Social-Emotional Learning
MVMS School Counseling
Interactive Notebook Pages
Your School Counselors are here for you! Each week, we will be adding activities to this Blog that are related to different social-emotional learning topics. Here is what you can expect:
1. We will be posting a Link that will take you to a 2-3 page activity posted in Google Slides. Make a copy of the link and add it to your Google Drive. You may even want to create a folder within your Google Drive to add each week's pages into. You can complete the Interactive Slides in your Google Drive. Each week will be a new topic - at the end you will have created an interactive Flipbook!
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This Week: BREATHING - Mrs. Marcotte explains it all:
The More You Know:
So why should you do this? Extra oxygen does wonders for the body and mind. It cleanses, opens and soothes different parts of our being and is overall something extremely healthy we can all do. Here are a few benefits to deep breathing:
Decreases stress, increases calm. When you become stressed or anxious, your brain releases cortisol, the “stress hormone.” By taking deep breaths, your heart rate slows, more oxygen enters our blood stream and ultimately communicates with the brain to relax. Deep breathing also ups your endorphins, the “feel good” chemical.
Relieves pain. As stated above, deep breathing triggers the release of endorphins, which not only helps create a happy feeling, but also combats pain.
Improves immunity. When your blood is fully oxygenated, it carries and absorbs nutrients and vitamins more efficiently. Essentially, the cleaner the blood, the harder it is for illnesses to stay put in your system.
Increases energy. The more oxygen that is in the blood, the better our body functions. It also improves our stamina.
Helps support correct posture. Next time you breathe in, notice that you simultaneously lengthen and straighten your spine. In order to take a deep breath in, your lungs take up maximum space, your diaphragm pulls down, so in turn your torso straightens in order for this to be possible.
Now, deep breathing is something that is unnatural for your body to do, so just like learning any new skill, it takes practice! Try to incorporate one breathing exercise each day.
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