Body-Based Practices

Breath-Based Practices

Thoughts and Emotions

Compassion Practices

A mindfulness practice to help us notice and manage our thoughts. 

This is an advanced version of 'Mindfulness Bell'... we suggest you are familiar with that one, before trying this one!

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Advanced Mindfulness Bell, With Thoughts

The exercise is designed to help our minds relax, while we colour, and give us some time out from the busy day.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Mindful Colouring

This exercise helps us eat more slowly, noticing all the tastes and how they make us feel.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Mindful Eating

This practice helps us to become present, using our sense of hearing, to sounds in the natural world, to music, or to others.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Mindful Listening

This practice takes two or three minutes and is designed to help us remember to stop, listen, become present and notice how we are, in the middle of activity.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Mindfulness Bell

Listening deeply to our bodies, and allowing them to move playfully helps us feel awake, alive and grounded. We can feel calm, free and flexible, this way.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Playtime For Bodies

This exercise teaches us to notice sleepiness and dullness, and re-energise our bodies and minds.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Rubber Chicken

Mindfulness of the senses teaches us explore the nature around us, notice more details and notice how we think and feel about it. We can do this sitting or as a ‘sensory walk’.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Using Our Senses and Sensory Walk

This self-care practice, or 'SNACK break' is designed to help us notice how we feel, what we need, and give ourselves care.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Self-Care SNACK Break

This exercise allows us to notice how our mind is doing, and step out of the thought-stream and let thoughts flow through. This can help the busy mind slow down a little, and help us relate in a healthy way to our mind-stream.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Thoughts Like A River

This practice is designed to help us feel safe, connect with nature, feel a sense of belonging, and settle our minds and hearts and bodies.

Taken from the book and course 'Growing A Mind With Heart'... visit mindwithheart.org for more details.

Safe Space

A 12-minute guided mindfulness practice, starting with mindfulness of sensations in the body and moving into mindfulness of the breath. British female voice.

Reconnected

Mindfulness of Body and Breath, Lyndi (12 min)

A 12-minute guided practice of counting the breath. British female voice.

Lyndi's Album

Counting the Breath, Lyndi (12 min)

A 10-minute guided practice of mindfulness of breath. Irish female voice.

Mindfulness of Breath, Fiona (10 min)

Body Scan, Fiona (15 min)

A 15 minute guided practice of Love for Myself and Others, sometimes called Loving Kindness. British female voice.

Love for Myself and Others, Lyndi (15 min)

An 18 minute guided practice of Love for Myself and Others, sometimes called Loving Kindness. Irish female voice.

Love for Myself and Others, Fiona (18 min)

A 5 minute guided mindfulness practice called Body-Breath-Being. A quick way to come back to ourselves. Australian female voice.

B-B-B, Body-Breath-Being, Ingrid (5 min)

A 10 minute guided body scan, a mindfulness practice focusing on body sensations. Australian female voice.

Body Scan, Ingrid (10 min)

A 12 minute guided body scan, a mindfulness practice focusing on body sensations. Australian female voice.

Body Scan, Lydia (12 mins)

A 5 minute guided mindfulness practice called Body-Breath-Being. A quick way to come back to ourselves. British male voice.

B-B-B, Body-Breath-Being, David (5 mins)

An 8 minute practice of mindfulness of sensations in the body. British male voice.

Mindfulness Of The Body, David (8 mins)

A 15 minute guided practice of mindful yoga or mindful movement. Gentle and suitable for beginners. Please adapt the instructions to suit the needs of your body. Female Australian voice.

Mindful Yoga, Kim (15 min)

A 7 minute guided practice of progressive muscle relaxation. British female voice.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Lyndi (7 min)

A 7 minute guided contemplation on how others are 'just like me'. Australian female voice.

Just Like Me, Kim (7 min)

A 14 minute guided body scan, practising mindfulness of sensations in the body. Male voice.

Body Scan, Jon (14 min)

An 11 minute guided practice of Love For Myself and Others, a.k.a loving kindness. Male voice.

Love For Myself And Others, Jon (11 min)

An 8-minute guided practice of mindfulness of emotions, also known as R.A.I.N. Australian female voice.

Mindfulness of Emotions, Sue (8 min)

A 10-minute guided practice of mindfulness of thoughts. Australian female voice.

Mindfulness of Thoughts, Alison (10 min)

A 12-minute guided practice of mindfulness of emotions, also known as R.A.I.N. Australian female voice.

Mindfulness of Emotions, Alison (12 min)

An 11-minute guided practice of mindfulness of sensations in the body, also known as a body scan. Australian female voice.

Body Scan, Sue (11 min)

A 6-minute guided practice of imagining our own flourishing. British male voice.

Imagining Flourishing, David (6 min)

A 9-minute guided practice of mindfulness of sounds and thoughts. Australian female voice.

Mindfulness of Sounds and Thoughts, Lydia (9 min)

B-B-B, Body-Breath-Being, Fiona (7 min)

Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Fiona (13 min)

A nature-based mindful breathing practice, for kids aged 4-11. 
And big kids / grown ups.

This one's nice to do outdoors, or looking at a plant. We could also do this anywhere, imagining our favourite tree.

Let's connect with trees and the natural environment, as we find our ground and settle our minds and hearts.

Practice starts at 2:42, if you are repeating and want to skip the intro.
Practice ends at 10:15, if you do not wish to repeat the review and integration questions.

See our website or Facebook page for more about mindfulness training or for an educator/parent worksheet for this practice: mindwithheart.org.

Breathing With Trees

R.A.I.N helps us to recognise and care for ourselves when we are experiencing challenging emotions.

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