 All right everybody, this is Chris from the rewired soul where we talk about the problem But focus on the solution and as you can see I have a guest right here. Go ahead and introduce yourself Yeah, so okay, you want to plug your channel real quick Yeah, so being Dylan we have another channel if you want to check it out I'll put a link up in the info card up over here All right, and we do a bunch of video games he builds Legos and all sorts of fun stuff But anyways as you saw from that video gamer rage is a huge deal If any of you watched my last video about my professional gaming career, you know that I'm a big gamer Dylan's a big gamer too, and this video is going to talk about a video game Mindfulness meditation and me and Dylan are going to teach you so this is important This isn't just for parents out there or just gamers It's kind of for both and it's it broadens out But I want to start Individualizing these videos and show you how easy these look different practices can be so you don't rage out like we just saw So there's a reason why professional athletes meditate. Okay, so let's take football players For example, if they bring the anger from the last play into the next play It tilts them out of proportion. So they might be angry and they can't concentrate. They can't focus They can't do the thing that they're best at which is play football. This is something that happens in video games, too So if you're a parent out there and you have a child who gets frustrated playing video games We're gonna teach you this meditation in between rounds of how to bring yourself back down calm yourself and Bring yourself back into the moment. So real quick Dylan drop some knowledge on these folks. What is mindfulness? Right now. Yes. So mode mindfulness is noticing what's happening right now So what we're doing is is that we're staying present in the moment So I'll walk you through it a little bit more We're about to hop over and play some video games to show you the actual practice But after the round is over we bring ourselves right back into the moment. Okay, so you ready to go play some Call of Duty Yeah, all right, let's do this. All right, everybody. We're back We're playing some Call of Duty and we're gonna be practicing a little bit of mindfulness All right, so basically what we're gonna be doing and this is gonna help us reset and Dylan brought up some really good points, too We can actually be mindful while we're in the middle of a round as well So what that means is if we notice ourselves getting frustrated or not being able to you know Take out an opponent. Oh good shot Then we could take a few breaths and just bring ourselves back into the moment. Oh That mindfulness is already paying off son. Oh Look at this guy Yeah, but especially parents out there and any other gaming parents out there, you know Gaming is supposed to be a fun activity. Well any sport really, you know what I mean So we want to make sure that we're teaching ourselves as well as our children how to Manage our emotions one of the best parts about mindfulness is that it improves the part of the brain Responsible for emotional regulation Like I remember when even Dylan was a baby or his cousin. We'd be playing Candyland and it would turn into a nightmare, you know So it's practices like this that help bring us back into the moment and keep us nice and grounded And by the way, don't forget head over and check out a dilly and dad's gaming channel We're trying to hit about 600 subscribers So if you guys could do that me and Dylan would really appreciate it and especially if your kids watch YouTube, you know It's a great channel for kids. Oh Okay Three breaths wait pause. Yeah, let's go So when doing this and in games like Call of Duty, you can respawn immediately or you can give it a second So Dylan, let's try to be mindful of the respawn and not jump in so quick Nice. Oh Okay, don't don't rejoin Okay, just three breaths Are you noticing any thoughts popping up while you're trying to breathe? No, just what are you focusing on when you breathe? Your breath what part of your breath? How your stomach moves in and out. All right, cool So, yeah, those of you who are unfamiliar with mindful breathing techniques You just want to kind of hone in on whatever wherever the breath is the strongest Dylan pays attention to his stomach how it comes up and down as you breathe Oh, wow But you can also, you know focus on the flow of air through your nose or through your mouth Uh-oh, you better back up. Oh, that was not a mindful grenade toss Nice shot By the way, I don't know if you guys are paying attention, but Dylan's never played this good in his life. So maybe uh practicing mindfulness regularly It really does improve your game. This is living proof right here And just keeping nice and calm and mellow the whole time And those of you uh gamers out there who really you sound and everything like that mindfulness helps you with that, too It helps you Stay focused on which direction they're coming from what you're hearing Um a call of duty you can hear when you know the air drops are coming nice shot Um But yeah, maybe I will do another video So make sure you subscribe. We'll do another video on mindful listening Okay Three breaths you guys now Is daddy's turn And by the way, too, this isn't just for kids like I'm 32 years old and I got to practice mindfulness while I'm gaming, too Because trust I can get really raised While playing too Oh, no Oh, okay Breathe with me And what I just noticed too in games like this where they have the kill cam That's a good time to practice mindfulness, too Because some of us we just want to rush through the kill cam because we get so angry seeing how another person killed us So that's a good way to um practice is notice how upset you're getting And another fun fact, okay Mindfulness is called it's also known as being in the zone. All right a few breaths Let's go Your turn. You're not being mindful Here see notice that urge to just want to jump Jump straight in Take a pause And in a fast-paced game like this we'll call a duty where you respawn like right now We're playing team deathmatch and what we'll start doing Dylan Is when we die we'll respawn but we'll make sure that we're focusing on our breath As we're moving forward, okay And one thing about mindfulness practice, too Is that it's all about repetition more than it is duration Okay, because the idea behind it is is that we want to get to a place where we're just doing this Automatically we've trained this habit where we're just constantly bringing ourself back into the now back into the now Are we tired? All right, everybody. Well, we hope you enjoyed that video Uh, it's a video game meditation So any of you gamers out there or any of you parents out there We have children and you're doing some gaming like as a parent You can just sit next to them and just remind them to be mindful You'll start to see that they get a lot less frustrated So if you like this video if you like me or Dylan or both to do more videos about mindfulness in just everyday activities Make sure that you leave a thumbs up and I'll I'll put a comment down below that you can reply to And let us know if there's anything else where you want to learn how you could be more mindful in those situations to calm yourself down All right, but again, make sure you go and check out our channel dilly and dad, right? Okay, check out dilly and dad It's up in the info card and if you're wondering who made these beautiful pictures of myself and Dylan above our head It was my wonderful girlfriend Tristan. You can follow her on instagram at tag dot doodles I'll put it in the description down below But anyways, if you like mental health videos and you want to improve your mental emotional well-being Make sure you click the subscribe button come back a ton of videos. Okay, but um, thanks so much for watching We love your faces and we'll see you next time