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