Sparkle Like Corals in the Ocean
Coral Pose from the book Breathe and Stretch on the Beach
Corals are colorful animals that live on the bottom of the ocean floor. Some corals are shaped like sea fans that look like plants or trees. Other corals are hard and resemble rocks or barrels. Not one coral is like another. Corals often change color to adapt to different light conditions and water temperature. Each type of coral is special in it’s own way and amazes scuba divers or swimmers who are fortunate enough to get a glimpse of this miraculous animal.
https://www.leisurepro.com/blog/explore-the-blue/coral-identification-types-of-coral-part-1/
You are a Miracle, too. You sparkle and adjust to what is happening around you each day. In a recent talk at TED TALK, Mel Robbins, mentioned that scientists estimate the probability of your being born at about one in 400 trillion - (400,000,000,000,000). Wake yourself up thirty minutes early and activate your body.
Kids light themselves up each time they practice coral pose from the book Breathe & Stretch on the Beach. They feel their miraculous body as they stretch their fingers toward the sun. It is here where they feel strength, balance, and focus by integrating their whole body during movement. They breathe, stretch, and change negative self-talk.
See one of my sparkly students below as she practices coral pose. She will show you two modifications you can practice. Amaze yourself in coral pose and remember that you are a miracle!
Breathe and Stretch on the Beach is the second children's book from beloved author, Julie Frizzi. A twist on the standard book, it is an interactive listening game that can be used in the classroom or at home by teachers, counselors, parents or anyone working with children ages 3 and up. After learning poses, leader will name poses in any order to encourage deep breathing, stretching, and relaxing.
Participants Will
•Understand and use controlled breathing
•Practice personal space by moving safely without touching others
•Use self-control by using nonverbal communication only
•Transfer focus to life
•Enhance self-awareness
•Change negative self-talk to positive self-talk
•Increase Joy, Strength, Gratitude & Confidence
Here are some of the poses from Breathe and Stretch on the Beach:
• Coconut Tree, Eagle, Airplane: I am focused
• Sports Boat, Charge Your Battery, Flying Fish: I am full of energy
•Hurricane: I step aside for others
• Crab: I let my light shine
• Paddleboard: I am responsible for what I say, think and do
• Swordfish: I stick with it
• Seahorse: I can change
• Mermaid, Sand Dollar, Starfish: I am calm
•Friends Eating Oysters: I am a good friend
•Sailor Salute, Captian on Deck, Captain's Parrot: I believe in me
• Sun, Wave, Coconut: I am grateful
• Volcano: I am a problem solver
• Shark: I am fierce
• Coral: I am unique
• Surfer dudette 1 & 2: I flow with life
• Lightning bolt: I am powerful