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STUDENTS ACTING OUT FEELINGS ABOUT NATURE

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ACTING OUT FEELINGS

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STUDENTS' ARTWORK DEPICTING FEELINGS FOR SOUNDS OF NATURE

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Σάρωση_20190407 (9) - Αντιγραφή - Αντιγραφή

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STUDENTS PAINTING THEIR FEELINGS WHILE LISTENING TO SOUNDS OF NATURE

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STUDENTS PAINTING THEIR FEELINGS WHILE LISTENING TO SOUNDS OF NATURE

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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"Look in a Different Way". Emotional intelligence developing activities with our school psychologist, Anna Kędzior.

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"Look in a Different Way". Emotional intelligence developing activities with our school psychologist, Anna Kędzior.

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"Look in a Different Way". Emotional intelligence developing activities with our school psychologist, Anna Kędzior.

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STUDENTS PAINTING THEIR FEELINGS WHILE LISTENING TO SOUNDS OF NATURE

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In order to develop emotional intelligence class 5e had a series of workshop with our school psychologist, Mrs Anna Kędzior. Here is a video presenting one of the classes.
https://youtu.be/GL2XHoLXPhU

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Class 5e: "Look in a Different Way" activity

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Game of emotions was cool! :)

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Another version of game of emotions.

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Emotions - a miming game - class 6F in action! :)

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Emotions - a miming game - class 6E in action! :)

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Emotions - a miming game - class 6E in action! :)

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Emotions - a miming game - class 6E in action! :)

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Cards by Polish students

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A comment about the cards our students from class 6 designed and created. They enjoyed it a lot, playing the cards during an English lesson also. We combined emotional intelligence developing with English language learning.

The "Discovering Emotions" cards created by students from our school are ready-made tools for working with children, which aim to support their emotional and social competences.

On subsequent work cards, children learn to recognize and name emotions, see in what situations they occur and talk about them directly.

This help can be used wherever there is space to talk about emotions - at school, at home.

They can be successfully used during classes developing emotional and social competences. They can also be a valuable help for teachers who want to stimulate the emotional intelligence of their pupils. The cards can also be used by parents to work with children at home. .

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Emotions - a miming game

Each student draws at random a card with a word - an emotion in English. He has to show it to the class, miming only, without any words. The other students have to guess the name of the emotion.
The Polish students enjoyed that also!

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Game of emotions - Polish kids in action. Cards designed and created by students from class 6.

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Module 2 video compilation of the activities in the Croatian school

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Module 2 video compilation of the activities in the Croatian school

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Relax Kids in class 2D of the Elementary School Marije i Line, Umag

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Relax Kids in class 2D of the Elementary School Marije i Line, Umag

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General benefits of the program „Relax Kids“ in preschool and school education:
-  helps in mastering basic techniques
of relaxation

- decreases stress

- develops awareness of our physical
self and the space surrounding us

- helps create a positive image about
ourselves

- improves self esteem

- helps students improve at school.

Positive effects on the kids' body:
- increases flexibility

- decreases tension and physical stress

- boosts energy

- leads to a healthier life

- improves coordination of movement,
balance and posture

- improves quality of sleep

- improves blood circulation

- strenghtens our immune system

- affects our immunity.
Positive effects on the kids' mind:
- improves memory and listening skills

- increases concentration and focus.
Methodology of the program (kids' activities):
RELAXATION IN 7 STEPS
·       GET MOVING - warm up exercises to boost energy and to have fun

·       PLAY -  games to awaken creativity and the feeling of happiness

·       STRETCH – streching exercises to improve balance and posture and to restore inner strenght and self respect

·       FEEL – kids massage each other to develop awareness about themselves, empathy and respect for the others

·       BREATHE – breathing exercises to improve health, control anxiety and reach inner peace

·       TRUST – positive words and affirmations to improve self esteem and self respect

