This activity helps learners develop self-awareness and self-regulation. Learners create a body outline and map where they feel different emotions physically, such as happiness in their stomach or sadness in their chest. By mapping their emotions onto their body, learners can better understand the connection between their mind and body. The goal is for learners to become more aware of their feelings and how to express them, which supports developing self-regulation skills.

34. Psychosocial Competency: Self-
regulation

35. ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
This activity will allow learners to experience the connection between
their mind and body, learn how their mind affects their physical well-
being, and identify where they hold these feelings in their bodies. This
awareness is the foundation for learning self-regulation.
RECOVERY OBJECTIVE
Develop body awareness; practice self expression and self-regulation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Practice fine and gross motor skills; practice visual-spatial, language, analytical,
and problem-solving skills

36. Ask the learner to create a body
outline on their sheet of paper - 1
outline for the front part of the body,
another outline for the back part of
the body (depending on the size of
the paper, you may place the two
outlines side-by-side or back-to-
back)

37. Ask the learners to map out in their body map with
coloring materials where in their bodies they feel the
following emotions:
1. Where do you feel HAPPINESS or JOY in your
body?
2. Where do you feel SADNESS in your body?
Where do you feel ANGER in your body?
3. Where do you feel FEAR in your body?
4. Where do you feel COURAGE in your body?
5. Where do you feel LOVE in your body?

38. Ask the learners to add other feelings that
are coming up for them that haven’t been
mentioned. They may also decorate their
body maps any way they want.

41. Our mind and body are connected. Our feeling
manifest in our bodies. How we express these
feelings is something we can learn about. Although it
takes time to learn how to navigate through our
emotions, being curious about our difficult emotions
and trusting that they will pass is a healthy way to
deal with difficult emotions. When we learn about
them, we grow our ability to self-regulate and learn
that there are many ways to do so. Self-regulation is
the ability to manage one’s emotions.
KEY MESSAGE