Practicing conscious breathing helps when you feel anxious and overwhelmed. A mindful breathing stick can help guide young kids develop breathing techniques.
Stamina helps you successfully meet the challenges of daily life and have more fun doing it. Try these eight strategies to get more stamina.
The Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Formulation worksheet is a case conceptualization tool for cognitive behavioral therapists.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) worksheets for anxiety provide individuals with an effective way to address and manage their anxious thoughts and behaviors. These worksheets offer a structured approach to help individuals identify their specific worries, understand the underlying causes of their anxiety, and develop practical strategies to cope with it. Perfect for those seeking self-help options or for therapists looking to supplement their sessions, CBT worksheets on anxiety offer a valuable resource for anyone struggling with excessive worry and fear.
Discover over 45 vestibular activities that can calm, regulate, and improve attention in your child. Plus, get vestibular exercises for...
This article goes over instructions for 11 breathing exercises for stress, anxiety and PTSD and includes a printable PDF handout with instructions for 10 breathing exercises all on one page.
These psychological reasons for overeating explain why diets don't work. When you already eat well, turn to the psychology of overeating.
Not familiar with the Somatic Therapy yet? Somatic healing is amazing tool for releasing those pent-up emotions that are stored in your body
Um Körperhaltung ranken viele Mythen. Hier klären wir, was stimmt & was nicht & welche Übungen einen Rundrücken korrigieren.
There are six levels of validation in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which promote an environment where people feel accepted and understood. As much as possible, we should use the highest level of validation in any given situation. The first level is about showing interest and being present while the sixth level is radical genuineness. The DBT 6 Levels Of Validation worksheet asks clients to engage in reflection and describe a scenario where validation would be helpful. For each level of validation, they can brainstorm ways to show support to a friend or loved one going through a difficult experience. Kids and teens answering the worksheet can practice articulating their responses, which helps them develop their communication skills and have healthier relationships. Feel free to pair this worksheet with our DBT 6 Levels of Validation handout which serves as a practical resource on the topic. *This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed. Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of DBT worksheets and handouts. References: Kuo, J. R., Fitzpatrick, S., Ip, J., & Uliaszek, A. A. (2022e). The who and what of validation: an experimental examination of validation and invalidation of specific emotions and the moderating effect of emotion dysregulation. Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40479-022-00185-x Wu, S., Liu, S., Wu, Y., Huang, L., Liu, T., Kao, K., & Lee, Y. (2023). The efficacy of applying the Interpersonal Effectiveness skills of dialectical behavior therapy into communication skills workshop for clinical nurses. Heliyon, 9(3), e14066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14066
5 Somatic Healing Exercises to Build Emotional Resilience - This amazing post explains what somatic healing is and how to use somatic techniques as natural remedies to improve your mental health (including) stress and trauma healing! It is unbelievable what a mind-body connection can do! breathing techniques | sound healing | somatic therapy | self-care and wellness ideas
The effects of trauma can be far-reaching. But there is hope for healing & gaining inner balance through somatic exercises to release trauma.
Grounding is the act of connecting more deeply and completely to the body, strengthening the feeling of being inside the body and connected to the ground or earth. In this post I describe what grounding is, explain some of the benefits of grounding, and introduce some ways to do it.
Whether you're a marathon runner or you're running for weight loss, this post will teach you how to breathe while running for greater speed and endurance!
In this post I describe and give instructions for a self-regulating self-therapy exercise created by Peter Levine that involves holding or hugging oneself.
Not familiar with the Somatic Therapy yet? Somatic healing is amazing tool for releasing those pent-up emotions that are stored in your body
Not familiar with the Somatic Therapy yet? Somatic healing is amazing tool for releasing those pent-up emotions that are stored in your body
We focus so heavily on exercising our bodies to stay healthy, but what about our brain? Here are some fun cognitive therapy exercises to workout your mind!
TRE (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) ist eine Abfolge von Körperübungen, mit denen im Körper ein neurogenes Zittern hervorgerufen wird.
Tight hip flexors can cause a lot of discomfort. Here are eight stretches to loosen tight hips and give your muscles some relief.
Your desk job could be having a serious impact on your health. Here's what you can do about it.
There's a reason it's been used by people of all ages for thousands of years.
