Mountain Meditation
Imagine oneself as a mountain as a method of grounding in the face of mental events like emotions.
Imagine oneself as a mountain as a method of grounding in the face of mental events like emotions.
This segment guides you through a sitting meditation with breath as the primary object of awareness.
Facilitate one of the following activities with the child and their parent or caregiver to improve attachment and attunement in the relationship
This practice is a guided imagery useful for grounding and connectedness.
This is a guided meditation activity that can help clients identify feelings and physical sensations of feelings intheir bodies.
This intervention is useful for helping children more tangibly understand how they display or hide feelings from others in their life. This can be a helpful intervention to gather information and reflect what can be worked on in the therapy setting.
This guided practice is intended to help ease fear, anxiety, or any heavy feelings you may have at this time. It’s nothing more than breathing and focusing your intention on deep healing.
This practice can help clients accept and face shame, and practice attending to it and distracting from it.
Accepting our own vulnerability is made easier when give ourselves compassion. Use this self-compassion break with clients in session or encourage them to use it on their own when working with difficult or vulnerable emotions.
“Containment is a powerful skill for all of us. Containment allows us to give our nervous systems a break from distress and choose what and when we want to think about certain things.”