Focus on Feelings® Body Breath Worksheet

🌬️ Focus on Feelings® Body Breathing Worksheet

Helping Kids Slow Down, Breathe Deep, and Tune In

The Body Breathing Worksheet from the Focus on Feelings® collection is a simple yet powerful tool designed to help children connect with their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and develop mindful awareness of internal sensations.

🧠✨ Why It Works

When children are overwhelmed or dysregulated, they often disconnect from their bodies. This worksheet offers a grounding visual paired with step-by-step instructions to support embodiment through breath. By standing tall, opening posture, and intentionally breathing "from the toes," children are guided to shift their focus inward and engage in somatic mindfulness.

📝 How to Use

• Begin by inviting the child to follow the illustrated instructions:
• Stand tall
• Extend arms long, palms up
• Inhale deeply through the nose, imagining air coming all the way up from their toes
• Exhale gently through the mouth
• After several slow, intentional breaths, direct the child to the thought bubble:
• "What did you notice in your body?"
• This open-ended prompt invites reflection and builds interoceptive awareness—the foundation of emotional literacy and self-regulation.
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🧘🏾‍♀️ Therapeutic Goals:

• Increase body awareness
• Decrease physiological symptoms of anxiety or stress
• Create a ritual for calming transitions (before therapy, after a tough moment, etc.)
• Strengthen the connection between breath and emotional safety
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🌈 Designed With Intentionality

From the inclusive character illustration to the uncluttered layout, this worksheet reflects the heart of Focus on Feelings®: emotional development tools that are accessible, trauma-informed, and culturally aware.

Whether you're a play therapist, school counselor, yoga teacher, or caregiver, this worksheet invites children to pause, breathe, and feel—in a world that often asks them to rush and react.

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