4-H Behavioral Health and Wellness

Breathing Techniques From Our GEM Curriculum Count-to-10 Breathing Get in an upright seated position with your back straight, feet flat on the floorand roll your shoulders back, making sure you can breathe easily. INHALE through the nose for a count of 1EXHALE through the mouth for a count of 2INHALE through the nose for a…

We wanted to remind everyone that there is one more weekend to plog before we pull for the $100 Amazon Raffle for June. Please send in your Plogging poundage and pictures by July 2nd to be entered into the June raffle. Send your information to mccreery@udel.edu or krjohn@udel.edu to be entered to win. THANK YOU & HAPPY PLOGGING!

Breathing Techniques From Our GEM Curriculum Box Breathing Get in an upright seated position with your back straight, feet flat on the floor and rollyour shoulders back, making sure you can breathe easily. INHALE count of 4HOLD count of 4EXHALE count of 4HOLD count of 4.Repeat 3x!This type of breathing gives us an opportunity to…

Hello Fellow Ploggers We wanted to remind everyone that there is one more weekend to plog before we pull for the $100 Amazon Raffle for May. Please send in your Plogging poundage and pictures by June 5th to be entered into the May raffle. Send your information to mccreery@udel.edu or krjohn@udel.edu to be entered to…

This Memorial Day weekend is a great time to get out and plog before you BBQ. A quick 1/2 hour goes a long way for your health and the planet's. Plus it's a wonderful way to serve your community as we remember those who have served our nation in the past.  Don't forget to send us…

Breathing Techniques From Our GEM Curriculum Alternate Nostril Breathing This breathing technique is best practiced in a seated pose like crisscrossapplesauce so you may find a space on the floor next to you to sit.This breathing technique has us cover one nostril at a time, alternating which nostril iscovered as we breathe in and out.…

We had a very successful event on Friday, April 5th. We collected well over 80 pounds of trash from the Pomeroy Trail and Wyoming Road. Our Environmental lesson was a visually captivating, hands-on explanation of how watershed systems gain pollutants and how they are carried into our environment. Walking and plogging along the Pomeroy Trail.…

Breathing Techniques From Our GEM Curriculum 4-7-8 Breathing Get in an upright seated position with your back straight, feet flat on the floor and rollyour shoulders back, making sure you can breathe easily.INHALE through your nose for a count of 4HOLD for 7 secondsEXHALE through your mouth, making a whoosh sound for 8 secondsREPEAT 3x!…