Mindfulness at Brookside Elementary

Patty Dalton, MA, LEP &amp; K-2 Students

I breathe slowly in, I breathe slowly out. My breath is a pathway of peace moving softly through me. Each day I can breathe and be. From: Breathe and Be by Kate Coombs

Mindfulness is simply paying attention to what is happening right here and right now with openess and curiosity.

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When we are nervous or scared, we can count everything we see around us that is purple.

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Or, we can imagine going to a safe and fun place to help us feel a little happier or a little more peaceful.

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We hold our hands on our belly to “find our breath”. When our minds begin to wander, the rise and fall of our breathing brings us back to the NOW.

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Or, we “Take Five”. We breathe slowly in and out, tracing our fingers to anchor us in the NOW.

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Mindful Listening: Zooming In &amp; Zooming Out

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We can also Zoom our attention in to listen closely to everything the teacher is teaching us...

Or Zoom In to listen carefully to what our friends are saying.

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We start by sitting straight and still and silent.....

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When we eat mindfully, we imagine that we are seeing our food for the very first time. We notice its color, shape, size and smell.

teaches us to notice when we are hungry, when we are full, and how to really enjoy our food.

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Then, we place the food in our mouths. Before we start chewing, we notice the flavor and texture. We finish by eating slowly, savoring every bite.

PEACEFUL It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.

We can also use our imagination to create a safe, peaceful place where we can go if we are feeling sad or nervous or upset.

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When we focus on looking for all the things around us that are the color of our feelings, we give our feelings time to settle down like the sparkles in the Mind Jar. Then, our thinking brain can take over again to make better decisions and solve problems.

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When we notice that we are time traveling—worrying about something that might happen in the future or thinking about something stressful that happened in the past...

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...we can pop that thought bubble and come back to the NOW to focus on our breath or on all of the sounds around us..

Practicing mindfulness teaches us that we have the power to make ourselves feel better and calmer even when our thoughts are tumbling and our feelings are spinning out of control.

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When we take a mindful moment to “go to the NOW”, our thoughts and feelings settle down just like the sparkles in the Mind Jar when it is left to sit quietly for a short time.

When we zoom our attention out to hear all of the sounds around us, it helps us feel calm.

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When we feel angry, we can count everything we see around us that is RED.

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MINDFULNESS AT BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY

Mindfulness seems simple, but it’s like having a superpower!

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When we feel sad, we can count everything we see around us that is blue.

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Makes us calm on the inside and strong on the outside.

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In mindfulness lessons, we learn that changing what we are thinking about can change the way we feel. If we feel bored or disappointed, we can go to a place in our imagination called the Gratitude Zone. We think about all of the people and things we are thankful for and that changes the way we are feeling.

Mindfulness is sometimes called “wise attention”...

When we practice mindfulness, our minds grow stronger and we can focus a little longer.

We start and end a mindful minute with the sound of the singing bowl.

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A classmate leads us in taking slow, deep breaths using the breathing ball.

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