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Practicing Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness?
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Intentionally living with awareness in the present moment
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Without judging or rejecting the moment
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Learning to be in control of your mind, instead of letting it control you
What are Mindfulness Skills?
Being In Control
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Mindfulness skills are specific behaviors that make up mindfulness
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Choosing what to pay attention to and for how long
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Becoming mindful allows you to be conscious of your options in a situation
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Our automatic responses prevent us form
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Seeing clearly
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Solving problems
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Expressing emotions effectively
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Communicating effectively
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Attaining peace of mind
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Lack of control can cause the inability to stop thinking about certain things, complete/ concentrate on a task or person
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Some skills that help regain control/ mindfulness are
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Not judging the space around you, just observing
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Coloring pages
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Taking deep breaths
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Yoga
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Meditation
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The Three States of Mind
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Emotional Mind
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Hot
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Mood-dependent
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Emotion-focused
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The emotions are in control
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Wise Mind
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Seeing the value of both reason and emotion
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Self-respect
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Values
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Long term goals
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Reasonable and emotional minds integrated together.
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Being able to hold the facts and our feelings of a situation at the same time.
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Rational Mind
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Cool
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Analytical
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Rational
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Logical
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The facts are in control
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How Skills
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Don't Judge:
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Don't evaluate as good or bad
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Acknowledge your values, your wishes, your emotional reactions, but don't judge them
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Stay Focused:
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Focus your attention on only one thing at a time
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Let go of distractions and notice where your attention shift
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Do What Works:
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Be effective, focus on what works
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Don't let emotions control your behavior
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Play by the rules
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Act skillfully as you can to achieve your goals
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Let go of negative feelings
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What Skills
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Observe
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Just notice the experience in the present moment
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Use your five senses to understand your surroundings
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Describe
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Put words on the experience
Describe "who, what, where, and when"
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Participate
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Get in the zone
Fully experience whatever you're doing
Experience even negative emotions
Try to get yourself in wise mind
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