The mind tells stories We worry We don’t sleep well
The mind is a non-stop story teller It makes things up, which leads to… Lovely ideas and daydreams Worry and making things into a ‘disaster’
John was on his way to school He was worried about the maths lesson He was not sure he could control the class again today It was not part of a caretaker’s duties
A story for you…
“Over-think”
Why is over-thinking called ‘rumination’?
The hot-cross bun effect Think Body feeling Feel (emotion) Act
Woody Allen: master of over-thinking
What to do: 7/11
What to do: Bed-itation
Sensing See Taste Touch Hear Smell Thinking Two modes of mind Compare Plan Divide things up Judge Set goals Remember When we think, we:
Home practice Listen to the Bed-itation.mp3 at least twice before the next lesson Try it one more time other than bedtime