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Skip's five slow breaths
Follow Skip through five comfortable breaths and a gentle body check, with no pressure to become calm or fall asleep.
What to do
- 1
Choose sitting, lying or standing and let shoulders rest wherever they are comfortable.
- 2
Breathe in gently while a grown-up counts to three, without taking an extra-large breath.
- 3
Breathe out comfortably while the grown-up counts to four.
- 4
Repeat up to five times, stopping earlier whenever that feels better.
- 5
Notice one body part that feels ready to move and one that might like another quiet moment.
