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It is essential to  have group rules. This is example of rules that need to establish in the first meeting.
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This is a great example of seeing how a school district implements small group counseling in a school setting (PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR SMALL GROUP COUNSELING GUIDE).

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR SMALL GROUP COUNSELING GUIDE. (n.d.). Retrieved from Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education: https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/guid-respon-serv-small-group-counseling-guide-2015.pdf

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The fundamental ideas around restorative practices for children who have been through tough times is in order to learn the people who are running the groups do things with them rather than for them. The children are happier, more cooperative, and more productive and open to change. In the forming stage the leader needs to pick low risk activities and do them with the children providing role modeling and safety so that teens will overcome and discomfort or embarrassment.

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This diagram gives examples of not only behaviors that are possible in each stage, but also tasks to be completed for team growth and objective completion.
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Teams go through the stages of development in a group activity using tennis balls in a fun fashion.  The debriefing allows the group to bring to life Tuckman's stages of group development.  This activity may be useful in the storming stage as the team begins to face challenges to demonstrate to group members that this stage can be uncomfortable as the group challenges each other and grow.

Betts, Stephen C.. Allied Academies International Conference: Proceedings of the Academy of Educational Leadership (AEL), Oct 2010, 15(2), 12-15 Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

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Academic Achievement and Transcendental meditation: A Study of At-Risk Urban Middle School Students - Walden Library

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Implement Mindfulness in Your School
Grant, K. (2017, December 06). Implement Mindfulness in Your Schools. Retrieved from American School Counselor Association : https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/PDFs/WebinarPowerPoints/WEB112917_Grant-Handout.pdf

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, pronounced [dot-be], is the UK's leading mindfulness curriculum for 11-18 year olds in schools. stands for 'stop and be', a simple practice at the heart of this ten lesson course.

Each . b lesson (between 40 minutes and 1 hour) is expertly crafted for use in the classroom to teach a distinct mindfulness skill.

The . b materials are designed to engage even the most sceptical of young minds.

The Lessons

Each . b lesson is expertly crafted for use in the classroom to teach a distinct mindfulness skill.

An Introduction to Mindfulness

These four lessons form part of a spiralling .b curriculum to which further lessons will be added over time. For example, you may have taught the first 10 .b lessons to a group in Year 7 and now want to revisit the core mindfulness skills as they move into Year 8 or 9.

The next 4 lessons pick up where .b left off, taking key themes and practices and developing them further, as well as introducing new ones. They are not designed as a set of stand-alone lessons andshould only be taught to those who have already completed most or all of the original .b course.

For their 'home practice', pupils are invited to watch and 'do' guided mindfulness practices created by one of the UK's leading animators. The animations are available at www.dotbe.org.

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Hawn, G. (2011). 10 Mindful Minutes. New York: Penguin Group.

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“Release” – A Whirlwind of Daily Pressures: How Students Cope. (n.d.). Retrieved from Mindful School: https://www.mindfulschools.org/video/release-2/

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Watch the whirlwind lives of middle school students as they describe their everyday pressures. In this poignant, tender film, they learn the gentle skills of mindful attention and begin to release the grip of stress and anxiety. "Release" was created by one of our graduates, Julie Bayer Salzman. Please watch and share - the world needs to see it.

Message from the Filmmaker:

"Release" is the 2nd in our series of Mindful Shorts, and it focuses on stress and anxiety as experienced by middle school kids. 70% of middle school students today report feeling "stressed out" - an alarming figure, and a sign that something must be done to help kids manage the sense of overwhelm and frustration they experience so that they can blossom into young adults who are equipped to navigate their way through life's challenges in a positive, productive way. We hope this film in some small way helps not just kids, but everyone who suffers from the toxic effects of stress and anxiety.

A very different approach than its predecessor "Just Breathe" (which focused on anger in elementary school kids), "Release" was designed to be more visceral/experiential. We wanted to visually communicate the differences between calm and anxious states of mind/body, so that viewers could truly relate to those experiences while simultaneously benefiting from a basic lesson in mindful awareness.

Our intention is to continue this series of short films, climbing up through the ages and the corresponding mental/habitual states of mind that commonly arise in each stage of life (i.e. Depression in High School, Trauma in College, Addiction in Mid-Life, Grief in Later Years), with each film probing deeper and deeper into Mindfulness.

If you share our passion, please share this film. And please also consider donating to the film series, as we cannot continue to make these films without financial support. For more information, please visit Wavecrest Films or email Julie directly at julie@wavecrestfilms.com.