·       RELAX – visualization techniques for total relaxation and a feeling of serenity; developing creativity and imagination.
This program is used in my class when I want to help my students overcome problems with self esteem, self respect, anxiety, sleeping problems, agressive behavior, problems with being focused in class. The program can be used at any moment of teaching. I don't need a large space because students can listen to my reading the meditation seated in their desks or on the floor, while the relaxing music is heard in the background or they can practice self massage and mutual massage techniques while listening to the music.
Outcomes for the students:
They will

have learned new techniques which can help them in expressing feelings and emotions

have had fun exercising

learned basic methods of relaxation, such as breathing exercises, stretching, self and mutual massage techniques

have improved their behavior by gaining self esteem

have improved their school results.

In accordance to the benefits of the program, on our last day of school we went to the beach and had a relaxation and meditation workshop together, listening to the sounds of the sea - splashing waves, breeze and seagulls.

MISSION OF THE PROGRAM
The mission is to give the children the best we can, emotionally speaking; we don't need money and expensive things to show love and kindness for one another; all we need is a warm heart, teach the kids love and compassion for themselves and the world surrounding them. Let them grow into healthy and strong human beings able to cope with everyday life situations. Our mission is to teach them to be able to tell the difference between good or bad, respect themselves and the others and create a better world for all.
Author of the text:

Željka Čikeš, teacher mentor

Relax Kids Coach

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Erasmus+ project Love Life: Module 2 - Love Yourself, Meditation by the Adriatic Sea

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„Relax Kids“ uses research-based mindful and relaxation techniques alongside values and positive psychology (positivity, strength-building, gratitude, resilience and compassion) to help support children’s emotional health and wellbeing.

The program was founded by Marneta Viegas in 2001 in Great Britain, the link is: (www.relaxkids.com) and today it is applied in over half a million homes and schools all over the world. Marneta V. noticed that the kids' focus and concentration is in decline and has come to an idea to boost their ability to relax with the aid of a well-structured program. After applying its methods and techniques at Sylvester School (Liverpool, UK), the expulsion rate has decreased significantly. OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills) has rated the school as „extraordinary“ for its care for its students' emotional wellbeing. Relax Kids program also offers a wide range of material for relaxation – books and CDs to help students overcome stress, anxiety or anger, and at the same time, increase their self-esteem.

Our primary teacher, Željka Čikeš, used the Relax Kids methods and techniques to help her students and Erasmus+ teachers to relax.

Here is a photo from the workshop:

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Relaxation and breathing exercises in the National park of Brijuni, Croatia 

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Relaxation and breathing exercises in the National park of Brijuni, Croatia 

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Second and third grade primary school students of our Subschool Kmeti  took in June a one-day school trip to the national park located on Veli Brijun, one of the 13 beautiful islands of the Brijuni archipelago situated on the southern part of the biggest Croatian peninsula - Istria. After sightseeing, they took advantage of the pristine nature on the island and relaxed, following my instructions.

I often use relaxation exercises and breathing techniques in my class and in the schoolyard to help my students relax. Today, these exercises were exceptionally special owing to the incredible beauty of Nature in the park and the sounds of silence and serenity surrounding us.

My students love these outdoor activities because they connect them, help them increase their self-esteem and self- respect, which are crucial for their emotional and intellectual well being, memory, concentration and focus, and they also helps them overcome stress and find inner peace.

Author of the text: Teacher Smiljka Šantek Mekinić, primary teacher

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MINDFULNESS EXERCISES BY THE MAYO CLINIC

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MINDFULNESS EXERCISES BY THE MAYO CLINIC

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At the following link you can find some useful mindfulness exercises:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/mindfulness-exercises/art-20046356

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THE TASK FOR POLAND WAS...
Games of Emotions:
Card game of emotions - the method of this activity is to produce cards that are used in this game and explain different feelings. Students are divided into groups of 10 with 5 different types of cards in double copy. You must
the image and say to themselves what they think about the feeling. The cards are then passed on to the person to their rights until
everyone knows and talks to everyone in the group.

