Hello,
Best day yet listeners.
Today's episode is for right before you go to school.
And today I'm here with Annie.
Hello!
Kids listening,
You can listen to this episode in the car while you eat your breakfast or while you're getting ready for school.
And if it helps,
You can listen to this one over and over because our plan is to help you make your day more awesome.
Kids listening,
Take a moment to focus on your breath.
Place your hands on your tummy and take a deep breath in.
Your tummy will rise and breathe out.
Your tummy will fall.
Two more times.
Deep breath in,
Tummy rises,
Deep breath out,
Tummy falls.
One more time.
Deep breath in,
Tummy rises,
And deep breath out,
Tummy falls.
How are you feeling right now?
It's okay if you feel more than one feeling at once.
Like maybe you feel both excited and worried,
Happy and nervous,
Or all of those feelings at once.
Feeling more than one feeling at the same time is totally normal.
There is a place inside of you that is always calm.
Can you feel it?
Focus your attention on that calm place inside of you.
What color is it?
What texture?
How does it sound?
For me,
My calm place is solid gold.
It feels strong and glowing.
And when I listen to that calm place,
It sort of hums.
My calm place is a rainbow.
It's warm and glowing.
It sounds like laughter.
When I'm connected with my calm place,
I remember that I have inner wisdom and that I'm connected to everybody and every thing.
It's like we're all a big family.
The cool thing is that we all have this calm place inside of us.
And the more you visit it,
The easier it is to find.
Now let's return to where we are right now and think about the school day to come.
Take a moment to imagine what your day at school will bring.
There will be people.
Some of the people will be familiar and some of them will be new.
These people,
Every single one of them,
Are a lot more like you than they are different.
Did you know that all humans are 99.
9% genetically identical?
I've heard that.
We are more the same than we are different.
All of us experience those same feelings,
Like feeling excited,
Scared,
Nervous,
Happy,
Sad or a mix of several feelings at once.
Some of the kids at your school are probably a little worried about going to school.
Even your teacher might feel a little nervous about the school day,
Especially if it's the first day of school.
Maybe when you get there today,
You can give those kids and that teacher a little smile.
That's a good idea.
Imagine offering each person you meet today a little smile.
Or a big smile.
It's not like you can run out of smiles.
That's true.
Okay,
Imagine today you have unlimited smiles.
And you give those smiles out like candy on Halloween.
Yeah,
And your smiles let the other kids know that everything will be okay.
Let's go back to imagining your classroom.
Imagine the sounds of your classroom.
There are chairs.
There are voices.
Some of the kids can be loud.
But imagine yourself.
You're breathing just like you were before.
And you are in total control of your body and in control of your voice.
Ooh,
I'm powerful like this.
You are powerful.
Imagine yourself taking a deep breath and sending patience to the other kids who don't have as much control over their bodies or voices as you do.
You've got a patient's way and it's blasting everything with calm.
A gentle blast of super calming rays.
Imagine yourself noticing the students who are maybe so worried that they don't talk at all.
Maybe you give those kids a few extra smiles.
Sure,
Unlimited smiles.
Now imagine the bells.
At our school,
The bell sometimes sounds like this or like this.
Most schools have bells like this and almost all schools use a sound to signal that it is time to transition.
What sound does your school use?
Imagine your school bell or whatever sound your school uses to signal that it's time to transition and this bell is ringing.
And every time you hear that sound,
It reminds you to take one deep belly breath.
And for that moment,
When you're breathing,
You will connect to that center place inside of you where everything is calm.
That bell is your reminder to take deep breaths.
You got it.
Now we're going to practice the affirmations.
Affirmations,
Sometimes called mantras or power words,
Are positive words that you can tell yourself to help change the way you think about yourself and your world.
Affirmations work.
They really do change your thoughts.
Affirmations are really cool,
But our listeners already know that,
Right?
Are you ready?
First,
I'll say them to you and next you can say them to me.
Here I go.
Inside,
You are calm and connected to your center.
Your school bell is a reminder to take a deep belly breath.
You learn new things easily.
You're smarter than you know.
You are so ready for school.
Now you can repeat after me.
You can say these words silently,
Whisper them or out loud.
Hey,
If you're really excited about school today,
Go ahead and yell them.
Say these words any way you feel comfortable.
Ready,
Set,
Repeat.
Inside I am calm.
Inside I am calm.
I am connected to my center.
I am connected to my center.
My school bell is a reminder to take deep belly breaths.
My school bell is a reminder to take deep belly breaths.
I learn new things easily.
I learn new things easily.
I am smarter than I know.
I am smarter than I know.
I am so ready for school.
I am so ready for school.
How do you feel?
Are you ready to go to school?
I am going to rock this school day.
I know you are.
That calm,
Confident presence in you is powerful.
Those are my calming rays.
Yep and they'll spread through your whole classroom,
Out into your whole school and maybe even into the whole neighborhood.
And maybe into the whole world.
I think so.
Your time is up.
Today at school and at home and at everything else you have planned in between,
We're wishing you the best day yet!
