Breath Detective - Children's Breath Awareness Meditation

A guided meditation helping children to become more aware of their breath. By connecting with the sensations of the breath and where we feel them in our bodies, we can help children to understand their breathing patterns. This track has voice-over and music specially created for Calm for Kids by Nimino. Suitable for children aged 5 to 10.

Transcript

Close your eyes and notice how you are breathing.

Imagine you are a detective who is going to follow your breath as it travels around your body.

Place the tips of your fingers on the end of your nose with the palm facing towards you.

Breathing in through your nose,

Notice the temperature as your breath enters your body.

As you breathe out,

Feel the air in your hand,

Noticing if it is warm or cool as it leaves your body.

Breathing in and out through your nose,

Do this a few more times,

Feeling the breath on your hand as it enters and leaves your body.

Remember everyone breathes in slightly different ways,

So just investigate what you notice most about your breath and where you feel it moving in your body.

Now place one hand on each side of your rib cage.

Do your ribs get bigger as you breathe in and smaller as you breathe out?

Try breathing a couple more times with your hands on your ribs,

Noticing if they move.

Now place your hands on your tummy,

Just around your belly button,

Breathing in and out.

Notice if your tummy goes up and down as the breath enters and leaves your body.

Now just follow your breath as it moves around your body.

Most of the time we don't even notice that we are breathing,

So see where you feel the breath most.

Maybe you can feel it in your nose,

Or in your throat.

Do you feel your chest expand,

Or your tummy rise or fall as you breathe in and out?

Quietly and calmly let your inner detective follow your breath as it moves around your body.