At South Hills, the children are taught many types of breathing to calm themselves, and advance them toward self-management of their strong emotions and behaviors. Parents have asked for some examples of those breathing strategies to use at home and reinforce what we teach here! All of the examples below are done seated cross legged on the floor. Some of our favorites are:
Snake Breathing: Breathe in; on the out breath make a sssssssssssssss sound.
Bee Breathing: Breathe in; on the out breath make an mmmmmmmmmmm sound. (If the
entire family does this—you have a hive!)
Starfish Breathing: Hold your hand in front of you and using your index (pointer) finger, move up the thumb breathing in, go down breathing out, until you get to the bottom of the index finger. If still in need of calming, breath back to the starting point!
Butterfly Breathing: Clasp two hands together under your chin. Breathe in. Raise the elbows as though they are wings, and breathe out.
Flower Breathing: Bend one arm at the elbow. Hand closed in a fist. Breathe in. Slowly open the hand as though a flower is opening. Breathe out. Close and breathe in.
❤ Ms Connie
Snake Breathing: Breathe in; on the out breath make a sssssssssssssss sound.
Bee Breathing: Breathe in; on the out breath make an mmmmmmmmmmm sound. (If the
entire family does this—you have a hive!)
Starfish Breathing: Hold your hand in front of you and using your index (pointer) finger, move up the thumb breathing in, go down breathing out, until you get to the bottom of the index finger. If still in need of calming, breath back to the starting point!
Butterfly Breathing: Clasp two hands together under your chin. Breathe in. Raise the elbows as though they are wings, and breathe out.
Flower Breathing: Bend one arm at the elbow. Hand closed in a fist. Breathe in. Slowly open the hand as though a flower is opening. Breathe out. Close and breathe in.
❤ Ms Connie
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