Mindfullness Overview
Learning and Practicing Mindfulness with Meditation Can Help Us: Boost positive feelings. Enjoy pleasant experiences in daily life. Reduce stress, anxiety and depression. Notice what is happening inside us (thoughts, feelings & sensations). Notice what is happening around us (sights, smells, touches & sounds).
Social Support Map: People in My Life and How They Support Me
The term “support system” refers to the people in your life who help you in various ways. The first step in creating your Social Support Map is to identify the people who make up your support system.
Mindfulness: Breath Awareness Exercise
Breath awareness is a foundational concept within the practice of mindfulness. The following exercise helps you draw non-judgemental awareness to your breath in the present moment and is an excellent exercise to return to throughout your mindfulness practice.
Mindfulness: Body Scan Exercise
The Body Scan Exercise can be done anywhere: in bed, seated, standing, or while walking or hiking. During pregnancy and the postpartum period, women’s bodies undergo a tremendous amount of change. The body scan exercise can help you feel grounded and connected to your body even as it seems to change daily. For partners, adoptive parents, and others, this exercise is equally helpful in bringing non-judgemental body awareness and centering.
The Quick Mood Scale
The Quick Mood Scale helps you to track your mood everyday. It will help you learn to be aware of how you feel so that you can learn to have healthier moods and teach your baby to balance his or her moods.
