Learning how to pay attention to your breath allows for you to learn about your feelings, thoughts and physical sensations. When we pay attention to our breath, we are calming ourselves. This is considered a life skill. Learn how to integrate breathing and self-calming techniques into your day with preschoolers. Teaching self-calming techniques to young children can help them learn how to pay attention to their feelings and their bodies and create and atmosphere of empathy for others. These techniques can then be used when conflict arises and feelings flow strongly. Breath awareness, integrated into your day, creates a calming environment open to discussion about feelings without judgement. As a result of this workshop, you will learn tools for yourself (teachers need to breathe, too!), the science behind what’s called mindful meditation (breath awareness) and the ability to create a more calm, accepting atmosphere in your classroom. Teachers who model and embrace self-calming techniques provide an enriching environment for children to learn these life skills.