MINDFULNESS

MINDFULNESS


 LYRIC LEARNING
"LIVING IN THE MOMENT"
BY  JASON MRAZ

STEP ONE
Read the following phrases. Have your students read each phrase and think about what message the words of this song are conveying. Conduct a class discussion about their thoughts. 

we lay all these traps
we just wanna be free
worry about all things

living in the moment
peace in my mind
I'm already home
letting myself off the hook
can be the same for everyone
easy and breezy
can't walk through life facing backwards
was denied the future
turn around and hurt no more
got peace in my soul          

 STEP TWO
Play the song.

STEP THREE
Introduce the concept of Mindfulness and discuss the following definition. How does it relate to the lyrics of the song?

Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to thoughts, physical sensations, and the environment without constantly felling the need to judge what's happening or to make it other than it is.
    
 STEP FOUR     
Make a Mindfulness Mural
Students will create a picture representing when they experience on of the following.
  
                                                                                     
                     
Peace of mind                                                                     
Living in the moment                            
Letting myself off the hook
Being easy and breezy
Hurting no more
Feeling free
Having no worries
Decreasing stress
(Feel free to add!)

Students can also write a poem, a story, a rap/song.

 Additional Resources
https://blissfulkids.com/
https://www.gonoodle.com/
https://annakaharris.com/mindfulness-for-children/

                        




                                                                           
                                                                              
                                                                                           
               

                                                             
                   

                                                 

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