[Title slide appears with the following text: “For Professionals Working with Families with DHH Children: Language and Literacy Strategies 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 families can practice mindfulness together? What is mindfulness, and what is it for? It can help families and their children release some stress and tension from their lives. It can help the child be more involved in activities. You can share the different benefits of mindfulness with the families. Here’s an example of how you can share mindfulness with them by starting off the day with a mindfulness activity. You, along with the family and their child, can watch and practice breathing by following along with the video.
[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).
[Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala (continued): You can inform the family how mindfulness activities can be used at any time during the day. It can be useful when a child needs a cooling-down period after coming inside from playing outside. You, along with the family and their child, can practice breathing by following the video.
[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).
[Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala (continued): You can share with the family how mindfulness can be used before bedtime. It may help the child relax and quiet down when getting ready to go to sleep. You, along with the family and the child, can practice breathing by following the video.
[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.]
[Leala reappears and continues to sign.]
>> Leala (continued): You can share with the family the many benefits of mindfulness, such as how it can help the family and the child feel connected and can go on with their 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
Haruna Matsumoto
Parent
Oceana Matsumoto
Child
Special thanks to Peters Pictures and Hands Land for permission to incorporate their material in 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.”]
