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The following resources have been vetted by our licensed school social worker to provide meaningful support. Please consider adding any or all of these resources to your program. If you need assistance, please visit our How to Build your "Resources" article Here.
YouTube Videos - Meditation guides for kids
3 min Swirling meditation for kids (all ages)
4 min Relieve Anxiety
6 min Elem Self-Soothing Mediation Activity
How to practice mindful grieving
According to Devine, there are seven steps that can help you cope with grief mindfully:
Acknowledge and accept your feelings.
Express yourself.
Know you’re not alone.
Try grief-focused meditation.
Create healthy boundaries.
Get “unstuck.”
Tell your story.
Acknowledge and accept your feelings
While it might not be easy, accepting how you feel is the first step to healing and the most essential in the process of mindful grieving.
By allowing yourself to feel what you feel without judgment, you stop resisting your emotions. That means you can stop fighting what you feel.
You also start to understand that grief is not a linear path with nice boxes to tick off. Rather, it’s a cycle. It may come in waves, ebbing and flowing without explanation.
By understanding that, you can start to see that grief comes and goes. It becomes much easier to handle your feelings knowing that, eventually, they will pass.
Express yourself
Once you accept your feelings, you can give them a healthy outlet. This can include:
writing or journaling
exercising
talking and sharing
dancing
While some individuals find relief by talking through their feelings, others don’t. It’s helpful to find a way to express your emotions so they don’t get stuck.