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[vc_row][vc_column][ultimate_ctation ctaction_background=”#FCDC6C” ctaction_background_hover=”#FCDC6C”]Empower kids and improve their ability to self-soothe in moments of stress using a personalized brain break they create and store in their minds.[/ultimate_ctation][/vc_column][/vc_row]
In schools, teachers often use “brain breaks” to take a short rest from learning. These can range from quick stretches or exercises to an activity like a coloring page that requires less thought.
At home, you can use the visualization exercise below to help kids create the ultimate brain break retreat personalized for them.
You’ll Need:
- A quiet place to sit
Step 1: Visualize your ideal setting
First, instruct children to close their eyes. Then tell them to visualize themselves in the setting of their choice. Provide some sample descriptive details of different locations, such as “You might be on a beach, feeling crunchy sand under your feet and seeing gentle waves crashing on the shore.” Or “You could be in a quiet forest, surrounded by the tallest trees you’ve ever seen swaying softly in the wind as if waving to you down below.” Give a few examples, and then get silent for a moment as your child creates their own vision in their mind.
Step 2: Invite a soothing presence
In our day-to-day experiences, we are bombarded by the outside world and in contact with countless outside influences. For kids, this involves parents, teachers, siblings, peers, and any other people they interact with or observe on social media. But kids likely feel most comfortable with a select few. So for this step, instruct kids to invite a single soothing presence into their carefully chosen setting. This might be one of the influences mentioned above or it could be a version of themselves, an animal friend, or even a made-up figure to spend time with like a talking purple flower.
Step 3: Figure out what you need
At this point in the visualization, allow children to get imaginative in their space and explore what they might need from the setting and person they chose. Do they find themselves wishing to just sit quietly with a friend at the beach? Or do they find themselves seeking advice from a specific family member? Tell them to go inward and explore how they’d like to spend time in their brain break getaway. After a few moments, invite them to say goodbye to whoever they were with and slowly blink their eyes open back to the present moment.
Encourage kids to think of their brain break getaway as their “happy place.” Let them know that they can return to the same setting with the same person whenever they need. Or they can choose a new setting and person to help them calm down or sort their thoughts in different situations.
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