Learning Talk: build the culture
We did the reading on page 16/17 of the book Learning Talk: build the culture. We had to discuss the following:
1. Which if these actions do you think we demonstrate well as a team? What evidence supports your thinking?
2. Which if these do you think we need to pay more attention to as a team? What evidence supports your thinking?
As a team we discussed these and came up with something we need to work on as a team.
We decided that we need to work on showing loyalty and maintaining our integrity.
Peaceful Play for Kids: Lifelong self regulation skills through Breathwork and Mindful Movement
Jennie Abbot -
We are trying to connect our bodies with our mind and help those children with trauma/autism to do the same. Being mindful is being aware of our bodies in a moment-by-moment and we need to build this over time and we are planting a seed that will grow over time.
Yoga and mindfulness teach us acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them, - without believing that there is a right way or a wrong way,
Yoga is a tool to achieve mindfulness and self-regulation.
Benefits of mindful movement with breathwork for children of all ages:
- the foundation of self-care
- improves focus
- Self-regulation foundation
Remember to introduce these tools when they are calm.
Some tools:
- Ocean breathing
- Bumble bee breath
- Lion breath
Child has very high energy
- Come in from outside play
- Trouble calming down
child is disengaged
- Zoning out
- Not listening
- Unfocused or distracted
Child need to transition
- Time to transition from activities
- Lining up to go inside or outside
- Arriving at school/home/other
Tips for teaching breathwork to children
When leading breathwork, you will need to exaggerate your breathing, make it extra slow and deep, and make lots of noise!
Tips and tricks
- Imagination smelling
- Dee and loud leaving
- Use lots of props or games for all ages
- Holding their breath during movement? Regular reminders
- Reflective breathing for co-regulatino
- Making breathing and mindful movement accessible and part of daily routine
Leading movement and breathwork with confidence
- What to expect
This will happen over time, it's not a goal that hey need to reach, but they will one day use it.
- Supports Diverse needs
Put your hand on their back and slow your breathing down at the same time, this will help slow their breath.
- Trauma informed practices
Need to given them a lot of choices, and often, because we don't know how they are feeling. Honor their choices.
- When to stop breathwork
If they seem calm and they are becoming adgitated, it works against them. If they seem to be getting angry with their breathing then it's time to stop.
5-12 years old
- Talk about the benefits of breathwork
- Using some props
- If you are having trouble falling sleep at night then breathing is good way to help
Yoga Poses
- Triangle pose
- Tree Pose
- Pigeon Pose
General Tips on sharing Mindful movement with children
- Kids yoga is noisey, fun and will feel a bit uncontroled. Lets allow kids be kids
- We believe that whne presented in the appropriate manner ANY child can do yoga. Bring in things that are are engaged with eg minecraft
- Introduce tools when reglated and calmm then pracitce regulartly
-Yoga is gentle and show never, ever hurt.
- Please no inversions with kids (no headstands, shoulder stands etc) or super challenging balancing poses. Let's keep expectations realistic, bodies safe and set htem up for success.
- Recognise different energy levels - and meet them wehre they are. High energy need big movements, louder noises and bigger breaths. Love energy needs gentle movement, gentle voices and quiters voice.
- Please never critique children attempting breathing or poses or during relaxation because we need to practice non-judgement when presetning yoga and allow the children to process in their own way and in their own time. They will come to it when they are ready! Please encourage them in their journey
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