Breathing

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 What's lighter than a feather,
but can't be held for long?
Your breath!

All jokes aside, breathing is pretty incredible if

you stop and think about it, which we almost

NEVER do! We breathe all day long; even in our

sleep. We can control it at times, yet it happens

without us even trying. It’s totally necessary for

our survival, and can also be used to regulate our

mood and our stress levels.

Most of us have heard of breathing exercises,

and some of you might have also heard of

mindful breathing. Maybe you even understand

the benefits. Mindful breathing can benefit kids

just as much as adults. That’s why we created

these colorful Breathing Shapes! By making

breathing a visual processes, kids can see their

patterns, and make movements to help them keep

rhythm.

Print these sheets at home. You can hang them

on a wall in a calm down corner, keep a few in

the glove box in your car, or just leave them in a

stack where anyone in the family can pick and

choose which ones to use. OR, save paper and

just use them on your computer screen or phone.

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 1. Put your index (pointer) finger where it says "Start here."
2. Slowly follow the arrows with your index finger.
3. Whenever you see the words "breathe in," take a deep
breath in through your nose. Keep your finger moving.
4. Whenever you see the words "breathe out," exhale out
through your mouth. Keep your finger moving.
5. Pause when you come back to "Start here." Then, repeat
the breathing exercise.

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 1. Put your index (pointer) finger where it says "Start here."
2. Follow the arrows with your index finger.
3. When on a "breathe in" path, take a deep breath in
through your nose. When you get to a "breathe out"
path, breathe out through your mouth. Hold on the
"hold" path. Even if it's for just a second.
4. Speed up and slow down as you need to, but never stop!
5. Do six laps!

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 1. Hold your hand above the page, right over "start here."
2. When you're ready to breathe in, make the spiral motion
above the page with your hand while you breathe in
through your nose. Try to count to four in your mind as
you breathe in.
3. When you get to "hold," pause and count to seven in
your mind.
4. Then, reverse directions with your hand and breathe out
while you count to eight in your mind.
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 1. Put your index (pointer) finger where it says "Start here."
2. Slowly follow the arrows with your finger.
3. Whenever you see the words "breathe in," take a deep
breath in through your nose. Keep your finger moving.
4. Whenever you see the words "breathe out," exhale out
through your mouth. Keep your finger moving.
5. Whenever you see the words "hold," pause your breath,
even if it's just for a second.

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 1. Try to make this heart pattern over your own heart.
2. Place your index (pointer) finger right below your heart.
3. While you breathe in, trace your finger up the right side
of your heart. Imagine the work your heart and lungs are
doing to give you life.
4. While you breathe out, trace your finger down the left
side of your heart.
5. Pause at the bottom and say "thank you" to your heart.

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 1. Put your index (pointer) finger where it says "Start here."
2. There are no "holds." Keep a continuous flow of breath,
in through your nose, out through your mouth, slowly.
3. Breathe in through the blue, and out through the green.
Breathe in through the red, and out through the yellow.
4. Do it again, imagining that the air is the color that you're
tracing. It goes in through your nose blue, and comes
out through your mouth green. In red, out yellow.

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 1. Four sides. Four corners. Count of four. Four different
times.
2. Place your index (pointer) finger on "Start here."
3. Move it in the direction of the arrow. Breathe in for four
seconds, then hold for four seconds, then breathe out for
four seconds, following the instructions as you continue
to move your finger.
4. Trace the square four times.

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 1. Put your index (pointer) finger where it says "Start here."
2. Slowly follow the arrows with your index finger, tracing
the flower pedals.
3. Whenever you see the words "breathe in," take a deep
breath, pretending to smell the flower. Whenever you
see "breath out," blow gently on the flower, letting it
sway in the wind.
4. "Hold" when you get to the end of each pedal.

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 1. Three sides. Three corners. Count of three. Three
different times.
2. Place your index (pointer) finger on "Start here."
3. Move it in the direction of the arrow. Breathe in for three
seconds, then hold for three seconds, then breathe out
for three seconds, following the instructions as you
continue to move your finger.
4. Trace the triangle three times.

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 1. Put your index (pointer) finger where it says "Start here."
2. Change the size of your breaths with the size of the
mountains!
3. "Breathe in," up the shorter mountain, "hold" at the top,
the "breathe out" coming down the mountain.
4. "Breathe in" for even longer going up the bigger
mountain, "hold" for longer at the top, and "breathe out"
and slowly as you can on the way down.

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 1. Touch your index fingers together and your thumbs
together so that you make a diamond shape. Look
through the diamond and the "Start here" spot.
2. Move your diamond over the path, looking through as
you do. When you see the words "breathe in," take a
deep breath in through your nose. When you see "hold,"
pause. When you see the words "breathe out," exhale
out through your mouth. Repeat as often as you want.

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 1. Put your index (pointer) finger where it says "Start here."
2. Slowly follow the waves with your index finger, flowing
like waves in the ocean.
3. Find your own rhythm, trying to match the water as you
go. Breathe in when the water rises, hold at the top, only
for a moment, and breathe out while the waves wash up
on the shore, before rolling out to start again.

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 Shaped Breathing Exercises

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