How can I develop my resiliency to grow, learn and contribute to a community?
Today we had a visit from the Occupational Therapist Breanna. She talked about how our brains worked and the different parts to start. Some of us knew the parts including the stem and spine that attach!
She talked about thinking of the brain like a house. In the top of the house is a wise owl who keeps things under control. In the bottom is a dog who goes through different feelings like scared, happy, nervous or sad. Sometimes our dog also gets too excited and the wise owl flies away and we are not in control. Other times the wise owl checks in with the dog to see how things are going. Than she taught us different ways to calm our inner dog brain by doing different breathing excercises. One is called Lazy 8 breathing and laying on the ground with a rock on our bellies to see how our breath goes in and out. Can practice this strategy at home with the below diagram or ask the students to show you what tool they put in their tool box to help calm them down. Comments are closed.
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