FIU

Body&Brain Welcomes You!

Exercise for

Stress Relief And

Emotional Management

Understanding the Character

Of the mind and body

Mind

Body

Past

Future

So what is the Meaning of Mindfulness?

What is the best way to bring the Mind to the body?

a) Focus on the body with thinking

b) Focus on the body with talking

c) Focus on the body with Sweeping

D) Focus on the body with Tapping

E) Focus on the body with tapping and Breathing

F) Focus on the body with tapping and Breathing and Eyes Closed

Kinds of Focus

Inward Driven

Outward Driven

Centered, Calm, and Manages Stress Well.

Scattered, unfocused, and easily distracted

Let's Check our focus . . .

By checking our balance!

Next Steps

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Which is true

Mind to Body - or - body to mind

And How can we do it?

The key is stimulation.

To be mindful we need to bring the mind to the body in the present

Create a feeling of refreshment and more Energy.

Mind becomes calmer.

Breathing Patterns with stress and age

Shoulder Breathing

Chest Breathing

Abdominal Breathing

What can you expect when you come back home?

Pain / Discomfort

Emotions

Tension

37.5 Degree Celsius

- supports Your Immunity

- Expedites Metabolism

- Boosts Your Energy

- Supports Organ Function

- Helps to Create Positive Emotions

36.5 Degree Celsius

The Principle

Cool

Water Up

Open

Warm

Fire Down

Let's Review Our Body

Mind Energy Center

Emotional Energy Center

Physical Energy Center

What do you usually do when you get emotional?

Can you be really really upset when you breathe really really slowly?

Let's check our breath!

Daily Home Practice

5 Minutes Running

100 Lower Abdomen Taps

5 minutes Breathing with hands Chest to belly

Next Class: Practice to turn off stress response

Review

Some key concepts from previous sessions:

• Bring the mind to the body
• How? By Stimulating the body.
• When you bring the mind to the body- how do you feel?

Self-Check

• How do you feel on an average day?
• What are some common things you notice?
• What happens when you get stressed?

One tip to deal with stress

• Who gets stress?
• Do you always experience stress in the same way?
• Do you feel more negatively affected by stress when your mind feels focused, or scattered?
• Let's check our focus...

37.5 Degree Celsius

- supports Your Immunity

- Expedites Metabolism

- Boosts Your Energy

- Supports Organ Function

- Helps to Create Positive Emotions

36.5 Degree Celsius

Bringing the Mind Back to the present

Last time we practiced different ways of stimulating the body

Which one was most effective in bringing awareness back?

Thinking about the Body

Sweeping the Body

Tapping the Body

Full Body Tapping

• The mind is attracted to stimulation.
• Let's practice full body tapping for more focus power.
• Afterward, let's check our balance again...

Using awareness for focus

and physical wellbeing

• One of the ways that we can develop our awareness is by feeling heat.
• Where do you feel heat? Which one do you think is healthier?

The Principle

Water Up

Cool

Open

Fire Down

Warm

Develop your awareness- 3 ways

• Tapping
• Abdominal (Intestine) Exercise
• Stretching

Home Practice

• 300 Times: Abdominal Squeezing Exercise
• 300 Times: Tapping your core (Dahnjon)
• 5-10 minutes: Easy Stretching