Replay: Sensory Strategies for Adults

Jul 25, 2024

Discover how to create mindful moments in your busy day as Janine shares sensory strategies for relaxation. Engage your sight by noticing the little things around you, savor each taste with mindful sips, and curate playlists to match your mood. The discussion also touches on the challenges faced by highly sensitive individuals, highlighting ways to mitigate sensory overwhelm. Remember, prioritizing self-care is key, so take a few moments for yourself and enjoy the little pleasures in life!

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ADVICE

Mindful Moments Through Sight

Use your sense of sight to notice beautiful or relaxing things around you during your daily activities.
Verbalize these observations aloud, especially with family, to appreciate and share the moment.

ADVICE

Mindful Tasting to Calm

Take a mindful sip or bite by fully focusing on the taste, smell, and warmth of your drink or food.
This practice calms you before starting a busy day or during meals.

ANECDOTE

Wine Tasting as Mindfulness

During wine tastings in Sonoma County, Janine and her husband use all senses to truly appreciate flavor and atmosphere.
This activity serves as a mindful and enjoyable way for them to connect and stay present.

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We don’t always have the time to relax and stop during a busy day when we head to work or school. Today Janine encourages us to take mini mindful moments and use our senses to create some pause points.

In this episode Janine discusses:

Sight - noticing things around you that you wouldn’t usually notice and look for

Taste - taking a mindful sip, whether that's your first sip of coffee in the morning or a bite at meal time

Listening - creating playlists for different moods and choosing when to put these on. Listening to audiobooks or podcasts

The book the Highly Sensitive Child by Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.

Thinking about what overwhelms you via your senses and how to mitigate overwhelm

Coping Skills for Adults: https://copingskillsforkids.com/coping-skills-for-adults

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

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About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play!

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