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The task for Poland was...

Games of Emotions:
Card game of emotions - the method of this activity is to produce cards that are used in this game and explain different feelings. Students are divided into groups of 10 with 5 different types of cards in double copy. The cards are then passed on to the person to their right until everyone knows and talks to everyone in the group.

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This interactive meditation is suitable for school and kindergarten pupils. By riding through the rainbow, children awake their breathing and develop creativity and focus, which gives them peace and tranquility.

Author: Tamara Vučković (tamaravuckovic1@gmail.com)

Speaker: Tihana Lipovec Fraculj

Sound effects by: Hrvoje Golubić

Background animation: AA VFX, Amitai Angor - Quantum Animation Project

Music: http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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A video by the Croatian school presenting a meditation exercise - relaxation by a combination of singing and finger motion. The teacher mentor is our primary teacher, Ms Marina Batalija.

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A video by the Croatian school presenting a meditation exercise - relaxation by a combination of singing and finger motion. The teacher mentor is our primary teacher, Ms Marina Batalija.

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Esteem your Therapy - Meditation in Nature by a combination of singing and finger motioning

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Esteem your Therapy - Five meditation exercises at the Croatian school, class 4B 

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Esteem your Therapy - Five meditation exercises at the Croatian school, class 4B 

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We would like to share with you some meditation ideas from our primary teacher, Ms Marina Batalija.

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COLOR MIRRORS - a workshop with the color therapist

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COLOR MIRRORS - a workshop with the color therapist

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On June 13 after our regular lessons,  we had an interesting  workshop „Color Mirrors“ for our Erasmus+ group of students led by the color therapist, Branka Ribarić, and organized by our primary teacher, Ms Sanja Ošaben. Miss Ribarić explained to the students the significance and influence of colors in our lives. Colors are everywhere, they are on us and around us.

Color therapy is an alternative therapy that uses colors and their frequencies to heal physical and emotional problems. Color therapy is also known as chromopathy, chromotherapy, or color healing.

The therapist brought a set of colors to show to the students. Every color carries a different meaning. Each student has a chance to pick one color they liked most and the therapist explained to each students the meaning of the color they picked. She also invited the students to think positively about themselves and how to use their potensials in the best of ways. The workshop lasted an hour and according to positive reactions of our students, it was clear they liked it.

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After a two hour lesson with a HipHop teacher, try this dance, forget your problems, relax and enjoy with us.

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Stress relief activities: reading a book

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Stress relief activities: reading a book

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Here you can read a flipbook about reading a book in a bookshop.

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Publishing platform for digital magazines, interactive publications and online catalogs. Convert documents to beautiful publications and share them worldwide. Title: Book activity to relax, Author: Farinella, Length: 12 pages, Published: 2019-03-27

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Italian students with their PE teacher suggest some pilates exercises to relax

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CROATIAN WORK ON MODULE 2 - WORKSHOPS BY THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

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CROATIAN WORK ON MODULE 2 - WORKSHOPS BY THE SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

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Module 2 focuses on learning methods and approaches to improve our wellbeing, develop a positive attitude towards life and learn how to cope with stress and life problems. In order to develop a positive way of thinking and a positive attitude towards life and the world that surrounds us, we have to learn to love ourselves first and only then, we will love life and life will love us back. We have to learn how to control our emotions, how to become a winner in stressful life situations and try to think positively. As an introduction and preparation for our task in this Module: Meditation in Nature, we have used a variety of activities and workshops from the mindfulness therapy. Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mindfulness involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress.Spending too much time planning, problem-solving, daydreaming, or thinking negative or random thoughts can be draining. It can also make you more likely to experience stress, anxiety and symptoms of depression. Practicing mindfulness exercises can help you direct your attention away from this kind of thinking and engage with the world around you. Mindfulness therapy, also called mindfulness-based therapy, is a type of psychotherapy that uses the practice of mindfulness to promote good mental and physical health. Our school psychologist, Jelena Rukavina, held four workshops for the Erasmus+ group of students who met every Thursday 7th and 8th period to engage in Erasmus+ „Love Life“ project. The first workshop „A Positive Self Image“ took place on May 9 and was structured to focus on imagination and relaxation exercises, as well as exercises to improve self esteem and respect for the others. The second workshop „A Letter to my Future Self“ took place on 16 May. It was directed to raising awareness about self value and life goals that we have set and want to accomplish in the future. The third workshop „Me and the Others“ was held on May 23. It focuses on improving communication and cooperation among the students . All three workshops served as introduction to  the fourth workshop the Croatian school was responsible for : Meditation with the Sounds of Nature which has been conceived according to the principles of mindfulness. Basically, the students are outdoors by the sea or in our school Mediterranean garden and sit comfortably in a circle. The school psychologist conducts the meditation exercise and the students follow her instructions, try to relax surrounded by the scents and sounds of  Nature. Here are a few photos from the mindfulness exercise.

