MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING FOR TEENS By Megan Cherry from Cambridge University Press
PRACTICE MAKES PURPOSE
YOU CAN GUIDE YOUR TEENAGE LEARNERS WITH A GENTLE MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING PRACTICE, AS BELOW: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Find a comfortable position, sitting with your feet flat on the floor, or on a cushion with your legs crossed, your back upright and eyes closed. And now begin to bring focus to your breathing. Notice the rise and fall of your stomach as you breath and the feeling of air passing in and out of your nose. Be aware of these sensations of breathing for a few moments. Feeling an in-breath – air travelling in through your nose, into your lungs, expanding your chest and then your stomach. Feeling an out-breath – your stomach and chest deflate as the air leaves your lungs and travels back out of your nose. And now just begin to bring more awareness to the room we are in, the noises and sounds around us. Start to bring some movement back into your body – wiggling your fingers and toes – and then when you are ready, open your eyes.
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