Halloween Mindfulness: Cat Breath
Practice mindfulness this Halloween with Cat Breath!
Another fun mindfulness exercise for kids: a cat breath- perfect for Halloween Mindfulness!
Deep Breathing
Deep breathing exercises are designed to support self-regulation, mindfulness and brain break needs.
Many times, kids can struggle at home and school with anger or frustration and they lack the coping strategies needed in those situations. They require tools to improve self-regulation. This can occur both at school and home.
Children, like adults, experience worry and anxiety, fears and can be nervous in life situations and having simple strategies on hand can help them cope during the day.
One way to do this is to use mindfulness strategies like deep breathing exercises.
Children who practice mindfulness will find it much easier to focus and actively engage in the classroom. Practicing mindfulness and breathing exercises can be very powerful for kids as they grow and navigate the world we live in. Students in the classroom who use mindfulness will bring a sense of collective calm to the space as well making the learning environment more favorable for everyone. Incorporating mindfulness can be fun !
Making deep breathing fun and combining it with Halloween can help kids practice their breath and use breathing as a way to cope or calm down.
That is where this Halloween Cat breath activity comes in.
Halloween Cat Breath:
How to:
- Take a large deep breath in through your nose
- As you breathe out, make a loud HISSING sound like a Halloween Cat.
Ways to Use:
- Use the Poster as a Printable and hang it in the classroom, therapy room or at home.
- Use the deep breathing exercises as a brain break during the month of October, especially as we get closer to Halloween where there is a lot of sensory overload and perhaps even anxiety during Halloween Parties or even trick-or-treating.
- Use your hands to show the scary claws of a Halloween cat as you HISS breath out. This adds a layer of movement to the exercise. See who can make the scariest cat sounds!
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Let me know if you tried Cat breath and how your kids enjoyed it! If you liked this breath, check out some of my other breaths :
