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Breathe & Squeeze
The nervous system is the communication highway for your body/mind. But during the day, as you are doing things, most of your energy is out-ward...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for clear thinking
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Balance - Seated
You can tell, and predict, a lot about someone by their posture. People with poor posture look older and actually age a lot faster than people with good posture...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for calming down
The Techniques
Explore and browse the techniques in your own way. But if you're interestedprogress through the techniques sequentially, building up experience and ability, the 18-week lesson plan is designed for you to do just that.
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Belly Brain
The diaphragm, like the heart, is a muscle that acts as a perpetual motion machine in the body. You do not have to worry about it, or even think about it, for it to...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for relaxation
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Balance - Standing
The nervous system is the communication highway for your body/mind. Your nerves send energy and information to and from all parts of your body. When you are....
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5 minute exercise
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great for empowerment, health
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Remembering...
Anything you want to feel, do or be, is possible. The first step is using your imagination or memory. Imagination and memory are the same thing. One, ...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for relaxation
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Paying Attention
The mind works best when relaxed. Like a garden hose, sometimes you might put your thumb over the end to create pressure. But that pressure....
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5 minute exercise
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great for shifting gears
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Feeling Heavy
Memory is powerful. It is information stored in your body/mind. We can access that information for almost any use, almost any time. ...
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5 minute or longer exercise
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great for self- discipline
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Close Your Eyes
Just by taking a moment to close your eyes, you can immediately help your body/mind relax. Up to 70-80%! Most of us take most of our cues of the world ....
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for calming down
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Eye Roll
This can have profound relaxation and problem solving effects. When you are asleep your eyes roll up. By rolling your eyes up on your own, ...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for relaxation
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Arm Drop
This is a Mindfulness technique that lets the students focus their awareness on what it feels like to be completely relaxed. Feeling what its like will ...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for calming down
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Imagine Space
This is a very simple, very powerful exercise that promotes peace, relaxation, compassion and problem solving. The body and the mind are not separate. ...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for problem solving
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Get Lucky!
Practice preparation. For students, a lot of the preparation they do is studying. But the thought/the idea of studying can be counter productive when it brings...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for empowerment
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Trust
All relationships need trust to function. Think about how difficult it would be to come to an agreement with someone you don’t trust. Can you picture people...
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2 minute exercise • 20 minute exercise
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great for health, empowerment, clarity
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Shifting Brains
We need to engage in analytical thought to make judgements and to choose. Choice is power. Learn to choose, and then trust. Choosing is also...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for problem solving, confidence
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Focus on Feeling
JWhen we focus on our senses we can disengage the mind from the story (and drama) that may be inspired by the physical sensation or an...
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2-5 minute exercise
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great for shifting gears, clarity