Here are some tools that we have been using for ourselves and our own families.
Below you will find Ms. Sachs-Kohen's favorite breathing gifs. Find one that works for you!
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Here are some mindful activities for summer from Ms. Sachs-Kohen!
1-Minute Mindfulness Activity
STOP. Stand up and breathe. Feel your connection to the earth. Tune in to your body. Lower your gaze. Scan your body and notice physical sensations or emotions. Discharge any unpleasant sensations, emotions or feelings on the out-breath. Notice any pleasant ones and let them fill you up on the in-breath.
Observe. Lift your eyes and take in your surroundings. Observe something in your environment that is pleasant and be grateful for it and its beauty. Possibility. Ask yourself what is possible or what is new or what is a forward step.
1-Minute Mindfulness Activities
According to the Mayo Clinic:
A good laugh has great short-term effects. When you start to laugh, it doesn't just lighten your load mentally, it actually induces physical changes in your body. Laughter can:
Even in this stressful and confusing time, it can be another tool in our toolbox.