Circle Time in the 21st Century

I’ve been coaching an amazing preschool teacher named Ana since September, teaching her breathing techniques to practice with the children as part of the myriad strategies we are implementing to prime their brains for learning.  

Two days ago she told me the kids wanted to learn more techniques, so I taught her a yoga breathing practice called “alternate nostril breathing” that balances the left and right hemispheres of the brain. I showed her a way to adapt it with the kids because the hand movements require fine motor dexterity beyond most preschoolers abilities.

When I came to observe her classroom just two days later I captured this video of her leading 19 children through the breathing practices.  Check out this maverick teacher and the children’s spontaneous sharing at the end about the impact of the breathing exercises #bestuseofCircleTimeever

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To learn more about circle time in the 21st Century listen to Laura discuss Teaching with the Brain in Mind in this podcast!

Author: Laura Fish

Laura Fish is a marriage and family therapist in private practice as well as a consultant in the field of education, providing training and coaching for educators in support of social and emotional development. Laura began her work in early education over twenty years ago as a preschool teacher and went on to serve as a mental health consultant for public, private pay and Head Start infant, toddler and preschool early education programs. Her work in private practice is in support of individuals, couples, and families manifesting healing for lasting change with mindfulness-based practices. To find out more about Laura’s work as a therapist or consultant, please visit her website at www.laurafishtherapy.com.

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