What to do:

7/11

SENSING

THINKING

Two Modes of Mind

The mind tells stories We worry We don’t

sleep well

The mind is a compulsive story teller

It makes things up, which leads to…

Lovely ideasand

daydreaming

Worry and catastrophizing

Sam heard the alarm

She went downstairs for breakfast

She was worried about her class

She wasn’t sure she’d be able to control them

A scenario for you…

“Over-think”

This is called ‘rumination’

The hot-cross bun effect

Thoughts

BodySensations

FeelingsActions

Woody Allen: an expert in rumination

What to do:

Beditation

Home practice

Listen to the Beditation sound file at least twice before the next lesson

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Try it once at a time other than bedtime

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