Mindfulness and Restorative Practice Circles
Learning Activity
Mindful simply means to notice or observe without judgment. Mindfulness helps with impulse control, self regulation and communication in a nonviolent solution focused way.
One way to incorporate mindfulness with restorative circles is to guide a mindfulness activity then facilitate a debrief circle where students are able to talk about their experience or what they noticed, thought or felt about the experience.
Sample scripts to help in facilitating the circle include:
- Tell me about this experience
- What did you notice (in your body, around the room, etc)
- What thoughts were going through your head as you participated in the mindful activity
- How did it make you feel (before, during, after) the activity.
For brevity purposes, you may want to preface responses by saying something like: I want to respect the time of circle so please say just enough or keep your response under 30 seconds.
Resources
Mindfulness Teacher Manual: Curriculum and Lesson Plan
This manual created by Mindful Schools, mindfulschools.org, is intended to serve as a guide for facilitating mindful activities with students. It provides information to help prepare for guiding mindful lessons, including suggestions for routines and language.
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