Mindfulness Activities For Teachers and/or Students: 1. Belly breathing for one minute, hand on belly, feel belly go up and down 2. Take a nature walk with students, find a pebble, make it their calming stone 3. Spend a minute looking out the window at the leaves fluttering on the trees 4. Sharing “Mindful Mantras” to students (i.e. “I think I can,” “I can do it,” “just try my best,” “Let it go,” etc.) 5. Smell your favorite food and blow out your birthday candles 6. Cup of calm – clap hands together, rub hands quickly back and forth, hands should get warm, place hands on face, repeat 3 times. 7. Heart/Light – eyes are closed, relax, place right hand over heart, place left hand on belly, slowly make small circles over heart and belly for 30 seconds. 8. Go play in your mind – find a quiet space and sit, close your eyes, think about your favorite place/activity for 30 seconds. 9. From: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/art