Posted by alexandra_k2 on December 16, 2005, at 20:59:27
In reply to Re: I don't like... » alexandra_k2, posted by fairywings on December 16, 2005, at 20:49:46
> What's a mindfulness exercise?
Ah...
Well there are all kinds of different ones you can do. And it is about finding something you like to do.I guess... It is about awareness.
For me...
My thinking is a problem
(getting caught up in my head...
and / or bad feelings / intense emotions)So...
I would bring something along...
Or my t would bring something along...A leaf.
Or a lollie.
Or some object...
It doesn't really matter waht.
But something interesting.
And you just kind of focus on it
how it feels
how it looks
how it tastes (depending on what it is lol)
how it sounds
etc
And we would do the exercise for two minutes.
Once I did a 'foot scan' which is kind of like a progressive muscle relaxation exercise for ones left foot lol!
Just something different...
To get one back to cool calm and collected so one doesn't feel like such an *ss walking out the door and facing the world again.And so it was a rule that nothing triggering was to be spoken of in those last 10 minutes...
But this took a while to work out between us...
A fair while...But I found the mindfulness exercises were the fastest way for me to be ready to face the world...
And that way took...
A good 5 minutes.
(couple of minutes to introduce the exercise and agree on a time for the following week.
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