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••Mindfulness Worksheets 2, 2a, 2b, and 2c: Mindfulness Core Skills Practice 
offer four variations for recording practice of all seven core mindfulness skills. They 
can be useful for recording practice after you have learned all of the core skills. 
Mindfulness Worksheet 2c: Mindfulness Core Skills Calendar offers a calendar for -
mat for recording practice of all these skills.
WIsE MInD
••Mindfulness Handout 3: Wise Mind: States of Mind. Wise Mind is the inner 
wisdom that each one of us has. When we access our inner wisdom, we say we are 
in Wise Mind. When we enter the state of Wise Mind, we integrate opposites— 
including our reasonable and emotional states of mind—and we are open to experi -
encing reality as it is.
••You can record your practice efforts on Mindfulness Worksheet 3: Wise Mind 
Practice. (Mindfulness Handout 3a: Ideas for Practicing Wise Mind offers practice 
ideas.) Worksheet 3 asks you to rate how effective your practice was in accessing 
your own Wise Mind. Note that the rating is not about whether the practice calmed 
you or made you feel better.
MInDfulnE ss “W HaT” skIlls
••Mindfulness Handout 4: Taking Hold of Your Mind: “What” Skills. “What” 
skills are what you do when practicing mindfulness—  observe, describe, or partici -
pate. Do only one of these activities at a time. To observe is to pay attention on