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01 Choose strong silence 02 Be in your own bubble 03 Give space to others 04 Be here 05 Try this at home
05 Try this at home 01 Choose strong silence 02 Be in your own bubble 03 Give space to others 04 Be here
Playing Attention Lesson One Training the muscle of your mind
“Attention” – is like aiming or pointing a flashlight in a particular direction. 1
“Exploration” – is observing and investigating whatever it is that we have shone the flashlight on. 2
Pay attention! Play
Pay attention! Play
Attention is like a puppy It wanders around, sniffing aimlessly It doesn’t stay where you want it to It brings back things you didn’t ask for It makes messes
firm, firm, patient, kind REPETITION
Puppy Training
Finger breathing out in in out in out in out in out
out in in out in out in out in out
Home practice Breath Counting Before you start your homework, count how many breaths you do in one minute. Write the number of breaths down Do the same when you have finished your homework Any difference?
Home Practice Each day, choose one of the ‘body parts’ in the booklet Close your eyes and focus your mind on that part of the body, as best you can On a scale of 0-10, how easy was it to feel anything (0 = ‘impossible’, 10 = ‘really easy’) Can you describe any sensations you felt there? Home practice