This exercise, called “Leaves on the Stream” will help you to practice observing your thoughts. Just get comfortable and close your eyes or fix your gaze on the floor in front of you.

Whenever a thought enters your mind, you will briefly observe it, place it upon a leaf, and watch as it floats down the stream. The Leaves on a Stream worksheet explains how to use this …

Oct 8, 2024 · What is the 'leaves on a stream' exercise? The “leaves on a stream” exercise is one of several techniques that teach cognitive defusion, which aims to reduce attachment to …

Welcome to a peaceful 10-minute guided visualisation of leaves on a stream. This is the perfect practice for you if you are experiencing worried thoughts or challenging sensations.

Feb 11, 2024 · Visualize yourself sitting beside a gently flowing stream with leaves floating along the surface of the water. Pause for 10 seconds.

, Leaves on a Stream either close your eyes or fix your eyes on a spot, whic ever you prefer. I agine you’re sitting by the side of a gently flowing stream, and there are leaves flowing past on …

Jan 31, 2025 · This exercise involves visualizing thoughts as leaves floating on a stream, allowing participants to observe their mental experiences without getting caught up in them.

This tool provides practitioners with a mindfulness script for Leaves on a Stream, a well-known cognitive defusion practice. This exercise can be carried out in session as well as assigned for …

Jul 29, 2022 · Led by Elise McCay, LMFT. This is a guided mindfulness exercise called Leaves on a Stream from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), adapted from “ACT made …

Imagine that there are leaves from trees, of all different shapes, sizes, and colors, floating past on the stream and you are just watching these float on the stream. This is all you need to do for …