Acknowledge Your Needs & Know Your S.T.U.F. (Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program, VKRP)

Description:

One powerful mindfulness practice for noticing and meeting your needs is called “Knowing Your S.T.U.F.” This is an acronym that helps one notice four elements of emotions and move into constructive problem-solving. Taught by Psychologist Joel Minden, S.T.U.F. stands for Sensations, Thoughts, Urges, and Feelings. When you take a few minutes to step back and acknowledge these levels of your emotional experience in the present moment, you engage the executive brain and naturally develop more clarity about your needs and choices for meeting them in ways that serve you.