Wishing On A Dandelion - Inhale, Exhale

Take a minute to practice deep inhales and long exhales while imagining you are blowing dandelion seeds everywhere. The simple practice of intentional inhaling and exhaling can help calm nerves and create a state of peace. This is a great tool for anyone to use!

Transcript

Hi everyone, I'm so glad that you made it here today. My name is Heather, And today we're gonna use our imaginations to pretend that we are dandelions. So I invite you to sit on the floor with your legs crisscrossed, Or maybe you'd like to sit in a chair or on the couch, Maybe even on your bed, Or maybe you're outside watching this. Sit down and let's cross our legs. Let our bodies just relax. And take a couple of breaths. Helps us relax a little bit more. You could tick-tock your head a little bit. Roll your shoulders. Relax yourself and get ready for this amazing time that we have together. Okay, So dandelions. Do you know what dandelions are? You know the flowers that have all the seeds and you blow on them and they scatter and fly. That's what we're going to pretend to do. So I want you to close your eyes. And picture yourself outside. Maybe you're in a grassy field. Maybe there's flowers around you. And you see a whole bunch of dandelions. Let's go pick a dandelion. We're holding it in our hand. And we want to blow all the seeds everywhere. And it takes a big breath to do that. So we're gonna breathe in through our nose, And then we're gonna blow out through our mouth, Just like we're blowing all the air to scatter the seeds. You ready? Keep your eyes closed. Picture your dandelion. Okay, Let's breathe in. Let's blow the seeds everywhere. Did you get them all? Sometimes it takes some practice. Okay, Let's do it again. Ready? Breathe in. Blow all the seeds off. Oh, I think my dandelion still has some seeds on it. I need one more breath to get them all. Let's breathe in. Blow all the seeds off. Good job. I need to pick another flower. How about you? Did you get all of your seeds or do you need to pick another one too? I have my dandelion. But this time, I wanna make a wish. So when I breathe in, I'm going to think of something in my head that I would like to wish. We're not going to tell anyone because our wishes won't come true if we tell them. So we make our wish and then as we blow it out, Those seeds are gonna carry our wish everywhere. And help it come true. Are you ready? Okay, Breathe in. I hope you have your wish ready. Now let's blow it out. That was a good one. I got all of my seeds to blow away. Did you guys? Okay, Let's try again. Breathe in. And let all your air out. Let's do it one more time. Breathe in. And out. You can open your eyes. Wasn't that so fun? Did you see all the seeds go everywhere? Did you put your wish on them so that they could float to the air also? This is my favorite thing to do. Why? Because sometimes I get nervous. And sometimes I feel a little afraid. But every time I stop and I picture myself blowing seeds off of the dandelion, I feel like my body can relax and I feel brave. I'm not very scared anymore. So anytime you have those butterflies in your belly or you just need to feel a little braver or a little more courage. I want you to stop and close your eyes and picture a dandelion. And I want you to pretend to blow all the seeds off of it. And you know what, If you find a friend. . . Or a sibling, Or just anybody that looks like maybe they also could be a little more braver, That they just need a little bit of a boost. Why don't you teach them how to blow the seeds off a dandelion? It might be a fun game. You could see who could blow the longest. Or maybe go pick a real life dandelion and you could practice to see how many breaths it takes. To blow the seeds all around your yard or wherever you are. Okay guys, I loved being able to imagine dandelions with you today. And I look forward to doing this again. We'll talk to you later. Bye.