“Deep breathing is one of the best ways to lower stress in the body. This is because when you breathe deeply it sends a message to your brain to calm down and relax. The brain then sends this message to your body. Breathing exercises are a good way to relax, reduce tension and relieve stress.”
Stress Management: Breathing Exercises for Relaxation – WebMD
Are you feeling stressed?
Maybe you are and don’t know it…
Do this right now: close your eyes (or not). Make yourself comfortable.
Give yourself a gift, take a pause and breathe. (inhale and exhale as 1 breath) 4 times slowly…
Note how you feel when you finish. Then…
Try it again.
I hope that you instantly experience relaxation and a mind shift.
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”
– Jon Kabat-Zinn from Wherever You Go, There You Are
Read more of my mindfulness curriculum perspectives related to how middle schools confront bias.