Calming Strategies
Below are just a handful of immediately-available calming strategies. If one of these suits you, let me know! Send me an e-mail at BarnesJ@gnspes.ca and tell me which is your favorite. Stay tuned for more calming strategies. I will update my website often.
Rainbow Breath
A soothing, but energizing breathing and stretching technique to do any time of day.
On and Off
This exercise will teach you turn high, stressful energy off in order to breathe more deeply and feel less tense.
Melting
Melt that frozen feeling when you're frustrated, scary, angry, or stuck.
Bring it Down
This exercise will help you gain control of your stressful energy when it's too high to handle.
Cooling Out Breath
From Stop, Breath, and Think - a video to help with deep, cleansing, cooling breath.
Square Breathing
Helpful for all ages, this video demonstrates how to make a square using your breathing pattern. A helpful way to slow the breath and the mind.
Self-Control with Sesame Street
Sesame Street gives a couple of strategies, some silly, to combat loss of self-control. Best suited for younger ages.
Belly Breathing
A soothing video for all ages outlining the importance of deep, belly breaths.
Mindful Looking
This Bubble Bounce activity video is a way to focus the mind on one thing at a time - helpful to do just before a Classroom meeting.