Many thanks for reading and watching, and above all, for your support!
Julie completed Mindful Schools' 6-week Mindfulness Fundamentals course. She was inspired by her practice to create this series of short films. Founded in 2007, Mindful Schools trains educators to integrate mindfulness into their work with children. Educators trained by Mindful Schools have impacted over 750,000 students worldwide. You can learn more about our online course offerings, Mindfulness Fundamentals and Mindful Educator Essentials, and our Year-Long Certification at mindfulschools.org.

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Lindsay, J. Self-Acceptance Meditation for Children & Teens Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRN1I2CE2CU

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Under Pressure - Mindfulness for Teens Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKnRKy5Wu7c

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Calm Down Kit. (n.d.). Retrieved from And Next Comes L: ttps://www.andnextcomesl.com/2016/04/what-to-put-in-a-calm-down-kit-for-kids.html

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Do you need calm down kit ideas? Or have you been wondering how to make a calm down box for kids, but don't know where to start? This printable list of 40+ things to put in a calm down kit is the ideal starting point!

Every child should learn coping skills.

And every child can benefit from having their own homemade calm down kit, filled with calming tools and things that suit their needs and interests.

I've always tried my best to teach my kids emotional regulation strategies such as deep breathing exercises, talking about emotions, and doing meditation as a family.

It is my hope that they'll feel confident managing anxiety, stress, and sensory overwhelm because they've practiced these different strategies. And having a tailor-made calm down box is another one of the strategies we use to promote healthy self-regulation skills.

So if you've been wondering how to make a calm down kit for your own kids, then look no further than this free printable list of 40+ things to put in their kit.

While this list is geared towards smaller children, I also have a list geared specifically towards older kids.

What to Include in a Calm Down Kit for Kids

There are lots of different things that you can include in a calm down kit and obviously, you will want to tailor it to your child(ren). Here are 40+ things you can put in a calm down kit for anxious kids:

1. Free printable visual calm down strategies cards

2. Bottle of bubbles

3. Chew toy or chew necklace

4. Small puzzle

5. Fidgets such as Tangle Jr. or puffer ball

6. Weighted lap cushion or stuffed animal - You can find some great DIY ideas under tip #10 here.

7. Weighted vest or pressure vest

8. Stretchy resistance bands

9. Sensory tunnel

10. Hearing protection ear muffs or noise canceling headphones

11. Chewing gum, hard candies, or lollipops - We love Pur natural chewing gum and Spry natural chewing gum!

12. Calming essential oil spray

13. Rescue remedy - I swear by this stuff! Seems to instantly calm meltdowns!

14. MP3 player with music and/or audiobooks - Be sure to include headphones and an accompanying book for the audiobook so they can read along while listening.

15. Book of yoga poses or printable yoga cards

16. Blank notebook and a writing utensil (crayons, pencil crayons, markers, or similar)

17. Sensory bottle or calm down jar - I love this post about 6 ways to make a calm down jar from Preschool Inspirations.

18. Skipping rope - Try our DIY skipping rope that's made from straws!

19. Visual stims such as a kaleidoscope or an hourglass

20. Books to read

21. Activity books: dot to dots, mazes, word searches, I Spy, etc. - Or print off a bunch of our I Spy printables and include them in your calm down kit!

22. Stress balls

23. Play dough or silly putty

24. Photo album filled with photos of family and friends

25. Small blanket

26. Bubble wrap

27. Pinwheels - To encourage deep breathing and blowing out.

28. Rubik's cube

29. Small chalk board and chalk, Magna-Doodle, Etch-a-Sketch, or Boogie Board for doodling and drawing

30. Eye mask

31. Tissue paper to rip - Fill a zipper seal bag with tissue paper. Kids can rip what they need.

32. Light up toys, flashlight, or similar

33. Plastic snow globe - Acts like a calm down or sensory bottle and makes for a great visual stim.

34. Snacks with a variety of textures like crunchy (pretzels or nuts), chewy (fruit leather or dried fruit), or soft (marshmallows)

35. Pipe cleaners to twist and bend

36. Coloring books

37. Scarves or fabric scraps

38. Spinning top

39. Mini massager

40. Scratch and sniff stickers

41. Whistle, harmonica, party blowers, or similar small wind instrument - To encourage kids to breath out. Also, making music is a great way to release a variety of emotions.

42. Small mirror for making silly faces and exploring emotions

43. Straws and pom poms or cotton balls - A great oral motor idea to encourage deep breaths.

44. Body sock - Kids can retreat into a body sock for calming proprioceptive sensory input. Since they fold up relatively small, they make a great addition to a calm down kit.

45. Smelling bottles - Just fill bottles with calming scents, such as lavender.

46. Scratch art doodle pad

47. Social stories dedicated to deep breathing, calming strategies, chewing, or loud noises

Other Great Calm Down Tools for Anxious Kids

Here are some items that you might want to have accessible to your child during their calm down time. I even encourage you to create or designate an entire space to be your child's calm down corner and include these items in it.

