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Teen 1 - Stable
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Mindfulness
Stable Attention
What is Mindfulness?
Being in the present moment....
What
Is...
Not fretting and regretting about the past
Not wishing and worrying about the future
....without judgement.
Superpower
Research
Research shows that it improves...
Effectiveness
Stress
Engagement
Decision Making
Emotional Regulation
Positivity
Efficiency
Concentration
Focus
Memory
Anxiety
Health
Resilience
Immune Response
Sense of Well-Being
Blood Pressure
Pain Management
Productivity
Job Performance
Job Satisfaction
Depression
Creativity
How can I learn to be more mindful?
1
Awareness + Self-Understanding
Lasting Change
How
To
2
Find micro-moments to practice until it becomes a habit or lifestyle
3
Harness the highways in your brain involved with:
- Attention
- Attitude
- Aim
...Just Guidelines
Ease & Simplicity
Should lead to a sense of ease? Should be simple.
No Rules
Time
Time for yourself....to practice...to grow wise.
Real
Nothing omitted, ignored, or taken away...honest about what you experience.
Brain Facts
Brain Facts
We need to understand how the brain was designed, so we can understand our own brain!
Autopilot
My brain works on autopilot more times than not.
- Autopilot is the same as a well rehearsed way of feeling, sensing and acting.
Autopilot
- Whatever we have done routinely in the past becomes our way of operating...without our knowing.
- Our mode of operating becomes dominated by
TRIGGER
RESPONSE reactions.
Energy Guzzler
My brain is an energy guzzler.
- Fast and shallow problem-solving saves energy.
Energy Guzzler
- When out of energy, I make my poorest decisions!
- Mindful practices help 'fill up' our brain with needed energy.
Emotional Tag
My brain and I assign an emotional tag to everything I experience.
- Positive, Negative, or Neutral
Emotional Tag
- Most vivid emotion "wins" my attention...and shapes my experience.
WARNING: My brain naturally gravitates to the NEGATIVE!
Attention
Attention
What is happening?
Both inside of me & outside of me
Spotlight
Spotlight
Attention is our brain's gatekeeper.
Spotlight Theory
of Attention
Micro-Practice
STABLE ATTENTION
Self Regulation/Focused Thinking
This means we:
Stable
Still Self
Self Soothe
Practice
Action
Action
Begin to think about how your brain works. See if you can notice something that you hadn't noticed before.
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2
Place your JUST THIS reminder card someplace handy to remind you to practice at least 10 minutes per day.
3
Start slow. Give yourself grace. Make it your own.