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NAME OF THE ACTIVITY: Learning to breathe

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NAME OF THE ACTIVITY:

Learning to breathe

The main purpose of the activity is to put the stress out.

AND

To take some time to relax by doing some guided breathing exercises.

1. Relax your body: shoulders back and forth /free movement / get straight

2. Rabbit´s breathing:

-Breathing like rabbits when they smell carrots-To instruct and lead by example-Close your eyes-3 Quick breaths through the nose, exhale

through the mouth once

3. Bear´s breathing:

-Breathing as the bear when you are sleeping/ analogy of the balloon

-We put our hands on our stomach to feel our breathing

-Close your eyes-Inhale deeply (4 seconds) /keep the air

(2)/exhale slowly (8)

4. Lion´s breathing:

-Imitate the lion when he roars-Inhale deeply (4 seconds) / Hold the air

(2)/Exhale sticking out your tongue and roaring like a lion.

5. Guided relaxation-Put straight-Close your eyes-Pay attention to your breathing-Imagine a wonderful place that makes you feel

happy (garden, beach)-Inhale (4 seconds)/hold your breath

(2)/exhale (8)-Repeat the exercise, but this time just paying

attention to the music.

6. Talk about how everyone felt with the breathing exercises.