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Informal Practice Log (Pleasant Events Calendar) – Week 2
What was the experience?
EXAMPLE
Heading home after work –
stopping, hearing a bird
sing.
Doing a Yoga Session
Having lunch
Having my first yoga
session
Practicing mindful walking
I was in my study circle we
do every Friday
Were you aware of the How did your body feel, in What moods, feelings, and
pleasant feelings while the detail, during this thoughts accompanied this
event was happening? experience?
Yes. Lightness across the face,
aware of shoulders
dropping, uplift of corners
of mouth.
Yes I felt my body, my muscles,
my stretching
Yes I felt all the sensations in
my mouth. Food tasted
really nice. I was not in a
hurry of eating fast. I
realized my body did not
need to eat all the food of
my dish as I felt satisfied
with what I ate.
Yes It felt comfortable and at
the end of the session not
comfortable because of the
position of one of my
ankles.
Yes It felt aware, I really noticed
how I was stepping
Yes It felt relaxed. In a moment
I noticed I was impatient as
I was moving one of my
fingers on the laptop.
However I came back to the
present moment, having a
look and truly listening to
event?
Relief, pleasure, “That’s
good”, “Pretty song”, “it’s
so nice to be outside”.
It’s hard but I can do it. I
didn’t know I could stretch
this far
Comfort, pleasure,
happiness
Happiness, awareness
Really aware, I thought I
was learning to walk again.
I realized it was challenging
for me.
Their tones of voice are
different. I felt really
present. Nevertheless I also
realized that from time to
time some thoughts came to
my mind and I came back to
present.
What thoughts,
sensations, emotions do
you notice now as you
write this down?
It’s such a small thing but
I’m glad I noticed it. I get a
warm feeling and a tingling
in my body.
I feel nice of having noticed
I can do things
I feel happiness and relaxed
I can be in the present
moment any time
I can practice mindful
walking whenever I want.
I am happy to notice I can
be aware of the present
moment.
 my partners.
I was walking in the Jacuzzi Yes I felt how the water touched I felt relaxed. I also felt my I really like enjoying the
my legs. I felt the pleasant legs cold and my upper part sensations in my body.
sensation of it. of the body warm.