Does your teen have a problem focusing for extended periods of time?  Is your teen easily stressed or overwhelmed by all of the stimuli they receive throughout the day?  This course is perfect for any teen and will empower them to better understand their feelings & emotions while learning Mindfulness techniques and activities they can use in their daily lives. 

I believe that Mindfulness is not just sitting still and being calm, but is more about bringing presence and fully showing up to everything we do in life. Mindfulness practices prepare students to be in a learning-ready mind state, it teaches them how to focus their full attention on one thing at a time. It helps students to increase their focus & concentration; helps them to manage their emotions and calm themselves in any difficult situations. 

Students will learn different types of Mindfulness practices as lessons, below: 

Week 1: Introduction to Mindfulness, developing concentration & reducing stress,  Mindful Body, Mindfulness of Sounds, Mindfulness of Breathing ( finding your base), Practice Mindful listening and Breathing.

Week 2: Mindful Pause, Respond vs Reaction, Soaking the Good, Heartfulness practice, Sending Kind Thoughts.

Week 3: Mindfulness of thinking, using anchor word for thought, Practice Counting the Breath, Self-compassion practice

Week 4: Mindful eating, Being at home in our bodies, Full Body Scan practice

Week 5: Mindfulness  Emotions, naming the emotion, using anchor words, and directing our attention back to this moment. Explain the "Name it to tame it" technique. 

Week 6: Gratitude & Appreciation, Looking for the good,  Generosity

Week 7: Brain Science, Mindfulness and your Brain, Mindful walking, Mindful Yoga movements, Mindfulness in Conversation

Week 8: Mindfulness of Test, Test-taking practice, Review all lessons learned during this course, a guided mindfulness of body and emotion practice 

How will they learn it? 
They will learn it through lessons, mindful game cards, talks, and videos I use during each lesson.

What kind of homework is assigned? 
I will give them a few journal questions to do and the homework/ practice for the week.

How is learner progress evaluated? 
At the end of the course, I will review with them what they have learned during the course.

No background knowledge is required to learn mindfulness.

At the end of each session, students will get the challenge for the week and will practice what they have learned that week, and they will share their experience of what they have noticed during the week.
We will evaluate their progress when they share their experience. They will become aware of their own mindfulness practice and progress.
To learn more about Gita Nilforoush, go to www.meditationforallages.com