Do you ever feel like there are a million butterflies in your stomach?
Nervous butterflies,
Excited butterflies,
Happy butterflies,
All sorts of butterflies just flying around in there.
Butterflies are good because they give us lots of energy.
Sometimes you might want to calm the butterflies down.
We're going to learn a way to teach the butterflies in your tummy how to dance just the way you want them to.
The butterflies listen to your breath.
So with your breath,
You can show the butterflies what dance you want them to do.
I'm going to show you a butterfly dance that I love.
First,
Put your hand on your heart.
Take a deep breath in.
And let it out.
Did you feel the butterflies move?
Let's move all of the butterflies to the bottom of your tummy near your belly button.
We do this by breathing all of our air out.
Ready?
Now take a deep breath in.
The butterflies are going to move up high to the bottom of your neck.
Now hold your breath and the butterflies will stay there for the count of four.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Now blow your air out and move the butterflies back to your belly button.
Hold the butterflies there.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Breathe in.
Bring the butterflies up again.
Hold them at the top for four.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Breathe out and move them to the bottom near your belly button.
We can say it like this.
Up butterfly.
Hold butterfly.
Down butterfly.
Hold butterfly.
Up butterfly,
Hold butterfly.
Down butterfly.
Hold butterfly.
Up butterfly,
Hold butterfly.
Down butterfly,
Hold butterfly.
Up butterfly,
Hold butterfly.
You can do this butterfly breathing anytime you feel them in your tummy.
You can also teach your butterflies to do different dances.
The thing is,
They're your butterflies,
And they follow what you want them to do.
They love dancing with your breath.
Happy butterfly breathing!
