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Take three deep, peaceful breaths.
  • Pretend you are a just-hatched baby sea turtle still in its shell. Lie on the floor and scrunch up your body as tight as you can. Tuck your head, arms, and legs tightly into a ball. It's uncomfortable in here!
    • Now you begin to hatch. Peek your head out, just your head. Wiggle it around and loosen up your neck, stretch your mouth, blink your eyes.
    • Now start moving an arm out of your shell, just one, wiggle it around, stretch and loosen it. Now the other arm.
    • Now begin to stretch one leg out of your shell, loosen it up, wiggle it around, now the other leg.
    • Now your tail, wiggle it around.
    • Now wiggle your head and arms and legs and tail all at the same time.
  • Sharing:
    • How does all “wiggled and stretched, and hatched” feel different than crunched up in a shell?​
  • This week:
    • Whenever you feel tense and uncomfortable take a moment to wiggle yourself out of your shell like a baby turtle. Wiggle and stretch yourself into a more peaceful feeling.
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  • Home
  • Spirituality for Young People
    • Kids Online Book Club
    • Spiritual Practices for Children and Youth >
      • Seeing Ourselves
      • Castle of My Heart
      • Gratefulness
      • Humming Our Names
      • Sharing My Story
      • Breathing Peace
      • Aroma of Peace
      • Name That Feeling
      • Share the Light of Peace
      • My Superpower
      • Sail Away
      • Peace Poem
      • Drum It Up
      • Animal Walk
      • The Power of Blue
      • Peaceful Turtle
      • Embraceable You
      • Cranky Pants
      • My Colorful World
  • Spirituality in Mission
    • New Expressions
    • GROW: Cultivating Spirituality Through Action
    • Temple Tuesday >
      • Temple Tuesday as a Gathering Activity
      • Temple Tuesday as a Prayer for Peace
      • Temple Tuesday as a Class on Sacraments
      • Temple Tuesday as a Disciples Generous Response
      • Temple Tuesday as a Spiritual Practice
      • Temple Tuesday for an Adult Class
      • Temple Tuesday for a Devotion
      • Temple Tuesday as a Focus Moment
      • Temple Tuesday for a Discussion Group
      • Temple Tuesday as a Sending Forth
  • Spirituality in Democracy
    • Get Prepared
    • Get Registered
    • Get Involved
    • Spiritual Practices >
      • Dwelling in the Word
      • Metta Prayer
      • Listening Prayer
      • Holding in the Light
      • Prayer of Examen
      • Meditation on God's Preferred Future
      • Affirmations of Divine Goodness
      • A Prayer for Community After the Election