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MARCH 2020-JUNE 2020

so that you may continue to connect with, support, and provide
resources to your students and their families via distance learning.
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Hope you are taking good, kind care of yourself and your loved ones.
-Anita
 Thank You!
Thank you for downloading this resource!
I love creating tools that invite young people to voice
& shape their authentic, strong, vulnerable & brave selves
and that hopefully make your job easier (and more fun), too!
Please contact me with any questions, requests, or feedback at:
wholeheartedschoolcounseling@gmail.com
Joy to You!
-Anita
Why Use Breathing Exercises?
These Digital Breathing Boards incorporate fun, effective, and diverse breathing "tricks"
that go beyond the basic "take a deep breath" suggestion we often tell young people
when they are having a tough time. On top of an Animated Video lesson, entitled
"Mindful Breathing is Your Superpower," and an accompanying poster, this resource offers
12 different mindful breathing exercises, with the hope that at least 1, 2 or 3 of these
exercises will really resonate with each individual, and will become one of their go-to
tools when they need help feeling more calm, present, or focused.
Mindful breathing is a great routine families and educators can implement in their
homes and classrooms. It hardly takes much time, is a quiet activity, can work wonders
with transitions, and helps to shift chaos energy into peaceful energy.
When we pay attention to our breathing, and "breathe on purpose," the oxygen that we
take in literally sends a message to the brain that everything is okay. In other words,
mindful breathing helps us to move out of a reactive state into a receptive state, which
also means we are more ready to learn and can make better decisions in whatever
context we find ourselves in.
I hope that you and the young people you support enjoy this resource!
BREATHE ON!

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 What's Included
7 minute Pre-Recorded with Narration Animated Video
Lesson "Mindful Breathing Is Your Superpower" (The mp4
file is located in the zip file you just downloaded. If you
would like to use this video lesson on Google Slides, the
link is located in this pdf on Page 8 )
Same animated lesson as above, WITHOUT Pre-Recorded
Narration (The mp4 file is located in the zip file you just
downloaded.)
"Mindful Breathing Is Your Superpower" Google Slides™
Lesson, without Narration and without Animations. (Link is
located in this pdf, on Page 7)
4 Versions of "Why Mindfulness Breathing Is Your
Superpower" pdf posters (Located in this pdf file, on
pages 11-14)
12 different Animated Breathing Boards that act as a
GUIDE to practice focused breathing (Link is located in
this pdf, on Page 9). Note: I did not include the Lesson
and Breathing Boards together, as it is not necessary for
students to have the Lesson before using the Boards.
Script to the Lesson (Located in this pdf, on pages 15-17)
 User's Guide
Decide if you'd like to use the the Animated Video Lesson or
(not animated) Lesson on Google Slides™ before sharing the
Digital Breathing Boards with students.
There are two different versions of the Animated VIDEO
Lesson: one with pre-recorded narration and one without
narration
To record your own voice, use the Animated Video without
narration. There are many apps and software available to
record a voiceover. For Apple/Mac devices, the iMovie
app/software works great for recording.
Before recording, I suggest practicing so that your narration
aligns with the video. (I am not going to lie.. . it can be a pain
in the you know what to record the narration.. . I must have
tried at least 30 different takes until I got it "rightish.". . . .But
in the end, well worth it if that means your students get to
hear your voice and feel more connected with you.).
Although the video contains the entire script, I've also
included the script on pages 10-12 in this pdf.
To access the Animated Breathing Boards, click on the link
inside the computer illustration on the next page 7.
To access the Lesson on Google Slides™ click on the link on
page
 CLICK HERE
to Access "Mindful Breathing Is
Your Superpower
on Google Slides™
-Presentation WITHOUT ANIMATION
OR NARRATION

-or-
type in this link:

https://bit.ly/mindfulbreathinglesson
 CLICK HERE
to Access "Mindful Breathing Is
Your Superpower
on Google Slides™
ANIMATED VIDEO LESSON WITH PRE-
RECORDED NARRATION

-or-
type in this link:

https://bit.ly/mindfulbreathingvideolesson
 CLICK HERE
to Access Your
Digital Breathing Boards!

-or-
type in this link:

https://bit.ly/breathingboards
 some Tips
FOR USING GOOGLE SLIDES
Make sure you have access to the internet and a google account.
Click "Make a Copy" to save on your Google Drive™.
When you open your copy in Google Slides™, the first thing you
should do before sharing with your students is to click File and
then "Make a Copy". (So basically, you are making a copy of your
copy) Select "Entire Presentation."
Change the name of your new copy (so you know which one is
the original and which one is the one you are sharing with
students).
If you only want to share a few of the breathing boards, you can
delete the slides you don't want.
If using Google Classroom™, click "Classwork", "Create," Type up a
title for this resource, add any instructions, then click "Add,"
"Google Drive", find your newly titled resource, select it and then
click Add. To make sure students have their own unique copy, go
to the drop down menu and choose "Make a copy for each
student."
And lastly, remember to breathe yourself. Even and especially
warriors like yourself need to take good, kind care of their hearts.
 10 Reasons Why
MMINDFUL
INDFUL BBREATHING
REATHING
Is Your SUPERPOWER
1. Lowers blood pressure and
slows down your heart rate
Improves your immune
2. you stronger and healthierresponse, keeping

3. Decreases tension, stress, and anxiety

4. Grows the thoughtful pre-frontal cortex part of your brain
YOU CAN

Sends a message to your brain that everything will HANDLE THIS!

