-care
- Exercise: Incorporate physical activity into your study routine – even taking a 20-minute walk between study sessions will get your blood flowing and help reduce physical tension. Choose healthy food: Eat healthy foods Try to avoid late-night junk-food snacking. Limit caffeine and avoid in the afternoon/evening/night to help you sleep better at night. Drink enough water Breathe: Yoga and/or meditation can help you remain calm. Laugh Get enough sleep Listen to music
- Let’s watch this very brief video narrated by Dan Harris . Dan Harris is a news report and author of a book called 10% Happier. This video does a great job of introducing the meditation basics. Source: https://vimeo.com/131682712
- Mindful Breathing The primary goal of mindful breathing is simply a calm, non-judging awareness, allowing thoughts and feelings to come and go without getting caught up in them. Sit comfortably, with your eyes closed and your spine reasonably straight. Bring your attention to your breathing. Imagine that you have a balloon in your tummy. Every time you breathe in, the balloon inflates. Each time you breathe out, the balloon deflates. Notice the sensations in your abdomen as the balloon inflates and deflates. Your abdomen rising with the in-breath, and falling with the out-breath. Thoughts will come into your mind, and that’s okay, because that’s just what the human mind does. Simply notice those thoughts, then bring your attention back to your breathing. Likewise, you can notice sounds, physical feelings, and emotions, and again, just bring your attention back to your breathing. You don’t have to follow those thoughts or feelings, don’t judge yourself for having them, or analyse them in any way. It’s okay for the thoughts to be there. Just notice those thoughts, and let them drift on by, bringing your attention back to your breathing. Whenever you notice that your attention has drifted off and is becoming caught up in thoughts or feelings, simply note that the attention has drifted, and then gently bring the attention back to your breathing. It's okay and natural for thoughts to enter into your awareness, and for your attention to follow them. No matter how many times this happens, just keep bringing your attention back to your breathing.
- Student handout – Mindful Movements All movements are begin in a standing position. Spend a few moments of conscious breathing before you start. Move with the breath. Shoulder- level Arm Lift: Begin with your feet slightly apart, arms at your sides. Breathing in, slowly lift your arms in front of you to shoulder level. Breathing out, lower your arms down to your sides. Repeat three more times. Overhead Arm Lift: Begin with your feet slightly apart, arms at your sides. Breathing in, slowly lift your arms in front of you and extend overhead. Breathing out, lower your arms down to your sides. Repeat three more times. 3. Blooming Flower Arms: Lift your arms out to the side, palms up, until your arms are shoulder level and parallel to the ground. Breathing in, touch your shoulders with your fingertips, keeping you upper arms horizontal. Breathing out, open your arms to the horizontal position, stretching the palms open. Repeat three more times. Full Arm Circles: Extend your arms in front of you and join your palms. Breathing in, raise your arms up and separate your hands so your arms can stretch over your head. Breathing out, continue the circle, arms circling back until your fingers point toward the ground. Breathing in, life your arms back and reverse the circle. Breathe out as you bring your palms together and your arms down in front of you. Repeat three more times. 5. Upper Body Circles: Place your hands on your waist. Breathing in, bend forward at the waist and begin to make a circle with your upper body. When you are halfway through the circle, your upper body leaning back, breathe out and complete the circle, ending with your head in front of you at waist level. On your next in-breath, begin a circle in the opposite direction. On your out-breath, complete the circle. Repeat the series of movements three more times. 6. Knee Bends: Begin with your hands on your waist, heels together, feet turned out to form a V. Breathing in, rise up on your toes. Breathing out, stay on your toes, keep your back straight, and bend your knees. Keep your upper body centered, go down as low as you can, maintaining your balance. Breathing in, straighten your knees and come all the way up, still standing on your toes. From this position, repeat the movement three more times, remembering to breathe slowly and deeply. 7. Touch the Sky- Touch the Earth: With feet hip-width apart, breathing in, bring your arms up above your head, palms forward. Look up at the sky. breathing out, bend at the waist as your bring your arms down to touch the earth. Release your neck. From this position, breathe in, and keep your back straight as your come all the way back up to touch the sky. Touch the earth and sky three more times. 8. Leg lift and Extend: Start with your feet together and your hands on your waist. Begin by putting your weight on your left foot. Breathing in, lift your right thigh as you bend your knee and keep your toes pointed toward the ground. Breathing out, stretch your right leg out in front of you, keeping your toes pointed. Breathing in, bend your knee and bring your foot back toward your body. Breathing out, put your right foot back on the ground. Next put all your weight on the right foot and do the movement with the other leg. Repeat the series of movements three more times. 9. Straight - Leg Circles: Begin with your feet together and your hands on your waist. Put your weight on your left foot and, breathing in, lift your right leg straight out in front of you and circle it to the side. Breathing out, circle it to the back and bring it down behind you. Allow your toes to touch the ground. Breathing in, lift your leg up behind you and circle it around to the side. Breathing out, continue the circle to the front, the lower your leg and put your foot on the ground allowing your weight to again be on both feet. Repeat these movements with the other leg. Repeat the series three more times. 10. Triangle Legs with Arm Lift: Begin standing with feet together. Form a triangle with your legs by keeping your left foot where it is, moving your right foot out so your feet are wider than shoulder-width apart, and turn your right foot out 90 degees. Keep your weight on both feet, your body will naturally turn slightly toward the right foot to find a comfortable position angled between your two feet. Put your left hand on your waist and your right arm at your side. Breathing in, bend your right knee, bringing your weight over your right foot as you lift your right arm with the palm of your hand facing outward in front of you, and stretch it to the sky! Breathe out, straighten your knee and bring your right arm back to your side. Repeat the movement three more times. Switch legs, putting your right hand on your waist and repeat the same movements on the left four times. Bring your feet together. Breathe and smile.