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When I hear birds singing, I feel HAPPYSea waves make me feel RELAXED!4Rain makes me SAD!i feel FREE!I am SCARED of the wind!The sound of the river makes me feel JOYFUL!I really feel NERVOUS now!!!Waterfalls make me feel EXCITED!

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Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick - True Colors (Lyric)

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Contributions per Nation GERMANY This activities has been thought to take place with the Disney film...

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Meditation in nature – using the same exercises used the day before, will be a “nature” therapy, mixing the sound of nature, smells, views. The surrounding area of lake district is the perfect one

for the activity.

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Meditation “The sound of Nature Pt.1” – the methodology will be to use the sounds of nature as sound therapy meditation. At the and of the session the students will express their thought about the experience.

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How To Love Yourself - How To Like Who You Are Right Now

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This activities has been thought to take place with the Disney film projecting “Inside Out”:

1)      Introduction to the various shapes of feelings and emotions (basic level)

2)      Reflections about to feel comfortable to take your feeling and emotions by yourself or to get it out. With all the classroom student by student. Transcribe the reactions and decide which activities follow the next.

a.       Inside: Reflection about depression, frustration, fears, isolation. How to get “OUT” from that kind of disorders keeping an eye to students’ comments.

b.       Out: Reflection about hyperactivity, emotional disorder, aggressiveness, impulsivity. How to get OUT from that kind of disorders keeping an eye to students’ comments.

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Emotional stories – the methodology will be to make a circle and a reader will read dialogues about different emotions. Students will have to guess which emotion the reader is talking about. The students will be placed in a small group of 5, the group which is answer accurately will have to match the emotion felt with something happen to them. Focus: increase students’ awareness, increase communication skills among themselves, possibility to express themselves.

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Stress relief therapy “Stress? No thanks” – the methodology is to focus on the Problem stress might create and the importance to know exercises to relief it. At the end each student express their preferences of technique.

Focus: increase self-esteem, enhance the senses, happiness, tackle stress (possibility of video and pictures for the final out-comes)

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Love Life Erasmus Project - 2018-2020 Module 2 - LOVE YOURSELF

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Card game of emotions matching – the methodology of this activity is to produce cards which will be used in this game explaining different feelings. Students will be divided in groups of 10 with 5 different kind of cards in double copy. They will have to match the picture and tell each other what they think about the feeling. Then the cards will be passed at the person on their right until each have known and talk whit everyone in the group. Focus: make students know each other, develop trustiness between them, express students’ emotions.

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How to love yourself

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Love Life Erasmus Project - 2018-2020 Module 2 - LOVE YOURSELF

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Lesson 1 - Read about how the brain works. This lesson is foundation for understanding how to change your thoughts. Most importantly, it will help you recognize that by practicing new thoughts and behaviors - old patterns and habits are changed with consistent, regular practice.

Lesson 2 - Discover what you believe about yourself and decide which belief support healthy self esteem and which beliefs you want to change. Read How Elephants Are Trained and notice if you can identify similarities in your life, then complete the What I Believe Worksheet.