5. be okay ...and, that you can get through hard things

Acts like a "Pause" or "Reset" button, moving you
6. out of a Fight-Flight-Freeze state into a Relaxed
& Responsive state
7. Helps you to feel more calm and capable.
Clears up foggy thinking and improves
8. memory, attention, focus and concentration
9. Helps you to solve problems and find solutions
10. Improves self-control
 Sends a message to YOU CAN
Helps you to
your brain that HANDLE THIS!
solve problems
everything will be okay and find solutions
...and, that you can get
through hard things

Helps you to feel

Decreases more calm and
tension, stress, capable
and anxiety Grows the thoughtful
pre-frontal cortex
part of your brain

why MINDFUL
B
BREATHING
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is your SUPERPOWER

Improves your immune

response, keeping you
Clears up foggy thinking stronger and healthier
and improves memory,
attention, focus and
concentration Decreases blood
pressure and slows Improves
down your heart rate self-control

Acts like a "Pause" or "Reset"

button, moving you out of a
Fight-Flight-Freeze state into a
Relaxed & Responsive state
 Sends a message to YOU CAN Helps you to
your brain that HANDLE THIS! solve problems
everything will be and find solutions
okay ...and, that you
can get through
hard things

Helps you to
feel more calm
and capable
Grows the thoughtful
pre-frontal cortex
Decreases part of your brain
tension,
stress, and
anxiety

Improves your
immune response,
keeping you
Clears up foggy stronger and
thinking and healthier
improves memory,
attention, focus and
concentration Decreases blood
pressure and
slows down your Improves
heart rate self-control

Acts like a "Pause" or

"Reset" button,
moving you out of a
Fight-Flight-Freeze
state into a
Relaxed & Responsive
state
 Mindful Breathing Is Your Superpower SCRIPT
Mindful Breathing Is Your Superpower
Let's begin with a riddle!
Are you ready?
You do this about 20,000 times a day, anyone can hold it, you can't live without it,
and most of the time, don't even notice it.
What is it?
If you answered "Breathing!" you're correct!
Breathing not only keeps you alive, but when done with mindful attention, can also
do such helpful, good-for-you things, that it is almost like having a SUPERPOWER.
When you feel angry, anxious, scared or nervous, your breathing will most likely be
short, shallow and fast.
Short, shallow and fast breathing can be really helpful when you find yourself
being chased by a tiger or a shark!
When your breathing is short, shallow, and fast, it's often an indicator that the
oxygen that your breath is bringing in, is mostly being directed to your leg and arm
muscles.
This can help you to escape or fight off that dangerous situation!
However, most stressful situations you will find yourself in, are not ones that involve
a tiger or a shark. But because your brain is so awesome, always trying to keep
you safe, you still might react to stressful situations with short, shallow and fast
breathing.
This kind of breathing keeps your body feeling tense and stuck in those
uncomfortable feelings. Short, shallow, and fast breathing makes it harder to deal
with and take good care of your emotions. It is also harder to respond to the
situation that triggered those feelings in a thoughtful way.
So here is the SUPERPOWER part..
When you take slow, deep and focused breaths, on purpose, you can actually "trick"
your body into feeling more calm, even when you feel the opposite of relaxed.
Taking slow, deep and focused breaths acts like a "Pause" or "Reset" button,
moving you out of a Fight-Flight-Freeze state into a Relaxed & Responsive state,
even in the presence of overwhelming emotions.
Breathing with focused attention, or mindfulness, improves your immune response,
keeping you stronger and healthier.
It lowers your blood pressure, slows down your heart rate, and decreases tension,
stress and anxiety in your body.
Mindful breathing can even clear up foggy thinking, and improve your memory,
attention, focus and concentration,
making it easier for you to learn and to show off your amazing, bright, unique,
creative brilliance.
Mindful breathing sends a message to your brain that everything will be okay .and,
that you can get through hard things, helping you to feel more calm and capable.
And when you feel more calm and capable, you can make better, more thoughtful
decisions about what to do next, solve problems, and find solutions.
And get this, mindful breathing actually nurtures and grows your pre-frontal cortex,
which is the part of your brain that helps you to plan ahead, think before you say
or do something., and show others that you care about them.
This also means you can act with more self-control.
And another really cool thing about having this SUPERPOWER is that you can
practice it anytime and anywhere. It doesn't require any fancy tools or equipment.
It's totally free.
And no one even has to know that you are harnessing your SUPERPOWER in the
face of all the stressful situations you encounter. (Hey, that's sort of like having an
Invisible Superpower, too!)
People around you will be like "Wow! You handled that situation like a boss! How did
you stay so Calm, Cool, and Collected?!" And you can be like, "Oh that, that was
nothing."
And here's another really awesome thing, too. (Wait, another awesome thing?!)
Mindful breathing is not only a Superpower. It is a skill. And like with any skill, you
can get better at it with practice. The more you practice, the more SUPER you will be
at it.
In fact, it's best to practice mindful breathing when you find yourself in a calm and
happy state. Practicing mindful breathing when you feel calm and happy will not only
help you to feel those calm and happy feelings with more intensity, it will also make it
easier for you to remember to use your SUPERPOWER breathing skills when you are
not feeling so calm or happy.
Also, instead of slouching, try to sit or stand in your Power Posture, with your shoulders
back and spine straight.
And lastly, the most important key to harnessing your Superpower, is to zoom all your
attention to your breathing, and focus on each in-breath and each out-breath.
When you find your mind wandering off from each in-breath and each out-breath,
gently, with kindness and compassion, just remind yourself to place your attention back
onto your breathing.
And return your focus onto each in-breath and each out-breath.
.
I'm ready to practice my Mindful Breathing Superpower.
What about you?
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