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Frog’s Breathtaking Speech
How Children (and Frogs) Can Use the Breath
to Deal with Anxiety, Anger and Tension
Written by Michael Chissick
Illustrated by Sarah Peacock
LONDON AND PHILADELPHIA
First published in 2012
by Singing Dragon
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Copyright © Michael Chissick 2012
Illustrations copyright © Sarah Peacock 2012
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This book is dedicated to:
Nobuyo, Claire and Andrew – breathtaking people in my life
MC
Rob – my wonderful husband
SP
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank the head teachers who had the courage and belief to allow yoga in their schools as part of the integrated school day. Thanks to them, Frog’s Breathtaking Speech has grown and developed into an activity that has helped, and will continue to help, hundreds of children deal with stressful aspects of their lives.
In particular I would like to express my immense gratitude to:
Karen Scudamore, Head of Holdbrook Primary School, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.
Sarah Goldsmith, Head of Downfield Primary School, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
Lynda Pritchard, Head of Warren Primary School, Thurrock, Essex.
A big thank you to Veronica Armson deputy head teacher of Phoenix School who made all this possible.
I would also like to say an enormous thank you to all the class teachers, teaching assistants and learning support assistants who I work with week in and week out. Without whom none of this is possible.
Finally,
