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0:00 and then I want to just end today with there is Magic in our exhale I love conscious discipline I learned about breathing through conscious discipline years ago and so I've really delved into the science of this and we know that when we slow our exhale and lengthen it it activates the parasympathetic pathway of the autonomic nervous system and here's something so cool too and I think I have a slide for this this is
0:32 amazing when we are taking deep breaths we rinse carbon dioxide out of the body now our kids really thought this was cool you literally feel agitated and irritated when carbon dioxide is just like has landed in your system and you're not taking those deep long exhales to get rid of it and taking the oxygen you need there's a breath that we
1:03 love in our Butler certification it was developed in the 1930s by Dr Jack Feldman called the physiological sigh and you see your dogs do this when they right before they go to sleep you'll see them like lay on their side and they'll go and our kids do this and we do this after a good cry like don't you go like this you go and that is so out that our bodies without being taught know how to do that
1:33 like our bodies are trying to find homeostasis they're trying to do that on their own and we teach the kids that so the just a few more examples we drew our breath our kids liter I said to them have you ever seen your breath yeah Dr Lori I've seen my breath I see it when it's cold out I can blow on a mirror I see my breath but I said if you ever really like seeing your own breath
1:58 as you draw your breath so what this is in the new manual and so they they draw lines with an inhale and then an exhale is down they don't look at their paper they can close their eyes or they can look away so they do these lines and we do five or six deep breaths and then they decorated it and I did this with this I I did I we do this with staff as well this is called the kelp breath you
2:26 can't see kelp but they had so much fun because they were just like after they saw the lines they decorated here is the elephant breath so anyway this is drawing your breath and this is really cool
Summary
- Conscious Discipline highlights the significance of breathing techniques for emotional regulation.
- Slowing and lengthening the exhale activates the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting relaxation.
- Deep breathing helps eliminate carbon dioxide, reducing feelings of agitation.
- The physiological sigh, a natural response observed in animals, aids in restoring homeostasis.
- Engaging children in creative breathing exercises, like drawing their breath, enhances their understanding and enjoyment of the practice.
- Activities such as the "kelp breath" and "elephant breath" make breathing exercises fun and interactive.
- The practice of conscious breathing can be beneficial for both children and adults in managing stress.