{"id":72078,"date":"2020-05-14T13:40:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T17:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/?page_id=72078"},"modified":"2020-05-21T17:14:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T21:14:50","slug":"strengthening-our-minds-and-bodies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/healthy-active-living\/healthy-active-living-all-grades\/calming-our-minds-and-bodies\/strengthening-our-minds-and-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Our Minds and Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Calming Our Minds and Bodies: Yoga, Stretching &amp; Breathing Activities<\/h5>\n<p>By using some specific breathing exercises and movements, we can focus our minds and calm our bodies. When we are in control of our emotions, we feel empowered to be able to handle the stresses or frustrations that may occur throughout our day. GoNoodle has created some yoga moves and \u201cempower tools\u201d to help us strengthen our minds and bodies. Give them a try and enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-72079\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713.jpg\" alt=\"Small green plant starting to grow on a pile of brown, grey, and black rocks\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713-165x110.jpg 165w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713-945x630.jpg 945w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/05\/green-leafy-plant-starting-to-grow-on-beige-racks-127713-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p>Here are some yoga movements and empower tools to try along with the GoNoodle video.<\/p>\n<h3>Own Your Power<\/h3>\n<p>We can bring power back to us with our breathing and strength.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/08DReTGmkDg?<\/p>\n<h3>Strengthen Your Focus<\/h3>\n<p>We can bring focus back to our life with these calming exercises for our mind and bodies.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Strengthen Your Focus | Guided Meditiation For Kids | Breathing Exercises | GoNoodle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0vuaCHEAs-4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Relieve Anxiety<\/h3>\n<p>We can relieve our anxiety and stress through breathing and movement exercises.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn To Relieve Anxiety | Guided Meditation For Kids | Breathing Exercises | GoNoodle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N2iF7lCevkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a simple strategy to calm your mind, without following the videos, here are some easy steps to follow to do some deep breathing. Find a quiet place free of distractions. Place one hand on your upper chest and the other hand on your stomach. After a short pause, slowly exhale while counting to three. Continue this pattern of rhythmic breathing for five to ten minutes until you feel relaxed.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/how-do-i-practice-deep-breathing-for-anxiety-3024389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verywellmind.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By using some specific breathing exercises and movements, we can focus our minds and calm our bodies. When we are in control of our emotions, we feel empowered to be able to handle the stresses or frustrations that may occur throughout our day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15985,"featured_media":0,"parent":72464,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72078","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-elementary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15985"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72078\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}