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While most of what we create are mindfulness tools for kids, they can absolutely be used for anyone at any age!

Mindfulness is a powerful practice that can help everyone.

The trick is finding the right mindfulness activities for each person.

We create so many different mindfulness activities because we know how important it is to keep things fun and fresh and that not everyone likes the same things!

We thought we'd share a mindfulness activity for adults today but like we said if you want to try it with your kids, have at it!

Today's exercise is a grounding exercise: 5-4-3-2-1 Touchdown.

It's super easy and can be used whenever you're feeling stressed, frazzled, or just need to center yourself so you can focus.

Steps:
* Stop what you're doing and take slow, deep breaths in and out.
* 5: Acknowledge five things that you can see around you. For example, right now I can see a mug, a pen, a fireplace, a tree outside my window, a potted plant.
* 4: Acknowledge four things that you can touch around you. For example, right now I can touch the chair I'm sitting on, the keys on my computer, my hair, and the rug beneath my feel.
* 3: Acknowledge three things you can hear around you. For example, right now I can hear a bird chirping outside, a car driving by, and classical piano music coming from my phone.
* 2: Acknowledge two things around you that you can smell. For example, right now I can smell lavender essential oil coming from my diffuser and citrus in my hand lotion.
* 1: Acknowledge one thing around you that you can taste. For example, right now I can taste bergamot in my earl grey tea.
* Take one more slow, deep breath before returning to your regularly scheduled programming :)

Hint: You can move around to complete 2 and 1 if you need to.

So, what are 5 things you can see right now?

Winter Break can be such a wonderful time but it can also be really stressful!

The Mindful Thoughts Journal: Winter Break is a fantastic way to help support your kids while they are on Winter Break.

Parents and teachers love how this two-week mindfulness journal for kids looks a lot like a coloring book while it helps kids process their thoughts and feelings! This journal focuses on the social-emotional learning topic of problem-solving.

Click the link in our bio to download this FREE mindfulness journal to get started! Then have your kids spend anywhere from a few minutes to ... well as long as they'd like working their way through the journal each day!