1. Bell Work Describe a time in your life that was happy. OR
Describe a calm/happy place for you.

2. Altered State of Consciousness: Meditation

3. Rooted in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
What is meditation?
Training attention to heighten awareness and controlling mental processes and the body.
Deliberate, psychological effort to alter consciousness.
Rooted in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

4. Decreased Heart Rate, Respiration rate, and oxygen consumption.
Effects of Meditation
Short Term
Long Term
Decreased Heart Rate, Respiration rate, and oxygen consumption.
Relaxation.
Suppressed response to stress.
Improved mood.
Lessen fatigue
Reduce anxiety.
Improved physical health.
Improved mental health.

5. Common Forms of Meditation
Yoga
Concentration
Breathing
Mindfulness

6. Yoga Means “oneness unity” Chair Yoga for Beginners
I’m too energetic and hyper to lead this.

7. In your mind, pick a peaceful sound/word (mantra)
Concentration
In your mind, pick a peaceful sound/word (mantra)
Repeat this mantra in your mind, quietly, peacefully. Focus on it.
Ignore your stress, your body, your emotions. Focus on the mantra.
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8. Concentration meditation Focus on breath. Breath in for 4 seconds.
Breathing
Concentration meditation
Focus on breath.
Breath in for 4 seconds.
Pause 1 second.
Breath out for 7.
Pause 1.
Repeat.

9. Visualization
Combining Breathing with Visualization

10. Mindfulness Observe wandering thoughts in your mind.
Do not get involved with the thoughts, or judge them. Just be aware of them.
Stay still
Mindfulness

11. Which meditation was successful for you?
Wrap Up
Which meditation was successful for you?
Is your mind/body more relaxed then when you entered class?

12. Work on Taking a Stand
Sources and hypnosis.