Part 1-What is Mindfulness?

Lesson 1-What is Mindfulness?

Exercise 1-4 in and 4 out

Part 1 Reflection Questions

1. What do you believe is the largest obstacle for youth to use mindfulness?

2. Find one example of how mindfulness is currently used with businesses like google, or used to train elite athletes and military personnel
   
   

Part 2-Thoughts

Lesson 2-Busy Busy Brain

Exercise 1-Noticing Thoughts

Part 2 Reflection Questions

1. Between the two practices of noticing your thoughts (cloud of thoughts or train of thoughts) which did you prefer, and why

2. Where does your mind tend to focus: on the past (what has happened) or the future (what “might” happen)?

Part 3 -Emotions

Lesson 3-Emotions and Mindfulness

Exercise 1-Noticing Emotions

Exercise 2 Self Compassion

Part 3 Reflection Questions

1. Out of the two exercises on emotions which one did you prefer and why?

2. What do you find is the most difficult emotion to work with and why