Learning to Breathe: A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents to Cultivate Emotion Regulation, Attention, and Performance
344Learning to Breathe: A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents to Cultivate Emotion Regulation, Attention, and Performance
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Overview
A fully revised and updated second edition, including new research and skills in the areas of trauma and compassion
Disruptive behavior in the classroom, poor academic performance, and out-of-control emotions: if you work with adolescents, you are well-aware of the challenges this age group presents, as well as how much time can be lost on your lessons while dealing with this behavior. What if there was a way to calm these students down and arm them with the mindfulness skills needed to really excel in school and life?
Written by mindfulness expert and licensed clinical psychologist Patricia C. Broderick, Learning to Breathe is a secular program that tailors the teaching of mindfulness to the developmental needs of adolescents to help them understand their thoughts and feelings and manage distressing emotions. Students will be empowered by learning important mindfulness meditation skills that help them improve emotion regulation, reduce stress, improve overall performance, and, perhaps most importantly, develop their attention.
Since its publication nearly a decade ago, the L2B program has transformed classrooms across the US, and has received praise from educators, parents, and mental health professionals alike. This fully revised and updated second edition offers the same powerful mindfulness interventions, and includes compelling new research and skills in the areas of trauma and compassion.
The book integrates certain themes of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, into a program that is shorter, more accessible to students, and compatible with school curricula. This easy-to-use manual is designed to be used by teachers, but can also be used by any mental health provider teaching adolescents emotion regulation, stress reduction and mindfulness skills. The book is structured around six themes built upon the acronym BREATHE, and each theme has a core message: Body, Reflection, Emotions, Attention, Tenderness, and Healthy Mind Habits, and Empowerment.
Along with The Learning to Breathe Student Workbook, this is the perfect tool for empowering students as they grapple with the psychological tasks of adolescence. Make this new edition a part of your professional library today!
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781684036738 |
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Publisher: | New Harbinger Publications |
Publication date: | 06/01/2021 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 344 |
File size: | 5 MB |
About the Author
Foreword writer Myla Kabat-Zinn, RN, BSN, spent a number of years assisting at births both in the hospital and at home. During those years, she also taught childbirth education classes based on mindful awareness. She is coauthor, with her husband Jon, of Everyday Blessings. She has led workshops on mindful parenting in the US and in Europe.
Foreword writer Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is internationally known for his work as a scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. He is professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and author of numerous books, including Full Catastrophe Living, Arriving at Your Own Door, and Coming to Our Senses.
Myla Kabat-Zinn, RN, BSN, spent a number of years assisting at births both in the hospital and at home.?During those years, she also taught childbirth education classes based on mindful awareness. She is?coauthor, with her husband Jon, of?Everyday Blessings. She has led?workshops on?mindful parenting in the US and in Europe.
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Part 1 Introduction and Overview
1 A Message for Teachers 3
2 Foundations of Learning to BREATHE 7
3 How to Use This Manual 15
Part 2 L2B Six-Session Program
4 Theme B: Body 29
Activity: Mindful Listening 34
Activity: My Mindful/Mindless Life 37
Activity: Eating Mindfully 37
Activity: Sense Doors 39
Activity: Mindful Walkabout 41
Practice: Body Scan 43
PJLM for B Theme (Short) 49
PJLM for B Theme (Long) 49
5 Theme R: Reflections 51
Activity: The Big Event 54
Activity: My Mind Is a Cast of Characters 58
Activity: The Panda Bear 61
Alternate Activity: The Pizza 63
Alternate Activity: White Polar Bear 64
Practice: Mindfulness of Thoughts 66
PJLM for R Theme (Short) 68
PJLM for R Theme (Long) 69
6 Theme E: Emotions 71
Activity: The Lineup 75
Activity: Emotions in Three Acts 76
Activity: The Great Cover-Up 81
Activity: Surfing the Waves 84
Activity: Pleasant Feeling (Gratitude Practice) 87
Practice: Mindfulness of Feelings 89
PJLM for E Theme (Short) 92
PJLM for E Theme (Long) 92
7 Theme A: Attention 95
Activity: Case Study 98
Activity: Cross the Line 101
Activity: How Much Can You Handle? 102
Practice: Mindful Movement 104
PJLM for A Theme (Short) 110
PJLM for A Theme (Long) 110
8 Theme T: Tenderness 113
Activity: The Teenage Brain, True or False 116
Activity: Practicing Mental Habits 118
Activity: Ways We Practice Kindness or Meanness 120
Activity: Stream of Gratitude (Mindful Writing) 123
Activity: What I Wish for Myself 125
Activity: Message in a Bottle 125
Practice: Loving-Kindness 126
Practice: "A Person Just Like Me" 131
Concluding Self-Compassion Practice for T Lesson 133
9 Theme H: Habits 135
Activity: Mindful Quilt 137
Practice: Closing Circle 138
PJLM for H Theme 141
10 Mindfulness Boosters, Daily Doses, and Key Words 143
Part 3 L2B in Eighteen Sessions or Twelve Sessions
11 B Theme Sessions 1-3 161
Activity: Bell Sound Practice 162
Practice: Short Breath Awareness Practice 162
Activity: My Mindful/Mindless Life 164
Activity: Eating Mindfully 164
Practice: Feet on the Floor 164
Activity: Elements of Mindfulness 166
Activity: Mindfulness in My Life 166
Practice: Body Scan 166
12 R Theme Sessions 4-6 169
Activity: The Big Event 170
Activity: Fill in the Blanks 171
Practice: Short Breath Awareness 171
Activity: Name That Thought 173
Activity: The Panda Bear 173
Activity: My Mind Is a Cast of Characters 175
Practice: Mindfulness of Thoughts 175
13 E Theme Sessions 7-9 177
Activity 1: The Lineup 178
Alternative Activity: How Does It Feel? 178
Activity 2: Emotion in Three Acts 179
Practice: Mindfulness of Feelings 179
Activity: The Great Cover-Up 180
Practice: Finding the Feeling 180
Activity: Surfing the Waves 183
14 A Theme Sessions 10-12 185
Activity 1: A Stressed Out Case 186
Activity 2: Cross the Line 187
Activity 3: What's My Limit? 187
Practice: Mindful Walking 187
Activity: How Much Can You Handle? 189
Practice: Seated Mindful Movement 190
Activity: Mindfulness 360 191
Practice: Sitting-to-Standing Mindful Movement 192
15 T Theme Sessions 13-15 193
Activity: Ways We Practice Kindness or Meanness 194
Alternative Activity: Practicing Meanness-or-Kindness Card Sort 194
Practice: Loving-Kindness 195
Optional Opening Practice 198
16 H Theme Sessions 16-18 199
Activity: Designed to Re-Mind 200
Practice: Short Body Scan 201
Activity: Mindful Quilt 202
Alternative Activity: BREATHE Beading 202
Activity: Closing Circle 202
17 Outline for Twelve-Session Program 203
Part 4 Supplementary Information
18 The Adolescent Brain and Stress 213
19 Trauma, Mindfulness, and Working with Youth 221
20 Adolescents, Schooling, and Mindfulness 237
Appendix A Six-Session Student Workbook 243
Appendix B Eighteen-Session Student Workbook 273
References 303
Index 317
Interviews
Broderick resides in Conshohocken, PA (Greater Philadelphia Area).