ACTIVITY > TICS AND INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW

You will need:

• two different coloured pens or textas
• a piece of paper. 

Task

To focus on your breathing, inhale in through your nose draw a line with one colour and exhale out with your lips pursed using another colour.

Notice how short or tall your lines are that are reflecting your breathing focus on trying to extend your inhale and exhale. After your lines (stalks are drawn) draw little flowers and watch your garden grow. This act is a form of meditation and a breathing exercise that you can use at any time of stress as a form of regulation. 

Example is below

Pause, unclench your jaw, drop your shoulders, let out a sigh and take a break.