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Earlier this week we had a field trip to the River Garden Hebrew Home and attended a self mindfulness class taught by Professor Barrett. This was one of the best experiences I have had. It was great being mindful and not focused on the past or the future, just the now and focused deeply on all of my senses (Barrett). Instead of listening we were hearing, hearing ever sound in the room. It was crazy to actually hear everything rather than tuning every sound out besides the ones I wanted to hear. Every individuals mind tunes out our senses to only the ones we want to feel, hear, smell and taste. Being mindful allows your mind to open up to all of our senses and feel the clothes on our skin, the shoes on our feet, and the seat underneath us. In doing this, one's mind is focused on all of the senses rather than venturing to the past or the future. It allows your mind to be where you are in the now. We also focused on our breathing, making sure to breathe into our diaphragm rather than our chest. Breathing through the chest is a sign of anxiety. With breathing into your diaphragm you are getting the oxygen pumping through your body efficiently. Breathing this way is almost like having a glass of wine to unwind (Barrett). What I observed at the field trip correlates directly to //Lifespan Development.// One of the ladies repeatedly stated she could not hear with Professor was saying and the textbook states "many adults over the age of 60 have problems hearing under noisy conditions" (Boyd). This is valid since it was quite noisy in that room. Going on this trip was a great experience, I plan on going to the next one.

References: Boyd, Denise, and Helen Bee. //Lifespan Development//. Upper Saddle River : Prentice Hall, 2012. Print.

Barrett, Matthew. Human Growth and Development. Saint John's River State College, Orange Park. 07 July. 2014. Guest Speaker.

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