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MINDFULNESS MONDAY

We all can feel challenged by those around us, a situation in our lives, a goal or achievement that we are working towards. This week we are looking at bringing awareness to how we face those challenges in our daily lives.

A suggestion for the week:

· Come to a comfortable seat and take a few breaths with awareness to settle into this practice.

· When you are focused ask yourself how, or by whom you felt challenged today?

· What were the outcomes of that challenge? Did it affect your work / tasks for the day? Did it affect your interactions or relationships?

MINDFULNESS MONDAY

A simpler practice for this week, mindfulness of sounds.

Sound is a deeply grounding force that, when we tune into it, can help us to come back to the present moment easily. It does not matter what the sound is that fills the air around us, it could be soft, loud, sudden, or ongoing; what matters is how attentive we are to it.

A suggestion for the week:

· Set a timer for 5 minutes.

· Come to a comfortable seat and close your eyes when you are ready. Take a few breaths with awareness to settle into this practice.

MINDFULNESS MONDAY

For an activity this week, I wanted to help you to foster a connection with others.

These are simple questions to ask yourself or to think about and learn from- helping to be mindful of ourselves.

A suggestion for the week:

· What patterns are you noticing in how you connect or avoid connecting with people?

· What was the basis for you connecting with people today?

MINDFULNESS MONDAY

This week I thought we would do a different sore of activity concerning mindfulness. This activity can help you to break down lofty goals to assist you in beginning to work towards them.

A suggestion for the week:

· If you were 95, looking back on your life, what would you have wanted to accomplish?

· What type of person would you have to be to accomplish these things? (qualities)

· What projects could you begin to bring about these accomplishments?