It's Just the Beginning...

December 28, 2020

As I sat quietly reading in the office on my first day at the preschool, I was able to begin observing (auditory) the flow of the mid-morning routine after outside time. OP chose a book for Cody to read to the group about mindfulness. It felt inspiring to listen and notice how receptive the children were to putting collective deep breathing into practice. Also it was a great time naturally (after outside play) to come back “into their bodies” before the lunch transition. I noticed how the sounds of the deep breathing exercises brought with it the overall quieting down of sounds from the next room.

Practicing mindfulness and stretching poses can begin to give children powerful and effective tools to utilize when they are beginning to explore self-regulation with their bodies and emotions. I believe these tools can assist us as human beings in general throughout our lives no matter what age or phase of life we are in. Empowering preschool age children to take ownership for their body, mind, and spirit is just the beginning of a profound lifelong journey in traveling the distance from the head to the heart.