Beanie Baby Breathing

 If you read yesterday's Blog on being aware of your emotions, you learned the biggest part of being mindful is understanding and noticing your emotions.  When you notice that your body isn't listening to the teacher, or you are really mad and can't control your emotions it is time to give yourself a mindful moment.  

Most of those moments are intentional breathing: crab hands, star ball, and today BEANIE BABY BREATHING. 

When I explain how to take a deep breath, student really understand what I mean by that.  I have the students lie down on the floor and put a beanie baby on their bellies.  When they breath in their beanie babies should go up, and when they breathe out their beanie baby should go down.  

This is a great visual of want your intentional breaths should look like. Their minds will be clearer when they do their Mindful Moments on their own.