Did you know that emotions create distinct reactions in your mind and body? And just as each feeling affects you differently, specific breathing techniques can influence your nervous system in unique ways as well.
That’s why we’ve designed a best practice approach to mindful breathing, pairing an emotion with a supportive breathing pattern that restores balance, brings calm, or encourages uplifting feelings.
As play is one of the most effective ways for children to learn, our books and resources use a fun game to teach this mindful breathing approach. The say-and-do game makes it easy to understand when, why, what, and how to use your breath to change the way you feel—anytime, anywhere.
With our fun, evidence-based approach to mindful breathing, you and your child will enjoy having a shared strategy for emotional regulation that feels as natural as play.
Change Your Breath, Change Your Emotion!
Things happen in life that cause a child to feel a rainbow of different emotions. Sometimes they feel calm, whilst other times they feel upset, angry, or anxious. Experiencing these feelings can be overwhelming and have an impact on their attitude and behaviour.
Being a kid often isn’t easy
And being an adult isn’t easy either!
Especially when you're trying to help a child understand and process their emotions and feelings, whilst also processing your own.
Often you don't know what to say or do to help! It's ok, we've got you :)
We help by making emotional-regulation and resilience skills easy for adults to teach, and fun for kids to learn!
Our My Friend Breath books and resources simplify the practice of mindful breathing, and empower children to play the say-and-do game to help change the way they feel, anytime, anywhere.
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Explore our range of books & resources!
My Friend Breath Picture Book
The My Friend Breath Picture Book is a beautifully illustrated 32-page story that empowers children aged 3 - 8+ to develop the important skills of emotional-regulation and resilience through mindful breathing.
This is the first book in the My Friend Breath series and teaches our four foundational breathing patterns.
Superhero Club Playground
Explore our 16 unique superhero breathing patterns, each designed to support a child through a specific emotion. These powerful breathing techniques help restore balance, bring calm, or encourage uplifting feelings.
By linking each breathing pattern to an emotion, children and adults gain a shared, science-backed strategy they can use anytime, anywhere, to change how they feel.
My Friend Breath Board Game
This exciting snakes-and-ladders style board game turns practicing emotional-regulation through mindful breathing into a fun-filled, playtime adventure.
Backed by science, powered by play—this super-fun board game, recommended for kids aged 5+, transforms learning into action! Helping a child build the confidence and ability to manage their emotions using the power of their breath.
Playtime with My Friend Breath
This playtime practice book makes practicing mindful breathing easy and engaging for your child! The more they practice, the more confident they will become to turn to their breath to manage their emotions and behaviour in challenging situations.
Available in a generalized with Ash version, or as a personalized version that makes your child the superhero of their own story!
SEL Superhero Training
Our Superhero Training Learning Guides are companions to the My Friend Breath Picture Book.
These guides have been specifically designed to be used alongside all formats of our picture book to help teach a range of social-emotional skills.
Each of the seven learning guides includes an easy-to-follow script, comprehension activities, and online games to help parents and educators turn a read-along of My Friend Breath, into an impactful social-emotional learning experience.
Join our Superhero Club Membership
Superhero Club Membership gives multiple users access to all of the My Friend Breath digital and printable resources.
This includes:
★ The My Friend Breath Picture Book - flipbook, PDF, & audiobook.
★ Playtime with Ash Book - PDF, digital and audio flipbook.
★ All 7 SEL Superhero Training learning guides, games, & activities.
★ An All-Access Superhero Club Playground Pass with 16 superhero breathing patterns, the MFB Board Game and more!
The 12-month membership is designed to support adults and children to have equal and unlimited access, so you can use a consistent approach in developing emotional-regulation and resilience skills.
We offer memberships for families, homeschool groups, schools, learning centres, and health services/professionals.
We love our amazing community of superheroes!
It is a joy to share the magic of the breath with children, families, and communities around the world.
We are grateful to do so through our My Friend Breath resources, as well as in-person, and virtual author visits.
Join us as we celebrate our amazing superhero community!
Check out our freebies!
Learning Guide #1 of our SEL Superhero Training!
Interactive Games - Memory Game, Memory Race, and more!
Superhero Breathing Practice Printable Tracker!
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