This story guides children to breathe through their feelings and find calm with recurring cues to stop and take a breath. Simple guided practices, like imagining you are a tree blowing in the wind, follow each story to teach children how to apply mindfulness techniques when they need them the most.

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Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “Breathing Makes It Better” written and illustrated by Christopher Willard and Wendy O’Leary. Follow along here.