Mind Yeti: Slow Breathing (Part 2)
From Mind Yeti · 2020
4 minK1st2nd3rd4th5th6thSocial-Emotional LearningBrain Breaks
Summary
A follow-up breathing session that uses a cozy image -- imagining you're smelling a warm bowl of soup -- to guide a slow, deep breath that settles strong emotions. A concrete, kid-friendly trick that makes deep breathing easy to remember when big feelings show up.
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Discussion questions
Smell the soup
- The session says to breathe in like you're smelling a warm bowl of soup. Why does that picture help you take a slow, deep breath?
- What's a strong feeling that slow breathing might help you settle?
- What warm, good smell would you imagine to help you breathe slowly?
Quick work-a-long
Smell the soup, cool the soup: Words to know -- *deep breath, settle, emotion.* Breathe in slowly like you're smelling warm soup, then breathe out slowly like you're cooling it down. Do it three times when a big feeling shows up.