[Title slide appears with the following text: “For Families with Deaf & Hard of Hearing Children Mindfulness for Mental Health and Well-Being (State of Minnesota logo) Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing”]
[Leala Holcomb appears and begins to sign.]
>> Leala: Hello! Did you know that you can practice mindfulness? What is mindfulness, and what is it for? It can help you and your child release some stress and tension from your lives. It can help your child be more involved in activities. You can start your day off with a mindfulness activity. Here’s how:
[Leala is replaced by a video clip. In this clip, the Mindfulness Guide (Aaron Waheed) sits on a grassy field and faces the camera, encouraging the viewer to copy his movements on mindfulness. Text appears in the corner with the action indicated. On the top left corner is the text: “Wake-Up Time”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (drawing air into the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale…. (releasing air from the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale... (constricting air within the chest).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (releasing air from the chest).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (Drawing air into the nose and eye area, making fists).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale…. (Opening the fists at the eye level as if awakening).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Namaste. (He brings his hands down together as if praying).
[Video clip ends. Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala: Now it’s your turn. You and your child can copy the Mindfulness Guide’s actions.
[Video clip replay of “Wake-Up Time” Mindfulness activity with the Guide.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (drawing air into the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale…. (releasing air from the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale... (constricting air within the chest).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (releasing air from the chest).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (Drawing air into the nose and eye area, making fists).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale…. (Opening the fists at the eye level as if awakening).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Namaste. (He brings his hands down together as if praying).
[Video clip ends. Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala: Neat, right? You can do a mindful activity at any time. Perhaps your child needs a cooling-down period after playing outside? Here’s an example activity:
[Leala is replaced by a video clip with the Mindfulness Guide as the previous video clip. Text on top left corner: “Playtime”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (drawing air into the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale…. (drawing air from the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (His flat hands raise up in a zigzag manner).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale…. (His hovering hands slowly drift down in a straight direction).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale…. (He repeats the upwards zig-zag manner of raising his hands).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (His hovering hands repeat the motion of slowly drifting down in a straight direction as if pushing down).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Namaste. (He brings his hands down together as if praying).
[Video clip ends. Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala: Now it’s your turn. You and your child can watch the video and follow along with the Guide. Go ahead!
[Leala is replaced by a video clip replay of “Playtime” Mindful Activity with the Guide.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (drawing air into the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale…. (drawing air from the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (His flat hands raise up in a zigzag manner).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale…. (His hovering hands slowly drift down in a straight direction).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale…. (He repeats the upwards zig-zag manner of raising his hands).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (His hovering hands repeat the motion of slowly drifting down in a straight direction as if pushing down).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Namaste. (He brings his hands down together as if praying).
[Video clip ends. Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala: Whew. You can also use mindfulness before going to sleep too. Perhaps it can help your child relax and settle down before getting ready to sleep? Here’s how:
[Leala is replaced by a video clip with the same Mindfulness Guide as the previous clips. In this one, he holds up a teddy bear and smiles. He then cradles the bear in one arm while signing with the other arm. Text on top left corner: “Bedtime”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (Drawing air into the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (releasing air from the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (he makes a go-to-sleep motion on the cradled bear).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (his hand makes a “sleeping” motion on the cradled bear).
[Text appears at the side; “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (he repeats the “go-to-sleep” motion onto the cradled bear).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (he repeats the “sleeping” motion onto the cradled bear).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”. He then holds the teddy bear up and smiles.]
[Video clip ends. Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala: Now, it’s your turn. You and your child can follow along with this bedtime mindfulness activity.
[Leala is replaced by the video clip replay of “Bedtime” activity with the same Guide, holding a teddy bear in arm.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (Drawing air into the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (releasing air from the nose).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (he makes a go-to-sleep motion on the cradled bear).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (his hand makes a “sleeping” motion on the cradled bear).
[Text appears at the side; “Exhale”.]
>> Guide: Inhale… (he repeats the “go-to-sleep” motion onto the cradled bear).
[Text appears at the side: “Inhale”.]
>> Guide: Exhale… (he repeats the “sleeping” motion onto the cradled bear).
[Text appears at the side: “Exhale”. He then holds the teddy bear up and smiles.]
[Video clip ends. Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala: There are many benefits of mindfulness. It can help you and your child stay grounded and feel connected so you both can go on with your day.
[End credits:
“Created by
Debbie Golos, PhD
Associate Professor & Coordinator of the Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Program
University of Minnesota
Leala Holcomb, PhD
Early Childhood Education Specialist
Brynn Roemen, MEd
Instructor in the Department of Educational Psychology
University of Minnesota
Damon Timm
Video Production
Featuring
Leala Holcomb
Narrator
Aaron Waheed
Mindfulness Guide
Special thanks to Peter’s Pictures and Hands Land for permission to incorporate their material into this series and to Stanley Matsumoto and Aaron Waheed for additional filming.”]
[End credits:
(State of Minnesota logo)
“This webinar series was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $360,725 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The content are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
“Produced by the Minnesota Department of Health, and the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing.”]
