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PART 1:

Self-care starts with awareness.

Please watch the following videos  and then answer the questions following each video. Each response should be a minimum of a paragraph (5-10 complete sentences).

Video 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzKryaN44ss

1.  What are the two wolves and why is it important to acknowledge both of them? How does this apply to your life?

Video 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6T02g5hnT4

2.  Why is mindfulness a superpower according to video 2? When would mindfulness have helped you in a past experience?

 

Video 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzR62JJCMBQ

3.  Why is it important that we give ourselves 10 mindful minutes each day according to Andy Puddicombe?   

(He is the founder of the popular app  Head Space and one of his meditations is located at the beginning of this module - check it out)

4. Do one of the meditations provided at the beginning of this module and answer the following questions:

· Which meditation did you choose?

· What did you like about it?  Please be specific.       

PART 2:

Please watch the videos and the answer the questions that follow. Use complete sentences with each response.

1. What excuse from the video can you relate to as to why you may not meditate - is this something you can change?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2CP7A3HKk&feature=youtu.be

2. According to the video, what are the 3 steps of meditation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2CP7A3HKk&feature=youtu.be

3. Please try the Box Breathing in the above video.....when could you use this in your life?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM2CP7A3HKk&feature=youtu.be

4. Do one of the guided/moving meditations provided at the beginning of this module and answer the following questions:

· Which meditation did you choose?

· What did you like about it?  Please be specific.

PART 3:

Lecture on Intuitive Intelligence by Jonas Nordstrom, PhD. (Links to an external site.)

1. According to the lecture, what is expert intuition and what type of professionals may use it in their work?

2. Please do the “yes and no signal” exercise from the lecture and:

· Give an example of when you felt a YES signal, and list 4-6 somatic markers attached to that feeling/experience.

· Give an example of when you felt a NO signal, and list 4-6 somatic markers attached to that feeling/experience.

3. Please do the “flip the coin” exercise from the lecture and share your experience with that exercise.

4. How do you think mindfulness/meditation help with intuition?

Note about assignment length: I am not super picky when it comes to assignment length—this because I mainly want to see that you are grasping and understand the concepts; I usually do not have any issues with  students writing succinctly and getting their point across.