Inner Awareness

• 411ARight Speech

  Listen to simple stories about characters who choose kind or unkind words, and practice retelling these stories while demonstrating the difference between helpful and hurtful speech through voice, facial expressions, and body language.
• 439ARight Motivation

  Name simple intentions for daily activities and demonstrate kind actions; practice noticing how different intentions feel in your body (excited, calm, worried); and show caring intentions through helping others with awareness of how helping makes both people feel.
• 410AMindful Listening Practices

  Demonstrate good listening by showing quiet body, watching eyes, and still hands during story time; use listening games with partners where one person talks and the other shows they are listening; and describe what it feels like when someone listens carefully to you.
• 401ADhyana: Meditation Techniques

  Experience and explore different ways to sit quietly and breathe by practicing simple meditation activities like rock pose, balloon breath, and cushion care; demonstrate taking a seat with gentle attention; and show how bell sounds help create quiet time for awareness.
• 430AFour Noble Truths Overview

  Experience the basic human feelings of sadness, wanting, and feeling better through simple activities; recognize that everyone feels sad sometimes and there are ways to help ourselves and others feel better; and practice simple kindness actions that help when someone is hurting.