BreathworkSEL

SEL Strategy: Belly Breathing

One of Breathe For Change’s foundational self strategies is called Belly Breathing. This strategy aligns with the CASEL social-emotional learning competencies of self-awareness, and self-management. This simple, yet profound practice supports both students and teachers in building mind-body and breath connection. Check out our video to see our Founder & CEO, Dr. Ilana Nankin, modeling […]

By Ilana Nankin, Ph.D.
March 11 2019

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BreathworkSEL

One of Breathe For Change’s foundational self strategies is called Belly Breathing. This strategy aligns with the CASEL social-emotional learning competencies of self-awareness, and self-management. This simple, yet profound practice supports both students and teachers in building mind-body and breath connection.

Check out our video to see our Founder & CEO, Dr. Ilana Nankin, modeling how to teach Belly Breathing to both younger and older students!

Want to learn more transformational strategies and become a certified yoga teacher and SEL Facilitator? Breathe For Change offers the world’s only 200-hour Mindfulness, Social-Emotional Learning, and Yoga Teacher Training designed specifically for educators and community leaders. Our training certifies you to become a 200-hour Certified Yoga Teacher and Social-Emotional Learning Facilitator, all from the comfort of your own home. Learn more about our teacher training.

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Ilana Nankin, Ph.D.
Founder & Co-CEO

Dr. Ilana Nankin is the Founder and Co-CEO of Breathe for Change and an award-winning entrepreneur, teacher educator, and former public school teacher. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with research demonstrating the link between educator well-being, SEL, and student learning. As a lead professor of the Human Intelligence course, Ilana weaves embodied awareness and systemic well-being into a clear theory of change: transform educators to transform classrooms.

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