Activity 2.2 Sharing homework experiences and insights

ACT Processes:

• Present Moment
• Committed action

Objectives:

• To engage participants in reflecting on their experiences in doing the ‘being present’ homework;
• To promote understanding of mindfulness practice among participants;
• To explore barriers and commitment towards mindfulness practice among participants, and
• To identify strategies that support participants to overcome the identified barriers.

Participation Format:

• Participants sit in a large horseshoe; co-facilitators sit across from each other at the open-end of the horseshoe.

Number of Facilitators:

• 2

Time Required:

• 30 mins

Activities & Instructions

Instructions for participants

Facilitator #2: “ Our next activity is to share our experience in doing our homework on mindfulness? Who would like to share?”

Facilitator #2 continues and probes:

• “What was the experience like for you?”
• “What did you notice?”
• “What made it easy or difficult to be mindful?”
• “What would support you to practice mindfulness?”

Facilitator #2 concludes the discussion by reminding participants that mindful living is a practice; the wonderful thing is that we can connect with the present moment any time we focus our attention on the here-and-now.