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The document provides various art therapy prompts and techniques for self-regulation and calming strategies, including breathing exercises and mindfulness practices. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing emotions and offers activities to help manage stress and anxiety. Additionally, it introduces concepts like the CBT Banana Technique and the Watermelon Technique to differentiate between controllable and uncontrollable aspects of life.
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MINDFULNESS PRACTICE TECHNIQUE
EXERCISE TO HELP RELIEVE STRESS AND ANXIETY. Can you name...
things you see
STOP what you're doing. Press the pause So z ae
button on your thoughts and actions.
4 things you feel
TAKE a few deep breaths [you can count if
you want to} to center yourself and bring
yourself fully into the present moment. 3 things you hear
OBSERVE what is going on with your body,
emotions and mind. What are you feeling?
What can you sense around you?
2 things you smell
PROCEED with whatever you were doing,
making a conscious, intentional choice to
incorporate what you just learned.
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Ina relaxed state,Breathing Exercises
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FOR SELF-REGULATION
Set an interval timer and complete each animal movernent
‘or 45 seconds, with 1S seconds of rest in between Do as
‘many as you can!
FROG JUMPS
Hop. hop. back and forth like a frog
3 BEAR WALK
ands & feet on the floor. hips igh ~ walk le
and right
GORILLA SHUFFLE
Sint love sumo squat, with hands on t
floor, shufe around the room
STARFISH JUMPS
‘Jumping jacks as fast as you can with arm:
‘and lagé Spread wide
CHEETAH RUN
Run in place. as FAST as you can! Just tke
he fastest animal in the Sahara,
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ELEPHANT STOMPS
March in place lifting your knees as high as
ear lr hips Lift up aff the aroun an craw
a ahd storpifig the ground as Fad 0THE CBT BANANA
THE CBT BANANA TECHNIQUE
-At the core ofthe banans, we have the core beliefs the
deeply held beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world
around.us.
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world,
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sutomatie thoughts - the fleeting and spontaneous thoughts that
[Pop into our minds in responce to a situation or trigger.
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THE WATERMELON TECHNIQUE
what you
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How Others Behave
What Other People Do
How Others Respond
The Weather
What People Think
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Your Thoughts
Your Decisions
The Way You Respond
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