Mindfulness Activities You Can Use Proponents say it is possible, albeit challenging, for kids to step away from screens and homework and take some time for mindfulness activities. We asked a variety of educator
Maintaining a positive attitude allows entrepreneurs to stay motivated, inspire others, and create a favorable environment for innovation and collaboration. To cultivate a positive attitude, entrepreneurs can practice gratitude, surround themselves with positive influences, engage in self-care activities, ...
Mindful activities for kids: Try to get your children involved inmindful activities for kids, such asmindful coloringor nature walks. This is not just for the little ones; there is also mindfulness for teens facing the stress of school and peer pressure. Mindful parenting: Mindful parenting goes...
Also, mindfulness facilitated the transition from self-refer- ential processing to momentary experiencing, as indicated by lower brain activities in areas (e.g., medial prefrontal cortex) related to conceptual processing and elevated activi- ties in areas (e.g., insula, inferior parietal lobule) ...
One way to optimize planning activities is to increase the specificity of the plans. An if-then format specifying both a specific behavior and the cue for behavior (e.g., “If I’ve just brushed my teeth, then I will sit on the cushion and meditate for 45 min”), known as implementat...
ve done along the way that have not been so successful because they lacked such enthusiasm. I remember my father took me along to join a swim school and I only attended twice because I didn’t have the passion for swimming. My granddaughter, however, has that passion, and she’s in ...
mindfulness iPad app helps children wind down and let go of all the “stuff’ from their day. Activities are short (each less than 10 minutes) so it’s easy to squeeze into a bedtime routine or to use as a calming break during the day and is nice for kids with shorter attention ...
Meditation practices mainly modulate brain activities responsible for cognitive control, emotion regulation, and empathy, each of which is associated with specific brain areas including the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), insula, and amygdala25,26,27,28. A recent meta-analysis of clinical data ...
Mindfulness-based interventions were delivered through various formats, including in-person sessions, classroom-based practice, group sessions, group activities, workshops, and out-of-session exercises. Participants were encouraged to actively engage in these training programs, including home practices, to ...
The General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg & Williams,1988) was used to assess whether participants encountered problems related to mood, self-confidence, and concentration. The questionnaire consists of 12 items (e.g., “able to enjoy normal day-to-day activities”). Participants rated how frequen...