1. Wiggle/balance cushion - Great for sitting on, walking on, balancing, on, etc.

2. Weighted blanket

3. Large cardboard box, fort, or ball pit - Kids will love retreating to these quiet places, but using a ball pit also provides lots of calming proprioceptive input.

4. Exercise ball - Perfect for bouncing or balancing on.

5. Mini trampoline - Great for kids who love to jump as a way to calm down.

Download the Free Printable Calm Down Kit List

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This is a great article about mindsets.  Leaders of group can help group members to remind them to watch their thoughts, recognize helpful and unhelpful thoughts, choose your thoughts, and positive self - talk will help group member contribute to the group.  In general if all group members had a positive mindset entering group they could get to working stage much faster.

Gill, B. (n.d.). Four Ways To Train Your Brain To Empower Your Life. Retrieved from Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bhaligill/2018/02/01/four-ways-to-train-your-brain-to-empower-your-life/#1450d9805c56

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I remember going to my first nine-day silent meditation retreat eight years ago when I was living in Perth, Australia. I was nervous beforehand because I couldn't imagine being silent for that long. I worried about "imagined" tragedies and events that I would miss out on and wondered if the world would be ok without my voice for nine days.

Despite my hesitation, the experience was extremely peaceful, restful and insightful. And the biggest insight I had was that there was a lot of noise happening -- in my own mind.

We have approximately 70,000 thoughts a day. A lot of them are very useful and vital for our lives and the work we do such as planning, organizing, reflecting, making decisions and performing day-to-day activities. But a lot of the time we have unhelpful thoughts, from wondering about situations we have little control over to ruminating over the past which we can no longer change.

The problem with this is that if we are not conscious enough, we may be using it to create negative relationships, work situations and even a life, which we never wanted. We may also limit ourselves from opportunities and growth because of certain negative thought patterns or limiting beliefs.

Ever heard the saying "you are what you think"? Here are some ways you can create thoughts that will empower you at work and in life.
1. Watch your thoughts
Become aware of the thoughts you have. In any moment you can stop and watch the thoughts running inside your mind. Recognize them as they come. This is especially useful when you're in an emotionally-charged situation where you will want to react very quickly. A simple practice that can help is mindfulness meditation.
2. Recognize helpful and unhelpful thoughts
Once you are aware of your thoughts, you can start recognizing whether a particular thought you've had is useful for you or not. One way to recognize helpful and helpful thoughts is to check in with yourself: "Is this thought serving me well? Is this thought making me happy?"
3. Choose your thoughts
What many people do not realize is that you can choose the thoughts you have. You can choose whether you want to keep it, let it be, or let it go. Sometimes the thought which you do not like or want may still be there, but you can then shift your focus away from it to a helpful thought.
4. Positive self-talk
One of the most powerful ways to start seeing positive outcomes in your life is positive self-talk. This means saying positive affirmative statements to yourself such as "I am worthy," "I am grateful," "I am smart," etc. This may seem a little bit unnatural at first but will get easier once you make it a habit. Tell yourself a positive affirmation which you want to see more off in your life first thing when you wake up and before you sleep.

The mind is powerful and we can use it to make our lives better or worse. Start by making it a practice to become aware of your thoughts, the type of thoughts you are having, and start choosing positive ones.

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I remember going to my first nine-day silent meditation retreat eight years ago when I was living in Perth, Australia. I was nervous beforehand because I couldn't imagine being silent for that long. I worried about "imagined" tragedies and events that I would miss out on and wondered if the world would be ok without my voice for nine days.

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This article explains why mindfulness helps keep our brains healthy, how mindfulness can be used to support self-regulation and effective decision-making capabilities, and  how mindfulness helps protect ourselves from toxic stress. It is good to teach group members the science behind mindfulness and show the supportive research.
Mindfulness Can Literally Change Your Brain. (n.d.). Retrieved from Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2015/01/mindfulness-can-literally-change-your-brain

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The business world is abuzz with mindfulness. But perhaps you haven't heard that the hype is backed by hard science. Recent research provides strong evidence that practicing non-judgmental, present-moment awareness (a.k.a. mindfulness) changes the brain, and it does so in ways that anyone working in today's complex business environment, and certainly every leader, should know about.

We contributed to this research in 2011 with a study on participants who completed an eight-week mindfulness program. We observed significant increases in the density of their gray matter. In the years since, other neuroscience laboratories from around the world have also investigated ways in which meditation, one key way to practice mindfulness, changes the brain. This year, a team of scientists from the University of British Columbia and the Chemnitz University of Technology were able to pool data from more than 20 studies to determine which areas of the brain are consistently affected. They identified at least eight different regions. Here we will focus on two that we believe to be of particular interest to business professionals.

