The be:well KIDS Project
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Teacher? Parent? Work with Kids?
This series of 3 short videos to do TOGETHER will support well-being as well as a sense of
CALM... KINDNESS... GRATITUDE
Press play as I guide you through:
- An affirmation
- A breathing practice
- Yoga poses that build into a sequence
- A relaxation
Created using my experience as a
SCHOOL TEACHER, PARENT & YOGA TEACHER
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A few minutes of calm for children to gain some school day focus
If mindfulness and meditation are new to your child, start a conversation about it and share your own feelings. An example would be, "When I get frustrated that I can't do something my breathing gets a bit quick and my chest feels a little tight. Or, "Even when I'm really tired, I think of 5 things I'm really grateful for before I go to sleep and I count them on my fingers." Listening is a central part of mindfulness and a skill that we could all do with practicing.
2 Simple breathing practices
(to get you started!)
Dandelion Breathing
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Sit in your mindful posture which is cross-legged having a little rock side to side to find your sitting bones.
(remember this can be on a chair too)
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Imagine holding a dandelion flower in your fingers
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Breathe in through your nose looking at the dandelion
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Breathe out through the mouth making a small circle shape while you imagine blowing the ‘fairies’ into the distance. (you could blow worry away into the sky)
PETAL BREATHING
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Sit in your mindful posture - cross legged, rock a little to find your sitting bones to feel grounded
(remember this can be on a chair too)
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Rest the backs of your hands onto your knees
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Bring your fingertips and thumb together
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Breathe in opening the fingers like the petals of a
flower
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Breathe out closing the fingertips so they touch