Benefits of Relaxation Skills

Dear Friends,

     There are many benefits to learning and practicing relaxation skills. Here are just a few. They highlight the importance of learning these skills not only for school, but for life too. I hope you will find the list helpful.
     Here is also a wonderful article about the benefits of relaxation written by Linda Lantieri for Edutopia. Click here: http://www.edutopia.org/linda-lantieri-how-to-relaxation

Wishing you a relaxing moment (or two),

Kimberly Borin,

Learning Specialist

Learning relaxation skills can offer students many benefits. These include:

· Balancing the mind and body and enhancing one’s knowledge of how to calm down the body and mind at will

· Increasing flexibility and strength within the body and in life situations like friendship and family issues, etc.

· The ability to feel calm in stressful situations like test-taking and job interviews, etc.

· Help with focus, attention and concentration in and outside of school

· Breath awareness, calmness and self-control, less psychological and physical distress

· Less aggressive behavior allows students to calm down and think through their reactions and actions

· Increased self esteem for students by helping them have more control over what they do

· Creativity mentally and physically

· Teamwork and cooperative learning

· Acceptance of personal limitations and learning to move beyond them

· Understanding of emotions and emotional strength

· Maintaining and building a healthy and flexible spine

· Teaching respect, compassion, sharing, and character education

· Embracing and accepting personal differences

· Laughing and having some fun!

· Understanding one’s own contribution to World Peace!