The first is the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a structure located deep inside the forehead, behind the brain's frontal lobe. The ACC is associated with self-regulation, meaning the ability to purposefully direct attention and behavior, suppress inappropriate knee-jerk responses, and switch strategies flexibly. People with damage to the ACC show impulsivity and unchecked aggression, and those with impaired connections between this and other brain regions perform poorly on tests of mental flexibility: they hold onto ineffective problem-solving strategies rather than adapting their behavior. Meditators, on the other hand, demonstrate superior performance on tests of self-regulation, resisting distractions and making correct answers more often than non-meditators. They also show more activity in the ACC than non-meditators. In addition to self-regulation, the ACC is associated with learning from past experience to support optimal decision-making. Scientists point out that the ACC may be particularly important in the face of uncertain and fast-changing conditions.

(Source: Tang et al.)

(Source: Fox et al.)

The second brain region we want to highlight is the hippocampus, a region that showed increased amounts of gray matter in the brains of our 2011 mindfulness program participants. This seahorse-shaped area is buried inside the temple on each side of the brain and is part of the limbic system, a set of inner structures associated with emotion and memory. It is covered in receptors for the stress hormone cortisol, and studies have shown that it can be damaged by chronic stress, contributing to a harmful spiral in the body. Indeed, people with stress-related disorders like depresssion and PTSD tend to have a smaller hippocampus. All of this points to the importance of this brain area in resilience-another key skill in the current high-demand business world.

(Source: Hölzel et al.)

These findings are just the beginning of the story. Neuroscientists have also shown that practicing mindfulness affects brain areas related to perception, body awareness, pain tolerance, emotion regulation, introspection, complex thinking, and sense of self. While more research is needed to document these changes over time and to understand underlying mechanisms, the converging evidence is compelling.

Mindfulness should no longer be considered a "nice-to-have" for executives. It's a "must-have": a way to keep our brains healthy, to support self-regulation and effective decision-making capabilities, and to protect ourselves from toxic stress. It can be integrated into one's religious or spiritual life, or practiced as a form of secular mental training. When we take a seat, take a breath, and commit to being mindful, particularly when we gather with others who are doing the same, we have the potential to be changed.

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Jon Kabat-Zinn is a leader in the field of mindfulness meditation. He offers 3 different guided sessions for purchase to help the school counselor implement guided meditation. In the storming stage it would helpful for the instructor to model while students are beginning the practice of mindfulness meditation.

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This App is a new platform that makes all of Jon Kabat-Zinn's guided mindfulness meditation practices available on your iPhone or Android device. It is a subscription service that consolidates many of his other guided meditations, as well as text from his books and video from lectures in one convenient place. The subscription also makes available periodic live practice sessions and Q&A with Jon, all stored and accessed at any time through the app https://mindfulnessapps.com/live-with-jon/. The app is the perfect way to keep access to mindfulness in your pocket or purse, available wherever you go. Of course, the bigger challenge is to download it into your heart. That is the core rationale for all of these "ports of entry" into your true nature. The missing ingredient is practice, practice, practice. While each individual guided meditation is always the same, you are never the same, so each time you engage in a practice, you may be hearing things that you never heard before, or hearing and understanding them differently. If you are unable to afford a subscription, write to us at www.mindfulnessapps.com/contact/. We will make every effort to make access available to you regardless of ability to pay.

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This App is a new platform that makes all of Jon Kabat-Zinn's guided mindfulness meditation practices available on your iPhone or Android device. It is a subscription service that consolidates many of his other guided meditations, as well as text from his books and video from lectures in one convenient place.

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This is an article from the New York Times explaining mindfulness and how teachers  can bring mindfulness into the school day.  It is important for teachers to "buy into" mindfulness so it can work.  I also think if a school counselor is using mindfulness that if the school community is educated and understands the practices it can change the school culture and environment (Cohen & Gonchar, 2017).

Cohen, A., & Gonchar, M. (2017, 09 07). Cultivating Mindfulness for Educators Using Resources From The New York Times. Retrieved from New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/learning/lesson-plans/cultivating-mindfulness-for-educators-using-resources-from-the-new-york-times.html

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Cultivating Mindfulness for Educators Using Resources From The New York Times

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Lesson Plan The Well section runs a regular column called " But what about when the photocopier is broken, your sixth-period class is bouncing off the walls, or you're teaching five sections in a row? We don't normally run "lesson plans" for teachers and school leaders, but we thought mindfulness for educators was a perfect topic for the start of a new school year.