6 dias

Take 2 - An Introduction To Mindfulness For Busy Parents & Carers

Por Jodie Warren

O que você irá aprender

Parenting can feel intense. You can feel as if there aren't enough hours in the day to get anywhere near half let alone all of the things on your to do list done and when life feels this busy the idea of taking time out to meditate can feel at best like a luxury and at worst impossible. But what if, rather than being a luxury, mindfulness were a practical strategy to help you feel less stressed and more in control both of your emotions, your responses and how you move through the never-ending to do list? If you'd like to: - be able to respond more calmly when overwhelmed, stressed or anxious - feel more in control of your thoughts & feelings - be more present & able to enjoy the moment - model a different way of being and responding for your children I invite you to join me for this six session introduction to mindfulness and meditation. Designed specifically for busy parents & carers 'Take 2' will support you in building a mindfulness practice that works for you & fits in with your family's life. Over six sessions we will: - explore what mindfulness is - explore the links between how we feel physically and emotionally - learn how we can train our brains to respond differently when we experience uncomfortable emotions - learn simple yet effective techniques to help you worry less, sleep better and stay calm whatever parenting throws at you This course references a number of tracks on Insight Timer. To find these please search for, & save, the 'Take 2 playlist' then join me & together let's build a mindfulness practice that works for you.

Jodie Warren

Leeds, UK

Jodie is an ICF accredited coach and mindfulness teacher with 19 years experience as a specialist teacher of children with additional needs. She has a passion for supporting parental wellbeing through coaching individual clients, delivering wellbeing workshops and teaching mindfulness to parents. Jodie is dedicated to making mindfulness and...

Lição 1

What's The Difference Between Mindfulness & Meditation?

Both mindfulness and meditation teach us to be present on purpose in the moment. They teach us how to be aware of our thoughts & our emotions without judgement. Both mindfulness & meditation can also enable us to develop the ability to deliberately activate the part of our nervous system associated with rest & relaxation rather than fight or flight. This in turn can influence how we respond when we feel, for example, worried or stressed. Practising either mindfulness or meditation can help us to proactively build the connections in our brains that enable us to stay calm & present both in our everyday life & when we encounter difficult situations or emotions. However, mindfulness & meditation are not exactly the same. In this lesson we explore what the difference is & how can understanding this can help us. Please search for the 'Take 2 playlist' on Insight Timer to find the referenced 'Mini 10 Breath Meditation' track.

Lição 2

How Mindfulness Works & The Benefits Of Developing A Practice

In this session we explore how mindfulness can help us to build new connections in our brains so that, over time, we can change our automatic thoughts, feelings & behaviours in response to difficult situations. We consider different, research based, benefits of developing a consistent mindfulness practice. The session includes a short visualisation so is best completed at a time, & in a place, where you're able to pause & safely close your eyes for a few moments.

Lição 3

What If There Were No Such Thing As A Negative Emotion?

In this lesson we explore how the language we use when we think & talk about emotions can make it harder for us to acknowledge, & therefore manage, how we're feeling. We consider a different way of thinking about emotions which can, in turn, change how we respond when we experience difficult emotions. This session invites you to identify a couple of meditation tracks you enjoy. Please search for the 'Take 2 playlist' on Insight Timer to find the referenced guided 'Mini Calming Meditation' or 'Satie for Meditation' music mentioned in the audio. Alternatively you could explore the Insight Timer library & create a list of tracks that resonate for you.

Lição 4

The SNAPP Model Of Mindfulness

This week we’re going to start exploring the SNAPP model of mindfulness with its three pillars: stop & notice, allow, be present on purpose. In this lesson I’ll be talking about the first pillar - stopping & noticing - & how this can help us when we’re experiencing uncomfortable emotions. The session includes a short visualisation so is best completed at a time, & in a place, where you're able to pause & safely close your eyes for a few moments. Please search for the 'Take 2 playlist' on Insight Timer to find the referenced meditations titled: 'Mini Mindfulness Activity - Leaf' or 'In Your Eyes' by Weston Brown.

Lição 5

Events, Thoughts, Feelings & Responses

This week we’re going to explore the second part of the SNAPP model & the idea of 'Allowing'. As well as being allowing of internal experiences such as recognising & feeling our emotions, in mindfulness we can also learn how to be more allowing of external situations & experiences. In this lesson we consider how it's not events which shape our feelings but our thoughts about those events. We'll consider how we can build on this understanding to start to feel & respond differently, even when faced with challenging situations. The session includes a short visualisation so is best completed at a time, & in a place, where you're able to pause & safely close your eyes for a few moments. This track includes a short visualisation.

Lição 6

The Power Of Being Present

In our final session we explore why it can be so powerful to be able to be present in the moment & how you can put this into practice. Please search for the 'Take 2 playlist' on Insight Timer to find the referenced meditation titled: 'Mini 10 Breath Meditation'.

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