Mind Yeti: Slow Breathing (Part 1)
From Mind Yeti · 2020
4 minK1st2nd3rd4th5th6thSocial-Emotional LearningBrain Breaks
Summary
A guided session that teaches a special slow-breathing technique for settling "the Hubbub" -- Mind Yeti's word for the busy, buzzy feeling of too many thoughts and feelings at once. Kids practice a longer, slower out-breath and feel their body quiet down. A go-to reset when the room (or a kid) is wound up.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Settling the Hubbub
- What is "the Hubbub" -- what does it feel like when your thoughts and feelings get busy?
- How is slow breathing different from your normal breathing?
- What's something that gives you the Hubbub, and could slow breathing help?
Quick work-a-long
Long slow out: Words to know -- *settle, slow, breath.* Breathe in for a count of three, then breathe out even slower, for a count of five. The long out-breath is what tells your body to settle.