As a leader, you can discover your own favorite mindfulness routine. You can also teach these to your group. Mindfulness Practices for Individuals and Groups Handout with basic descriptions of seven mindful practices.
Happify Video: Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation. Narrated by Dan Harris, Animation by Katy Davis, (less than 3 minutes) December 2015
If you liked the Mindful S.T.O.P. or 5-3-1, you might like some additional Mindful Numbers and Acronyms
If you are new to mindfulness our would like to try some new exercises, visit this blog for links to free, online guided practices that are all 10 minutes or less. A Day of Mini Mindfulness Practices: go.osu.edu/dailymindfulness
All of the practices shared are collected from other sources. All of the references are listed below if you would like more information.
Patrice Powers-Barker, CFLE, Family and Consumer Sciences powers-barker.1@osu.edu
References:
Duncan, L. G., Coatsworth, J. D., & Greenberg, M. T. (2009). A model of mindful parenting: implications AR5for parent-child relationships and prevention research. Clinical child and family psychology review, 12(3), 255–270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-009-0046-3
Fuller, J. L., & Fitter, E. A. (2020). Mindful Parenting: A Behavioral Tool for Parent Well-Being. Behavior analysis in practice, 13(4), 767–771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-020-00447-6
Kumpfer, K., Brown, J. (2011). Strengthening Families Program, Handouts and Worksheets. https://strengtheningfamiliesprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/All-SFP_ENGLISH_Handouts_2020-10.pdf (1-8)
Powers-Barker, P. (2025). Cultivating loving-kindness. Live Smart Ohio. Ohio State University Extension. https://livesmartohio.osu.edu/category/family-and-relationships/
Self-Compassion Break, Greater Good in Action, Berkeley, https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/self_compassion_break