Week #6 Belly Breath

Here we are Week #6, which brings conflicting emotions for me. I am excited that you are really into the thick of it with the book, but that means also it is almost over! As is summer, it is drawing closer to the end.

My children are older now, tweens and teens. So summer moments are precious now more than ever, as I know that this time with them home is not going to last forever. We have been trying to savor it that last week or so, so I admit — I am a bit behind this week.

We will only be doing a few pages this week,

Flip to page 41.

Belly Breath. A PERSONAL FAVORITE! This is something I do a lot in the regulation room of my school as well as when I push into classrooms to talk about mindfulness. It is SO simple and can literally be done anywhere. So give it a try!

This page has a CD symbol, so that means there is a album track to walk you through it. You can get that wherever you stream your music - or you can listen via YouTube here. (Dont forget to color a WAVE after trying it each time this week).

Give this track a try several times this week, then complete pages 42 and 43. Maybe try it when you are feeling calm, or before bed.

Then try it again when you are having a moment of BIG feelings. Anger, frustration, sadness, or whatever in between.

Practicing breath work when we DON’T need it - is like shooting free throws in the drive way. If we don’t practice before the big game, how will we know how to preform when it is really time. Practicing calming strategies BEFORE you need to use them, is the practice before the game. So maybe even flip back this week and repeat some of your favorites so far!

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Page 43 is a fun one. This is where your child or your students get to teach an activity. Giving them more ownership of their experience with the book. Send me a note of how this goes! Maybe even share a photo on social and tag @youthyogaschool or #myspacetobebookclub.

Have a great week!