Day 20 One Minute Mindfulness Challenge For Your Kids

This is Day 20 of the 28-Day ONE MINUTE Mindfulness Challenge. Today we will be mindful of our breath as we connect each finger to our thumb and breathe. These are short, quick mindfulness exercises for teachers, parents and children to get a taste of what it feels like to commit to the self-care practice of mindfulness every day for 28 days.

Transcript

Welcome to Day 20 of your mindfulness challenge.

Today we'll be focusing on connecting our fingers while we breathe.

Sit tall with your hands in your lap and your palms facing up.

Connect your thumb and your pointer together as if you're making the A-OK sign.

Take a deep breath in and a deep breath out.

Connect your long finger and your thumb now.

Press those fingers together,

Breathe in and breathe out.

Now connect your ring finger and your thumb,

Press your fingertips together,

Feel that connection.

Breathe in and breathe out.

Lastly,

Connect your pinky finger and thumb,

Press your fingertips together,

Feel that connection.

Breathe in and breathe out.

Let your hands relax in your lap.

Very simple breath to do,

But very helpful to do if you're feeling very upset or having really big emotions.

Nice job today.