1. Mindfulness: Helping Us Help Our Students
Jodi Hickenlooper, LPC

2. Notice Five Things
Notice 5 things exercize

3. What is mindfulness? Paying attention in a particular way, on purpose,
in the present moment,
non judgmentally.
-Jon Kabat-Zinn

4. Mindfulness What it is What it isn’t Noticing your thoughts
Being aware of your emotions
Responding to a situation
Self awareness
What is
Having an empty mind
Always being happy
Reacting to a situation
Religion
What if

5. Benefits of Mindfulness
Improves Wellbeing
Improves Physical Health
Improves Mental Health

6. How Mindful Are You? Mindful Attention Awareness Scale
(Brown & Ryan, 2003)
MAAS

7. Mindfulness & Performance
What is Performance?
Mindful Awareness
Exercises
Mindfulness of the Breath
Notice 5 Things
Drop Anchor
Watching your thoughts

8. Drop Anchor Plant your feet into the floor.
Push them down—notice the floor beneath you, supporting you.
Notice the muscle tension in your legs as you push your feet down.
Notice your entire body—and the feeling of gravity flowing down through your head, spine, and legs into your feet.
Now look around and notice what you can see and hear around you. Notice where you are and what you’re doing

9. Mindfulness & Performance
Mindful Attention
Task focused vs Self focused
Exercises for Mindful Attention
Eating a Raisin
Mindfulness in daily tasks

10. Eating a Raisin

11. Mindfulness & You Starting your own mindfulness practice Learn
Start now
Keep it simple!

12. Mindfulness & Others Practice Mindful Interactions Students Staff
Parents
Personal Relationships

13. Questions?

14. Resources http://leftbrainbuddha.com/ http://www.chopra.com/ccl

15. Resources
Brown, K. W. & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4),
Gardner, F. L. & Moore, Z. E. (2007). The Psychology of Enhancing Human Performance: The Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) Approach. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Siegel, D. (2013). Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin.

16. Connect with me! jodihickenlooper@gmail.com www.jodihickenlooper.com