#resiliencechat Tidbit: Mindfulness-Based Interventions have nearly 35 years of research & development supporting them, and have moved progressively through three large institutional cultures: health care, mental health, & education. Source: https://t.co/Gsv5g8iDFk
A2 I've been advocating for mindfulness/meditation for seven or eight years now, but come to think of it, I have no formal training. I use a guided meditation our counselor did for us. Kids sometimes ask for it.
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A2: I have done some reading and through trauma classes that I have taken to become a member of our school's trauma team, I have worked on mindfulness. @ClassDojo has some good videos I use in my class to teach the kids about it. #resiliencechat
A2 As I've mentioned before, I experienced moments of mindfulness in the chemo chair. Definitely slows you down. Forces you to just be. #resiliencechat
A2: Cont.. The past few years, I have had an increase in the number of students struggling with issues related to trauma and I knew I had to find a way to adapt to changing needs. #resiliencechat
A2: took some training. Enjoyed it. Taught me to be aware of emotions, behaviours and coping skills. It was enlightening to be aware of triggers and how to calm the mind (yours and others). #resiliencechat
There are so many different versions of it. The one I was learning was a type that would have led to kung fu. But there were smaller movements, too that were more meditative. #resiliencechat
Wow. I wish my mom would have done that with me. Instead she started me on the path of being an emotional eater. I have to be more mindful about that now that I have kidney disease. #resiliencechat
A3 When my kids are enough into it I can really focus on calming my mind, it does me a world of good. If they're restless, it's not very restful for me. Plus, I have not been great at making time outside of school, to be quite honest.
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I know that feeling. When Kid O is demanding or kvetching, I find that I end up that way. When she's in a good mood, I am in a good mood. #resiliencechat
A3: I walk on my treadmill and turn my music up loud. I have reconnected with my faith by listening to Christian bands and artists. A hot shower is my place to block out the world and just be. Some colleagues and I have started having planned outings as well.#resiliencechat
A4 At the beginning of the year, most like it. As we get into the year, whether because it grows old or because they feel they need it less, usually about 1/3 become resistant. Meanwhile, about 1/4 start to want to do it even more often.
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I'm much like you in that way. I find it very hard to be in a better mood than the people around me, especially the ones I care most about.
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It's because I had a really rough year a few years ago. I knew I needed to make a change to rekindle my passion for teaching. Last two years, I built a house and lost my mother in law to a sudden sickness. Life is too short. #resiliencechat
Yeah. It is. I don't know quite what to make of it, nor yet how to suck more kids in to it. That's where I wonder if training would help.
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When Kid O is in a good mood, there's no one better to be with. When she gets all screamy and hyper, it's a challenge for me not to go there myself. I love her to pieces, but she can be very primal. #resiliencechat
A4: As mentioned before, I use the @ClassDojo videos. We also use gonoodle videos to help with mindfulness. Sometimes when I need to divide my class in half, half works with me and half do strong sitting-what we call a breathing focus. #resiliencechat
A5 They say that music soothes the savage breast (it's really breast not beast. The original quote got changed because the idea of breast makes people uptight). #resiliencechat
A5: I like watching TV, especially shows that I have watched over and over again. I also play time wasting games on my phone or video games with my sons. #resiliencechat
A4: teaching my kids has been on/off lately about mindfulness. But one on one they open up more and can quietly integrate techniques without much resistance. #resiliencechat
#resiliencechat A5 Sit quietly and listen to every thought that my mind is calling for attention. Watch them interweave and reach a point of silence. Solutions arrive at the point of silence.
A5: read, sit outside in good weather LOL, breathe fresh air, talk to the cat, step back from new obligations, say no once in a while, play word games, listen to tunes, laugh with friends. #resiliencechat
My principal has granted me permission to bring her to school as a reward coupon that can be bought by the students with their dojo dollars. It is amazing watching her sit by the kids who need calming the most. #resiliencechat
A6 We need to value people like me more. Before my mom died, I was what they call "the sandwich generation." Took care of her and then came back and took care of Kid O and Kid Q. Exhausting. #resiliencechat
A6 Well, I honestly do think the importance of self-care is being better able to take care of others. But I am really really not good at this. Better, I guess, than I was. But still...
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A6: well if you have ever experienced caring for another.... it is always the caretaker that develops worse health due to not taking care of their own health. Be mindful of the energy drain.
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A6 Caretaking or caregiving is still almost always considered women's work.
Saying: Men work from sun to sun. A woman's work is never done.
We are the unsung heroes.
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I had a student who actually owned a therapy dog. One of her moms was a professor, and she would bring the dog to class around finals. She was supposed to visit us, too, but unfortunately it fell through.
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A6: when we take care of the mental health of our staff, they have the maximum ability of show compassion and patience with our most challenging students #resiliencechat
It truly is amazing how animals can provide us with so much. I am actually learning more about the connection that can be made with horses too. #resiliencechat
Oh, there's no question the kids in our equestrian program benefit not just from the physical training but also from the companionship. For those who actually have a horse, the bond is deep indeed.
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#resiliencechat A6 A caretaker is always the main observer of details. Taking care and creating space enriches the quality of mindfulness needed to fulfill the role.
Once again, I thank all of you for your participation tonight in #resiliencechat. It is wonderful to learn from each other and support each other. I hope you will all join us next week!
A7: Breathe deeply. I am leaving school right after school to take my son and his friend to their callbacks for a summer musical production. Watching my sons do something they like is happiness to me. #resiliencechat
I hear you. It's not a connection I've ever personally felt. But with 40 or so kids a year riding in my school, it's no surprise many of them do.
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