- 1. What are you stress signs? We looked at this earlier today. How you’re your body respond to stress and anxiety? What kind of thoughts do you notice? What other feelings arise? How does your behavior change? First noticing that stress has arisen is the first step. 2. Breathing space We practiced taking a three minute breathing space. You can also very simply notice what is happening in the present moment, attend to your breath. Where do you notice your breath in the body (belly, chest area or nostrils)? After focusing in on the breath for a few breaths, widen your focus to include the whole body again. 3. Thoughts are not facts Our thoughts can have very powerful effects on how we feel and what we do. Most times, our thoughts are automatic. Becoming aware of the thoughts and gently letting them go is the key. With practice, this space allows us to see that there may be other ways of looking at a situation. Just watch them come in and leave, without feeling that you have to follow them. View your thought as a mental event rather than a fact. It may be true that this event often occurs with other feelings. It is tempting to think of it as being true. But it is still up to you to decide whether it is true and how you want to deal with it. Do something fun 1. Be kind to your body: Have a nice hot bath; have a nap; treat yourself to your favorite food without feeling guilty; have your favorite hot drink; give yourself a facial or manicure. Engage in enjoyable activities: Go for a walk (maybe with the dog or a friend); visit a friend; do your favorite hobby; do some gardening; take some exercise; phone a friend; spend time with someone you like; cook a meal; go shopping; watch something funny or uplifting on TV; read something that gives you pleasure; listen to music that makes you feel good. Do something productive Clean the house; clear out a cupboard or drawer; catch up with letter writing; do some work; pay a bill; do something that you have been putting off doing; take some exercise (N.B. It’s especially important to congratulate yourself whenever you complete a task or part of a task and to break tasks down into smaller steps and only tackle one step at a time.)
- Give every student a raisin or piece of chocolate. Holding First, take a raisin and hold it in the palm of your hand or between your finger and thumb. Focusing on it, imagine that you’ve just dropped in from Mars and have never seen an object like this before in your life. Seeing Take time to really see it; gaze at the raisin with care and full attention. Let your eyes explore every part of it, examining the highlights where the light shines, the darker hollows, the folds and ridges, and any asymmetries or unique features. Touching Turn the raisin over between your fingers, exploring its texture, maybe with your eyes closed if that enhances your sense of touch. Smelling Holding the raisin beneath your nose, with each inhalation drink in any smell, aroma, or fragrance that may arise, noticing as you do this anything interesting that may be happening in your mouth or stomach Placing Now slowly bring the raisin up to your lips, noticing how your hand and arm know exactly how and where to position it. Gently place the object in the mouth, without chewing, noticing how it gets into the mouth in the first place. Spend a few moments exploring the sensations of having it in your mouth, exploring it with your tongue. Tasting When you are ready, prepare to chew the raisin, noticing how and where it needs to be for chewing. Then, very consciously, take one or two bites ito it and notice what happens in the aftermath, experiencing any waves of taste that emanate from it as you continue chewing. Without swallowing yet, notice the bare sensations of taste and texture in the mouth and how these may change over time, moment by moment, as well as any changes in the object itself. Swallowing When you feel ready to swallow the raisin, see if you can first detect the intention to swallow as it comes up, so that even this is experienced consciously before you actually swallow the raisin. Following Finally, see if you can feel what is left of the raisin moving down into your stomach, and sense how the body as a whole is feeling after completing this exercise in mindful eating.
- Some other ideas: Undivided Attention Exercise Do something around the house that you’ve never done before and do it with utter and undivided attention. Silence Exercise Spend an hour or two in complete silence, and just absorb your surroundings. Earplugs might help this exercise. Full Sensory Awareness Exercise Wherever you are, just stop and look around when safe to do so. Become aware of everything that your senses pick up. How do you feel? Do you feel over-stimulated? Do you feel anxious? Musical Stimuli Exercise Listen to your favorite song and pay attention to how it makes you feel. What emotions stir? What memories come up, and how do those memories make you feel? Engage the emotions and see where they lead.
- http://www.headspace.com App or web Free 10 day trial Simple meditations http://marc.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=22 Free guided meditation (3-19 mins) Stream or iTunes http://www.mindful.org/category/meditation/mindfulness-practice/ - Mindfulness meditation practices (instructions) http://www.stopbreathethink.org/ App or web based Register or just browse Learn to meditate, list of meditations (2-20 minutes), progress http://korumindfulness.org/ - Web only - Free resources (guided meditations)
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