Directions: They work in teams of two and take turns picking the category for the group.

They write down their answer,

then the next teams picks their category, and so on. After we do ten, we can go over the answers (similar to how we
play trivial pursuit, except they can pick the category and there will be more than one correct answer).

Categories:

1) Marsha Says

-Read definitions – they guess which what or how skill,

2) Mindfulness in Practice-read below examples, they guess the What and How skills

(1. Participate, one mindfully)

Sit in a quiet room and listen to music. Choose one instrument to follow through the song. When your attention
wanders to other instruments, just notice and bring attention back to the one instrument upon which you chose to
focus.

(2. Participate, effectively)

Play Chinese checkers with a friend in a room full of other people. Notice your attention being drawn to background
noise. Take deep breaths before your turn, racially accept the noise and focus back on the game.

(3. Observe)

Stand outside with feet planted firmly in the ground and knees slightly bent. Feel the wind pass through your hair, smell
scents in the air, adjust your stance if you feel discomfort in your body.

(4. Nonjudgmental stance, observe and describe, participate, effectively )

In yoga class Joan points out a correction that is need in your posture for the pose. Your thoughts begin to trend towards
self criticism. You take a breathe, focus back in the moment and correcting your pose. You notice with out criticizing
yourself for those initial critical thoughts.

3) Skills in Action

-Read a scenario, they describe What and How skills they could use

1) You are driving on the freeway, lost, and see police sirens pulling you over for speeding. You feel overwhelmed
and start crying.
2) You are in a hospital waiting room, waiting to hear news about a loved one’s surgery.
3) You are sitting in a group and feel unable to focus because of all the worries and negative thoughts in your mind.
4) You are having an argument with someone and feel yourself start to zone out to avoid your emotions.
5) You experience difficult emotions and want to engage in a target behavior to feel better.