Paced Balloon Breathing (kids)
Begin with one hand on your chest and one on your belly; the hand on your chest should not move. Start at the bottom of the balloon tracing the purple line upward and inhaling for a count of 4. Feel your stomach inflate as if it were a balloon. Exhale, tracing the yellow line down, for a count of 4, feeling your stomach deflate as the “air is let out” from the “balloon.” Repeat 7 more times for a total count of 8.
Begin with one hand on your chest and one on your belly; the hand on your chest should not move. Start at the bottom of the balloon tracing the purple line upward and inhaling for a count of 4. Feel your stomach inflate as if it were a balloon. Exhale, tracing the yellow line down, for a count of 4, feeling your stomach deflate as the “air is let out” from the “balloon.” Repeat 7 more times for a total count of 8.
Begin with one hand on your chest and one on your belly; the hand on your chest should not move. Start at the bottom of the balloon tracing the purple line upward and inhaling for a count of 4. Feel your stomach inflate as if it were a balloon. Exhale, tracing the yellow line down, for a count of 4, feeling your stomach deflate as the “air is let out” from the “balloon.” Repeat 7 more times for a total count of 8.