Wilderness Wednesdays

Get regulated, build skills and have fun outdoors or bring the outdoors in!

New activities will be added regularly, so keep an eye out.

Let’s go for a walk!

The task for this week is to Get Our Stomp On! Let’s go for a walk, and why not add a hop, skip and jump. This can be done outside, inside your home or in the garden. There are so many benefits that you can gain from this. It has many relaxing elements to it and also helps with concentration and helps to improve our mood, making us feeling happier and calmer. Take note of all the lovely things you see.

Tree image above by Stephen Forsyth.

Zones of Regulation

Quick note on terms used: To quickly describe different energy levels and feelings, we use terms from the Zones of Regulation (Kuypers, 2011). These terms are clearly explained the video below. For more information please see the Zones of Regulation website: www.zonesofregulation.com/learn-more-about-the-zones.html Reference: Kuypers, L. M. (2011) The Zones of Regulation: A Curriculum Designed to Foster Self-regulation and Emotional Control. San Jose, CA; Think Social Publishing, Inc.

Calming Activities

Move from yellow zone to green zone: Different strategies work for different people, so you need to find the ones that work for you. Here are some to try. Try each strategy a few times because it takes us a while to get used to doing something new. If it still doesn't help, try a different strategy. BREATHE Fun Serious STRETCH Fun Play this one at 0.75 speed: Serious IMAGINE Fun Serious ANIMALS RELAXING VISUALS MUSCLE RELAXATION Fun Serious TRAVEL

About In The Zone

Hi! Welcome to In The Zone. We share activities and strategies to keep our minds and bodies healthy and 'in the zone' for activities that are important to us. This can help us be the people we want to be and live the lives we want to live. We hope you find the website inspiring.

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