"Learning to relax and calm yourself is a valuable life skill. A relaxed body is healthy, vibrant, and feels great. A relaxed mind in creative, powerful, and unlimited. Stress reeks havoc on the body and the mind. So it is important to have tools you can use to reduce stress." --Mira Binzen, founder of Global Family Yoga
BEE Calm
Breathing Toolbox -- https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/breathing
Sesame Street Belly Breathe Video -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZbzDOpylA
Chill Children by Global Family Yoga (cd)
Meditations for Squirmy Kids by Eve Eliot (cd)
Sitting Still Like a Frog by Eline Snel (book w/ cd)
Take the Time: Mindfulness for Kids by Maud Roegiers
App for iPad -- Relax M.S.P. -- Relax Melodies a Seasons Premium
BEE Strong and BEE Flexible
scattered, unstable, overwhelmed--standing poses (1) tree (2) mountain (3) warriors
overexcited, nervous, antsy--folds (1) forward fold (2) monkey (3) elephant
tired, sad, heavy--back bending poses (1) chest expansion (2) table (3) superhero/shark
BEE an animal! Dog
BEE a shape! Triangle, Side Angle--square, triangles
BEE a letter! A, B, C -- The Whole Body Alphabet by Global Family Yoga
App for iPad -- SuperStretch
In a chair:
fold forward, drape over legs, let head hang heavy
cross ankle over knee to stretch hip
hands on shoulder, draw circles with elbows
twist and look behind chair
stretch out face-make a face like a jack-o-lantern
stand behind chair, fold at hip, walk chicken cheeks back and extend arms
right ear to right shoulder, stretch neck, repeat opposite side
BEE Resilient
Surfer Chick by Kristy Dempsey--make an ocean in a bottle
One of Those Days by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Perfect Square by Michael Hall--perfect innovation opportunity--share squares and kiddos destroy and recreate
It's a Bad Day by Mary Ellen Friday
Pete the Cat & Pete the Cat and the Four Groovy Buttons-Rock Problems and Clay Problems
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses--great for feelings
BEE Yourself
Odd Duck by Cecil Castelluci and Sara Varon
It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
It's a Frog Thing by Eric Drachman
Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski
Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld
I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson
Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse and Tom Lichtenheld
Only One You by Linda Kranz
Why?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHHPNMIK-fY and http://momastery.com/
Mother Teresa said, "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that We Belong to Each Other."
Here's several small group experiences I have shared with 2nd and 3rd graders to reduce anxiety and strengthen stress-hardiness: https://sites.google.com/site/zipadeebee/resources/selfcalm
Other Books for Balance and Self-Regulation:
So Few of Me by Peter Reynolds
The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister by Linda Ravin Lodding
The Feel Good Book by Todd Parr
Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kahn