Breathing Techniques From Our GEM Curriculum
Five-Finger Breathing
For the exercise, you’re going to stretch your hand out like a star, with your fingers
spread apart and trace each finger using your other hand (as if we were tracing our
hands to make hand-turkeys) as we breathe. We will start with our thumbs and end with
our pinky fingers.
Starting at the bottom of your thumb, INHALE through your nose for 2 seconds, tracing
the left side of your thumb from bottom to top-
HOLD for 1 second when you hit the tip of your thumb
EXHALE through your mouth for 2 seconds, tracing down the right side of your thumb.
Next, move onto your pointer finger and keep going until you have finished tracing all
5-fingers!
This type of breathing helps to calm our brain and allows us to get in-tune with our
breathing, senses, and surroundings.
Healthy Fruits, Vegetables & Grains We Should Eat
Winter Barley
- One of the most cultivated crops in the world
- Barley is resistant to drought, germinates quickly and has short growing season
- Contains 8 essential amino acids, vitamins of the B group, and minerals such as magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc
- Has high nutritional value which is important in human diet
- Greatest quantity of produced barely is used as animal food
- Barley is used for malt production and the manufacture of vinegar
- Ancient Egyptians used barley to produce bread
- Barley straw can be placed in mesh bags and float in fishponds to reduce algal growth without pond harm
- https://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/barley_facts/944/
The Delaware 4-H Program joins in partnership with GOLO, the pioneering wellness solutions company, to promote and provide important information on vegetables and fruits we should all eat to be healthier. We appreciate the monetary support of GOLO to our 4-H program around the initiative of Healthy Living, and their interest in the health and well being of our 4-H youth. Please take time to review this information and include more vegetables and fruits in your normal daily diets. Look for additional information we will be sharing on a monthly basis about other vegetables and fruits to eat.
Research has shown that…
long-term, heavy use of cannabis during pregnancy can impair fetal brain development and put the offspring at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders.
IASIC, the International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis, are doctors who educate on marijuana. IASIC is an organization of international experts on cannabis who are guided by medicine and science to provide accurate and honest information that guides decision-making. We recognize that the use of cannabis is potentially harmful, and that policies or practices which enhance or increase the use of cannabis risk serious medical and social consequences.
This week is National Grief Awareness Week (December 2-8, 2024)
Shining a Light on Bereavement and Grief: SAMHSA Recognizes National Grief Awareness Week
Grief, in many ways, is a universal experience. In the United States alone, millions of people experience grief and bereavement each year due to a variety of reasons, including the loss of loved ones or experiencing a traumatic event, illness, disaster, or violence. The number of individuals reporting grief and bereavement has increased in recent years, especially considering the COVID-19 pandemic, overdose epidemic, and elevated rates of suicide. Grief also is a complex and deeply personal experience that can impact both mental and physical health – and nobody processes it in the same way.
For more information click the link above.
By: Billina Shaw, M.D., MPH, FAPA, FASM, Senior Medical Advisor and Olivia Goble, Intern, Center for Mental Health Services
Walk With Ease
Spring Sessions
Walk and Roll
Spring Sessions
The STEAM Team is here to provide lessons, activities, curriculum support for Delaware teachers, leaders, afterschool programs and 4-H communities. Our overall goal is to teach youth leadership skills and STEAM-themed topics to bring back to their communities.
BECOME A STEAM AMBASSADOR
Joining the STEAM Team means you are a youth interested in becoming a STEAM Ambassador—learning STEAM-themed lessons to take back to your youth group, school or community. You, the “STEAM Ambassador,” will lead by teaching a STEAM-based lesson/activity to others!
Twila is your point of contact. She will guide you through becoming a STEAM Ambassador. Get you set up with lesson topics and materials and guide you through the process of taking on the role of a leader in STEAM education.
STEAM Ambassadors will meet on Zoom with Twila, learn a STEAM topic and bring it back to their youth groups, schools and communities!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Parents, grandparents, college students, high school seniors — We need you!
This STEAM Team is developed to get our Delaware youth thinking innovatively, we need youth to use their talents, and develop their intelligence working collaboratively. Are you someone who is interested in positively impacting our youth and community?
Volunteers are crucial to this program. You do not need a background in STEAM to be part of this experience. On the STEAM TEAM, youth drive their learning while volunteers offer support and guidance. If you are interested please fill in the Form linked below and we will be in touch with you shortly!
Volunteers are still needed for the same reason: Adults wanting to interact with youth and share their love for STEAM education. Volunteers will attend the same STEAM Team Ambassadors Zoom and learn a STEAM topic to take back and teach to their schools and communities.
November’s $100 Amazon Plogging Gift Card Goes to…
NO WINNERS THIS MONTH!
Dates to Remember:
February 20, 2025: Session 1 Registration Deadline- Walk with Ease & Walk and Roll
March 5, 2025: Entry Deadline for National Drug & Alcohol Facts Contest
March 27, 2025: Session 2 Registration Deadline-Walk with Ease & Walk and Roll