Mind Yeti: Hello Feet

From Mind Yeti · 2020

Mind Yeti: Hello Feet
4 minK1st2nd3rd4th5th6thSocial-Emotional LearningBrain Breaks
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Summary

A guided session that strengthens concentration by parking your whole attention on your feet -- feeling them against the floor, noticing how they feel inside your shoes. A simple, grounding focus practice that works anywhere and helps a restless mind settle.

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Down to your feet

  1. What did you notice about your feet when you put all your attention there?
  2. Why might focusing on your feet help you feel steady and grounded?
  3. Where else on your body could you send your attention to help you concentrate?

Quick work-a-long

Feet on the floor: Words to know -- *concentrate, ground, notice.* Press your feet flat on the floor and put all your attention there for thirty seconds. Feel the floor holding you up. That steady feeling is being grounded.