Teaching children breathing activities has multiple benefits:
- Stress reduction
- Calm the mind
- Slow the heart rate
- Reduce blood pressure
- Taking a pause before responding
- Increase oxygen levels
- Reduces tension in the body
Teaching children how to slowly engage breathing techniques and practice them regularly supports them to relax and respond more constructively when they are feeling overwhelmed.
Bumblebee Breathing
Next Steps
- Download the breathing sheet here
- Place a finger at the ‘start here’
- As you trace your finger along the bumblebee trail, breathe in through your nose
- When you reach the curves of the trail, breathe out and hum quietly
- Repeat
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