���MBSR for Parents��Week one��Automatic Pilot Parenting�
“E hara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari i tetoa takitini”
“My strength comes not only from myself alone, but from those on the journey with me”
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THEME��Automatic Pilot �Parenting
Agenda
Karakia and Intentions
Introductions and Practicalities
Mindful Eating & Discussion
BREAK
Morning Stress Exercise & Discussion
Body Scan & Discussion
Home Practice
Karakia
Āio ki te rangi
Āio ki te papa
Āio ki te māuri o ngā mea katoa
Āio Māuri Ora
Peace to the sky; peace to all that is above
Peace to the earth; peace to all that is below
Peace to the life essence of all things in between
Peace to – the breath of life
Pair �Introductions��(3 mins each)
Your Name
Where you are from and where you live now
Family – who do you parent with?
Children and diagnoses
Intentions and hopes for the course
Whole Group �Introductions�(one minute!)
Your Name
Family – who do you parent with?
Children and diagnoses
One word or sentence on your Intention for the course
Group Guidelines
Confidentiality
No advice giving ☺
Self Care & Neuroaffirming
Mindful Listening and Mindful Speaking
Group Guidelines
Experiential Learning
Communication with Teachers
Zoom Use
Eight weeks of practice supported by a weekly class ☺
Mindful Eating - Connecting with Senses
Visual (Sight)
Auditory (Hearing)
Gustatory (Taste)
Tactile (Touch)
Olfactory (Smell)
Vestibular (Balance & Movement)
Proprioception (Body Awareness and Coordination)
Interoception (Inside our body)
What is Mindfulness?
Mindful Awareness is about learning to pay attention, in the present moment, without judgment.
It’s like training a muscle – we are training the muscle of ‘attention’ through Mindfulness practice
Morning Stress Exercise
Body Sensations | Thoughts | Emotions | Action Tendencies |
Tummy clenched, chest tightening, nausea | “I hate my life, it’s not fair” Why me? | Frustrating, Sad - here we are again | Volcano response Throw a tantrum “How do I fix it” |
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The Body Scan & Interoception Sense
Visual (Sight)
Auditory (Hearing)
Gustatory (Taste)
Tactile (Touch)
Olfactory (Smell)
Vestibular (Balance & Movement)
Proprioception (Body Awareness and Coordination)
Interoception (Inside our body)
Interoception is the sense of knowing what is happening ‘inside’ our bodies
Good interoception awareness is when a person can feel the inside of their body with high accuracy AND know what their body needs
Interoceptive Awareness can be challenging among ADHD and Autistic people
Interoception and Emotional Regulation
“we need to know what emotion we are feeling in order to regulate it. We could be taught hundreds of coping strategies but it is not until we have a clear indicator of when to use a strategy and which strategy is the best match for the emotion at hand we can learn emotional regulation”
Kelly Mahler, MS, OTR / L
The Body Scan�
Experiencing: BEING MODE
Sensory/Perceptual system:
Senses: Seeing, Tasting, Touching, Hearing, Smelling
A sense of the internal state of your body
Awareness of your body in space
Conceptualizing: THINKING MODE
Verbal/Conceptual system:
Analysing
Planning
Elaborating
Goal-Setting
Problem-Solving
Predicting
Judging
Remembering
Self-Reflecting
Awareness of body, mood, thoughts. Open, curious
Experiencing: BEING MODE
Sensory/Perceptual system:
Senses: Seeing, Tasting, Touching, Smelling
A sense of the internal state of your body
Awareness of your body in space
Conceptualizing: Stress
Default: Unhelpful thoughts, Overthinking, Autopilot
Verbal/Conceptual system:
Analysing
Planning
Elaborating
Goal-Setting
Problem-Solving
Predicting
Judging
Remembering
Self-Reflecting
Self Criticism
Home practice�
Mindfulness practice
Mindful Parenting
Neurodivergent Education
The Secret of Mindfulness Practice
Do little and often – short practice daily, rather than long practice
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If you practice when it’s easy, it’s easier when it’s hard
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The more you practice the more likely you are to practice
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Clearing�By Martha Postlewaite�
Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose.
Instead, create a clearing
In the dense forest of your life
And wait there patiently,
Until the song that is your life, falls into your own cupped hands
And you recognize and greet it.
Only then will you know
How to give yourself
To this world
So worthy of rescue.