Sea Lions Learn The Magic Of Mindfulness
/The Sea Lions continued to study the benefits of mindfulness and meditation this week, putting more tools in their cerebration tool box. We looked more deeply into the ways that our breath can help us reframe situations by pausing and practicing the art of perspective-taking, understanding for a moment that another’s perspective can be different from ours. We’re putting this practice to work as we re-write traditional fairy tales, highlighting the perspective of another character as we create small “Funky Fairytale” skits in small groups.
On Friday, we were honored to have a visit from Pacific’s Psychology Department and Mindfulness Clinic. Dr. Michael Christopher, Dr. Emily Nava Bower and Doctoral Candidate Marissa Ferry came to talk to us about their work with police officers and marginalized communities. We learned about the ways that the practice of mindfulness can help adults in highly stressful situations make good decisions and lead happier, more connected lives. We learned three new sitting meditations too!
Along with all of the brain work we’re doing, the Sea Lions still had time to sing and dance together, celebrate a birthday, do some challenging math together, learn about the steps of writing a proper paragraph in our autobiographies, begin some challenging (and fun!) 3/4 view self-portraits inspired by Van Gogh, and so much more. I hope you can see the blossoming community we’re creating together in the photos below!
