Feel it.
What do you feel in your body?
Notice the physical sensation.
The body knows first
A Body-First Emotional Regulation Method for Children
The Feelings Ghost Method is a body-first approach to emotional regulation for children. Feel it. Name it. Help it.
Name it.
Connect it to a possible feeling.
Help it.
Support the body through movement, breath, pressure or touch.
Start with the body
What do you feel in your body? Begin with this question when a feeling grows big. Notice together, without needing one right answer.
Connect and support
The same feeling can show up differently for different children. Connect a body signal to a possible feeling that might fit.
Then return to the body for support through movement, breath, pressure or touch. The method offers a simple shared way to explore what a child notices and what may help in that moment.