Then take a look at this inspiring video. No matter what others think. It is what you think of yourself that produces results!

Lesson 3 - Learn meditation and relaxation techniques allowing you to experience your calm, peaceful, confident and loving self. When you make this connection, you are guaranteed to feel better about yourself. Developing a meditation practice is one of the most powerful things you can do to improve your self esteem. This section explains why it is important and provides some practice techniques to get you started on your meditation practice.

Lesson 4 - In this lesson you learn how to respect, care for and love yourself. You cannot have healthy self esteem without respect and valuing yourself. Taking action to respect yourself leads to happiness and self confidence. Follow the suggested activities in this section, then use them to master your feelings and thoughts. Part of respecting yourself is nourishing your body with food that makes you feel good. Learn how food affects your mood. Also watch this funny video on the on self image.

Lesson 5 - This lesson focuses on choice. When you have low self esteem you often feel as if you have no choice. Learn how to be the dominant creative force in your life instead of just reacting to circumstances.

Lesson 6 - In this lesson you learn the importance of setting the course and direction for your best life. Your life is up to you. Learn about goals and dreams and use the tools, techniques and information to develop a vision and a plan for your future. Take responsibility for your life!

Lesson 7 - This lesson is about visualization. Tapping the full resources of your imagination is a potent tool for changing behavior. Read about about why visualization improves performance and then use the activities and worksheets on this site to re-program your mind with images and feelings of success. This section lists all the activities on the site and describes how to change behavior with consistent regular practice of the Awareness-Choice-Change Model described in this section.

Lesson 8 - In this lesson you will learn to request and tap into the strength of an invisible energy force. There are many name for this force, including Higher Power, Spirit, God, Universal Love, Superconscious and Intuitive or Higher Self. This lesson is about connecting and co-creating with this power and learning to trust its' guidance.

Lesson 9 - In this lesson we summarize the important components for taking responsibility for overcoming Low Self Esteem. The Principles of Behavior Change are summarized in this report. Great for easy reference.

Lesson 10 - In this lesson Joan Breiner and Susyn Reeve, (board members of the National Association for Self Esteem and Authors of The Mind Manual System) expand on the information in this lesson plan. They offer 21 additional lessons to support your empowerment and self esteem. The Mind Manual System teaches you how to use the inherent power of your mind to shift your thinking to open new possibilities for unprecedented confidence, personal empowerment and happiness in your life. Watch the video to learn more.(Clicking on the link will open a new window.)

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Improving Self Esteem This Self Esteem Lesson Plan offers a step by step approach to boost low self esteem. Building Self Esteem is an inside job. Simply put, self esteem is a reflection of what you think and how you feel about yourself. It is not based on

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Feb 27, 2019- A collection of thoughts, sentences and picture about the Erasmus Project "Love Life" | See more ideas about Being happy, Bonheur and Happiness.

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Keeping the kids entertained can be a bit of a task at times, so here are 8 Disney Inside out printables that should keep them amused for a little while. These printables include all of the new Disney/Pixar characters from the new movie Inside out. You can watch the Disney Inside Out Trailer here.

There is a mixture of free disney printables including door hangers, activity sheets and colouring pages. Download them below.

All are official and totally free... Just click on the links below and print your PDF.

Free Disney Inside out printables

1. Disney Inside out coloring page disgust anger fear

2. Disney Inside out colouring page joy sadness

3. Disney Inside out colouring page joy

4. Disney Inside out door hanger

5. Disney Inside out door hanger instructions

6. Disney Inside out printables door hanger

7. Disney inside out printables door hanger

8. Disney Inside out printables spot the difference.

9. Disney Inside out sadness

Please leave a comment and let me know if you enjoyed these official free printables.

Looking for more free Printables? why not take a look at these...

(I would like to thank Disney/Pixar for providing these printables for our readers.)

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8 totally Free official Disney Inside out printables

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INSIDE OUT

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