Bedtime Breathing
by Lisa Malkiewicz, creator of the award-winning Sleep Fairy relaxation CD for children.
Teach your child the value of controlled slow breathing. It’s an easy relaxation technique they’ll be able to use on their own.
Breathe slowly and deeply, in… and out…
Breathe in calm and happy, breathe out worries.
Breathe in warm sunshine, breathe out stale air.
Make up your own:
Breathe in Grandma love, breathe out grand-daughter love.
Breathe in beach air, breathe out lazy rainy days.
Breathing out doesn’t always have to be the negative, we are filled with all sorts of positive things to release into the world!
Let your mind wander, you are on your way to dreamland anyway so go ahead and free associate. And breathe, breathe, breathe…
March 10th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
[…] March Time4momRachel09:26 pmAdd comment I read a great post on teaching your child “relaxation breathing“. I thought, what a great idea. I have a really close friend that told me “dream talking” also really helped her kids relax before bed. Dream talking is softly talking about visual peaceful things to your child…both great tips to teaching them how to unwind. I think there should be one made for adults I wonder what age I can start to do this with Codi? […]
March 11th, 2006 at 8:55 am
I experienced relaxation breathing worked for myself. For toddlers and young kids, mmm…I haven’t tried it, because I only knew it after my children had grown up. Have some experiments, it won’t hurt….. and let me know your results…