Dear Friend, We’re continuing Educator Appreciation Week and offering a free practice called Breath of Joy for educators and moms. Happy Mother’s Day, and here’s to more joy for both moms and educators!
Breathwork Practice
Breathwork 7: Ally
Dear Friend, It’s one thing to say you’re against the unjust treatment of others, but it’s a whole different thing to say, “I stand with a group of people as a helper.” When students understand what it means to be an ally, they can provide assistance and support to ongoing efforts like anti-racism.
Breathwork 6: Compassion 2
Dear Friend, Demonstrating empathy and compassion for others starts with knowing how to speak kindly to ourselves first. Empathetic communication considers the emotions and experiences of others.
Breathwork 5: Compassion
Dear Friend, Welcome to Black History Month and our lesson plan entitled Breathwork for Compassion, practices for building competency in social awareness. Students will:
Breathwork 4: Problem Solving
Dear Friend, Breathwork is good for many things, but especially helpful when problem-solving. Included here are two mindfulness and movement practices for you and your students to try.
Breathwork 3: Stress Reduction
Dear Friend, What happens when we (or our students) try to run away from stressors like exams, full schedules, or hard conversations? Usually, we can’t run from them.
Breathwork 2: Anatomy
Dear Friend, Belly Breath is a basic breathwork practice that can help you and your students decrease anxiety and increase concentration before a test. But before we get to that, let’s learn more about the anatomy of belly breath and how it works.
Breathwork 1: Benefits
Dear Friend, Helping your students increase their “readiness to learn” is our intention for 2024. Many students are trying to cope with challenges that impact their ability to concentrate.