The felt sense is an awareness of one's ever-changing sensations, energies and emotions as they occur in the body. This post includes a comprehensive list of sensation words for reference, to help when learning the Felt Sense.
It has been known for many years that people with proper occlusion have greater endurance and better performance than those with malocclusion.
Breathing exercises involve taking slow, steady breaths on purpose. Fortunately, there are easy breathing exercises tailored just for them, so they have a simple way to manage difficult feelings. The Breathing Exercises for Kids handout helps kids adopt breathing patterns to calm their mood in moments of stress or anxiety. It features ten simple exercises, which include smelling flowers, blowing a candle, and sipping hot chocolate. Each exercise involves only two to three steps for kids to easily follow. Using this handout helps kids feel less tense, which can lower their stress levels and detach from distracting thoughts and sensations. They can practice hot air balloon breathing before a stressful event, such as an exam or going to the dentist. To make a breathing technique fun and easier to recall, parents and teachers can use creative visuals or props! For example, when showing the bunny breathing exercise, they can pretend to hop like a bunny while taking slow breaths. *This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed. Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of coping skills worksheets and handouts. References: Biegel, G. M., Chang, K., Garrett, A., & Edwards, M. (2014). Mindfulness-based stress reduction for teens. Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches, 189-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-416031-6.00009-8 Buchler, R. K. (2013). Anxiety-reducing strategies in the classroom (Order No. 3575956). ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. Jyskä, I., Turunen, M., Chaychi Maleki, A., Karppa, E., Palmu, S., Viik, J., Mäkelä, J., & Puura, K. (2023). Effects of using guided deep breathing exercises in a virtual natural environment to reduce stress during pediatric treatment. Healthcare, 11(24), 3140. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11243140
Have difficulty dealing with trauma, anxiety, or demands of life. Learn to recognize your window of tolerance and self-regulate with these simple steps.
Grounding exercises can be a helpful way to reconnect your mind and body with the present, and get out of your head (or back into it!) Minneapolis psychologist Lexi Schmidt shares evidence-based coping tools and strategies for grounding with anxiety, panic, dissociation, and other intense emotions.
Hi There! Lisa here, from Growing Firsties & I'm going to share a little bit about Growth Mindset today, which is based on Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck's work. Heads up that I do have some Amazon Affiliate links in this post. Should you choose to use the links, I'll earn some "circle money" as my daughter calls coins. :-) Half of my affiliate proceeds are for paying it forward - each month I receive earnings I give to my local food pantry/outreach services organization. The other half is spent on books and items for my classroom. With a growth mindset, people believe that through effort and practice, they can develop and improve their talents and abilities. In a fixed mindset, people believe that their talents and abilities are fixed...and that it's talent (not effort) that creates success. Woah. Years ago, I first began to think about mindset in terms of working with struggling students...those students where the learning is hard. Students, who, if they don't have the mindset to keep trying, will give up. Then what will they learn? My thinking expanded as I witnessed students labelled as gifted hitting a struggle academically and not knowing how to handle the struggle when they are unfamiliar with the resilience and effort needed. Then I realized that mindset, resilience & perseverance are critical for all of us. Regardless of age. #helloIhatecardio #gottadoitanyways You may have seen this Growing Firsties post from a few years ago, containing this freebie download. Or maybe this post from last summer all about perseverance. I am blessed to work at an amazing school! Some talented colleagues ran a book study on Dweck's Mindset book this year and it was such fun to re-read and discuss mindset with like-minded teachers! I also added Mindsets in the Classroom (by Mary Cay Ricci) to my collection. We read aloud some great books and I expanded my collection beyond the wonderful texts from Peter H. Reynolds (Ish, The Dot, Going Places...) One of my teammates asked me if I had a printable for our work on mindset and that gave me the motivation to put my swirling thoughts to work....Here's a little peek at the inside... Scroll down to download this freebie! :) You might be interested in reading an article by the always eloquently-thought-provoking Alfie Kohn "The Perils of Growth Mindset" education. You can get to it {right here}. Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, has written this EXCELLENT article...you'll definitely want to check it out! You can get to it {right here}. I have a Pinterest board called Mindset and I love pinning to it! You can check it out by clicking here or the screen shot below. You should really check out the Famous Failures video! It's amazing! We'd love to hear what you do to help build a growth mindset with your learners!
