Seated Calm: Breath & Sound Together

This seated practice helps children and caregivers slow down, focus, and regulate together. Begin with "long breath" using a breathing ball to calm the body. Then transition into mindful listening with a singing bowl, tuning into the sound to help both the mind and body feel steady. Close the practice together by sharing or repeating: peaceful thoughts, peaceful words, peaceful actions.

Transcript

Hi, I'm Miss Julie. We're going to start with breathing, But first let's check in with our posture. Root your feet down into the earth, Kind of like you have tree roots grounding down. Place your hands on your lap, And then sit up nice and tall, Soften your shoulders, Relax your face. Take a deep breath in. The breath we're going to do is called long breath, So we're going to let out a long exhale. Inhale, Kind of like you're blowing out birthday candles. Big breath in. Good. Inhale, Fill up. Last one, Biggest breath of the day. Inhale. Nice. Place your hands on your lap if they're not already there. Close your eyes and see how still and quiet you can be, Checking in with how your body feels right now in this moment. For three, Two, And one. Gently blink your eyes open. Next is mindful listening. When the sound stops for you, Please place your hand over your heart. Take a big breath in. Gently blink your eyes open. Let's come back to a comfortable seat, Nice and slow, No rush. And we'll close our class today with peaceful thoughts, Peaceful words, Peaceful actions. Take a deep breath in. Our challenge today is to take a deep breath in if we feel like we're going to respond in an unkind way, Either to ourself or to others. Thanks so much.