Almost There!

 

Are you ready for your mindful summer? All you need for a good mindful summer is, You! (and whoever else you allow to bring you peace and rest.)

Mindfulness does not have to end with the school year. Encourage your students to download the Inner Explorer at Home app. It's free! Inner Explorer is planning on having a summer mindfulness series. 

As you close out the year here is a link to some free printable mindfulness activities for your students. Free Mindfulness Activities

Here are some more mindfulness activities to share with students for this week and ideas for them to take home for the summer. More Mindfulness for Summer

Take a deep breath, we've almost made it. 

Summer Mindfulness Bucket List

 

We are all feeling the end of the year feelings. This is the time we need extra self-care and mindfulness. Find mindfulness is the cleaning process. Find mindfulness in these last days with students as you look forward to the peace of no alarm clock and no students.

A mindful summer can look like different things to different people. Remember mindfulness in it's simplest form is to be aware in the present moment without judgement.

Take some time to help your students create a Summer Mindfulness Bucket List. Then take some time to make one for yourself.

I took some time to help get us all started. 

Summer Mindfulness Bucket List

1. Set Summer Goals and follow the WOOP format (look back into last years blogs to find that information)

2. Practice Deep Breathing

3. Go to Bed at a Good Time

4. Take a Mindful Walk

5. Drink More Water

6. Have a No Tech Day

7. Listen to Calming Music/Sounds

8. Watch/Catch Fireflies 

9. Wake Up Early

10. Watch a Sunrise/Watch a Sunset

11. Start a Gratitude List

12. Organize Something

13. Yoga

14. Pet an Animal (Leila and I take a yearly summer trip to Calder's Dairy Farm and feed goats)

15. Write in a Journal

16. Read a New Book/ Reread Your Favorite Book

17. Paint/Draw/Color

18. Blow Bubbles/Use a Bubble Machine and Run in Bubbles

19. Have a Healthy Snack

20. Do a Random Act of Kindness

21. Make a New Meal/Make a Favorite Meal

22. Have Quiet Time

23. Watch a Favorite Movie

24. Watch a Mindfulness Video

25. Have a Water Day

26. Use Sidewalk Chalk

27. Visit a Park

28. Watch the Stars

29. Watch the Clouds

30. Grow a Plant

What would you add to a summer mindfulness bucket list?