[Athen] [EXTERNAL] RE: Mindfulness and Stress Relief Activities

[Heather Mariger via athen-list]

Thank you all for your helpful responses - these are great resources to
share with my faculty. I also welcome the insight that mindfulness doesn't
work for everyone - I will be passing that along as well.

I really appreciate having this group of smart and generous folks to turn
to when I have questions...

Thanks again!
H.

*Heather Mariger*
*Digital Accessibility Advocate*

*Pronouns: She/Her*

*Center for Academic Innovation*
*Chemeketa Community College*
*4000 Lancaster Drive NE - 9/126A*
*Salem, OR 97305*

503.589.7832

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*Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to
dance. *
Verna Myers, author and speaker





On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 9:31 AM Katherine Deibel <kndeibel at metageekery.org>
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> Since you mentioned UDL, I feel obligated to mention that mindfulness

> activities are not a universal positive for everyone. I am autistic and

> have found that mindfulness and meditation are a good way to trigger a

> panic attack in me as it opens me up into circular intrusive thinking or

> over awareness of environmental senses. Sound based ones in particular

> really bother me. In learning to manage my own neurodivergence, I did some

> research on this to learn that I’m not alone in this kind of response. The

> following linked article points to some of the research on it. I’ve taken

> to advising instructors that use these practices to let students opt out if

> they need to. If it’s a remote class, the students can turn off audio

> and/or video for the moment (but the instructor should use chat to help

> indicate that class has restarted). In person, putting in earbuds or doing

> a focused activity may help. I’ve pulled out a book for casual reading at

> times.

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> Just sharing the knowledge.

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> https://www.theswaddle.com/why-meditation-works-for-some-people-but-not-others

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> Katherine “Kate” Deibel, PhD

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> Library Accessibility Specialist

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> Twitter: https://twitter.com/metageeky

> GitHub: https://github.com/metageeky

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> *Subject:* [Athen] Mindfulness and Stress Relief Activities

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> Apologies for the Cross Posting I am casting a wide net on this one...

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> Greetings,

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> I have a faculty member who uses some stress relief / mindfulness videos

> as part of his curriculum. All of these videos rely heavily on sound (e.g.

> soft music - close your eyes, breathe in, breathe out - imagine your body

> relaxing from your toes, now your feet, ankles etc...).

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> While we do have these captioned and transcripts available, having to read

> the instructions rather diminishes (negates) the effectiveness of the

> activities.

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> So, I am reaching out for suggestions on ways to make these activities

> work for those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - and/or to ask for any

> suggestions of activities that could be included that don't rely on sound

> to be effective. As a fan of UDL, providing options for the students seems

> a great idea at any rate.

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> Any suggestions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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> Thanks,

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> H.

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> *Heather Mariger*

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> *Digital Accessibility Advocate*

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> *Pronouns: She/Her*

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> *Center for Academic Innovation*

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> *Chemeketa Community College*

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> *4000 Lancaster Drive NE - 9/126A*

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> *Salem, OR 97305*

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> 503.589.7832

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> *****************

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> *Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to

> dance. *

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> Verna Myers, author and speaker

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