UNIT NAME: Becoming a more mindful you.

Audience: College students at Fontbonne University & adults at Gateway 180

Time frame: 3 micro teachings and 1 macro teaching (semester long project)
DESIRED RESULTS
ESTABISHED GOALS:
12.2.2 Analyze the impact of social, economic, and technological forces on individual growth and
development.
14.1 Analyze factors that influence nutrition and wellness practices across the lifespan.
14.1.1 Explain physical, emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual components of individual
and family wellness.
14.1.2 Analyze the effects of psychological, cultural, and social influences on food choices and other
nutrition practices.
UNDERSTANDINGS:
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Yoga practice can promote mindfulness by
What things in your life do not allow you to
clearing the mind and relaxing the body.
be mindful right now?
Yoga can strengthen the body.
In what ways did you relax/quiet your mind
Breathing techniques can relax the mind and
prior to this unit?
encourage more mindful, focused decision Which mindful practices introduced in this
making.
unit do you feel helped you relax and become
Breathing techniques can be used to combat
more mindful?
anxious thoughts.
How did you feel about yoga and meditation
Meditation can quiet the mind and support
prior to this unit?
mindfulness by properly organizing thoughts
How open are you to practice mindfulness
and being about to focus the mind on what
through yoga, meditation, breathing
needs to be focused on.
techniques, and mindful eating post-unit?
Mindful eating must be practiced.
Mindful eating is hard to master.
Mindful eating can aid in weight
loss/maintenance efforts.
STUDENTS WILL KNOW:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
At the end of this unit, students will know a
At the end of this unit, students will be able
bit about the history of yoga.
to demonstrate at least 1 yoga pose.
At the end of this unit, students will know at
At the end of this unit, students will be able
least 1 yoga pose.
to practice at least 1 breathing technique.
At the end of this unit, students will know 2
At the end of this unit, students will be able
different breathing techniques that can
to list the psychological benefits of
promote relaxation.
meditation.
At the end of this unit, students will know the
At the end of this unit, students will be able
psychological benefits of meditation
to create a mindful practice plan for
At the end of this unit, students will know at
themselves.
least 1 way to promote mindful eating.
At the end of this unit, students will know
which mindful practices appealed to
them/worked for them.
ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
ASSESSMENT TOOLS:
Yoga Pose Demonstration
Breathing Technique Demonstration
Psychological Benefits of Meditation Paper

Mindful Practice Plan

LEARNING PLAN
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Yoga micro-teaching
Prior yoga experience discussion
History of yoga presentation
Yoga video
Yoga pose demonstration
Breathing micro-teaching
Breathing activity
Class discussion of breathing techniques possible benefits
Breathing practices benefits presentation
Breathing activity
Meditation micro-teaching
Words associated with meditation on the board activity
Psychological benefits of meditation
Meditation paper guidelines/discussion
Meditation activity
Mindful eating macro-teaching
Cracker activity
Mindful eating rules on board & discussion
Mindful eating journal activity followed by discussionbenefits/barriers identified by the class
Mindful practice plan assignment guidelines/discussion
Cracker closing activity

References
National Association of State Administrators of Family and Consumer Sciences. (2014) National standards
for family and consumer sciences. Retrieved from http://www.nasafacs.org/national-standards-and
competencies.html