Big Belly Breathing
🌈✨ Big Belly Breathing (BBB): Your Holistic Health Hub for Kids 🎙️
Welcome to the Big Belly Breathing Podcast with host Vanessa Hutchinson-Szekely—where mindfulness meets magic! Each episode invites kids (and their grownups!) into a joyful world of guided visualizations, breathing exercises, and uplifting stories that ignite imagination and nurture well-being.
🎧 Podcast Highlights:
- Fun, interactive mindfulness and breathing activities for all ages
- Creative storytelling to inspire calm, joy, and confidence
- Relaxation techniques that support emotional balance
- Bilingual episodes in English and French = double the magic!
Rooted in the BBB motto (Breathe, Move, Eat, Rest) this podcast helps kids build emotional resilience, body awareness, and creative confidence, all while staying grounded and centered. 🌟
With 100+ FREE episodes (half in English, half in French!), there’s so much joy to explore—especially if you speak both!
✨ Subscriber Bonus:
Support a woman-owned small business and unlock the exclusive sub-series, "Cheese & Burritos": a fun, lighthearted celebration of California cool and French flair. It’s mindfulness with a side of personality!
🧀🌯 “Cheese & Burritos” champions the gloriousness of the California + French lifestyle… and the joy of being your full, authentic self.
Discover even more mindfulness joy from educator and creator Vanessa, from journals to courses, meditations, and more:
Finally, if you made it this far…check out my other podcast, which I co-host, called "Valkyries, Say Less". It’s all about the newest WNBA team in San Francisco...the Golden State Valkyries. I’m not a sports analyst, but instead share player backstories, local culture, and the joy of this incredible moment for women’s sports.
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Episodes
146 episodes
16.4 Mindful Art Activity: Iguazu Waterfalls on the Border of Argentina & Brazil
Activity: Imagine and Draw Your Special PlaceIn this mindful creative art activity, kids will practice using their imaginations to travel to a "special place" in their minds, that is an actual real place!Today's visualization is...
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16.3 Bed Time Guided Meditation in Portland: Exploration Theme
This is a BEDTIME MEDITATION focusing on the theme of Exploration, and set in Portland, Oregon. Kids are guided into a very relaxing moment at home in their cozy beds, where they focus on their breathing while l...
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16.2 Bed Time Guided Meditation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Exploration Theme
This is a BEDTIME MEDITATION focusing on the theme of Exploration, and set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kids are guided into a very relaxing moment at home in their cozy beds, where they focus on their breathing w...
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16.1 Guided Visualization in Seoul, Korea: Exploration Theme
This is a GUIDED VISUALIZATION focusing on the theme of Exploration, and set in Seoul, Korea.Kids are guided into a relaxing moment either in the classroom or at home, where they focus on their breathing while liste...
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15.4a Méditation Guidée du Soir à Grenade, Espagne: Thème de la Bienveillance
Ceci est une MÉDITATION POUR LE COUCHER centrée sur le thème de la BIENVEILLANCE, et située à Grenade, Espagne.Les enfants sont guidés vers un moment de détente profonde, confortablement installés dans leur lit à la maison, où il...
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15.3a Visualisation Guidée à Accra, Ghana: Thème de la Bienveillance
Voici une VISUALISATION GUIDÉE axée sur le thème de la BIENVEILLANCE et située à Accra, Ghana.Les enfants sont guidés vers un moment de détente, que ce soit en classe ou à la maison, où ils se concentrent sur leur respirat...
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15.2a Méditation Guidée du Soir à Buenos Aires, Argentine : Thème du Soin
Ceci est une MÉDITATION POUR LE COUCHER centrée sur le thème du SOIN, et située à Buenos Aires, en Argentine.Les enfants sont guidés vers un moment de détente profonde, confortablement installés dans leur lit à la maison, ...
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15.1a Activité Créative de Visualisation: Les Chutes d’Iguazú à la frontière de l'Argentine et du Brésil
Activité: Imagine et Dessine Ton Endroit SpécialDans cette activité créative et de pleine conscience, les enfants vont s'exercer à utiliser leur imagination pour voyager dans un "endroit spécial" dans leur esprit, qui est en fait...
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15.4 Guided Visualization in Accra, Ghana: Caring Theme
This is a GUIDED VISUALIZATION focusing on the theme of Caring, and set in Accra, Ghana.Kids are guided into a relaxing moment either in the classroom or at home, where they focus on their breathing while listening ...
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9:27
15.3 Mindful Art Activity: Pompidou Center in Paris, France
Activity: Imagine and Draw Your Special PlaceIn this mindful creative art activity, kids will practice using their imaginations to travel to a "special place" in their minds, that is an actual real place!Today's visualization is...
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6:15
15.2 Bed Time Guided Meditation in Granada, Spain: Caring Theme
This is a BEDTIME MEDITATION focusing on the theme of Caring, and set in Granada, Spain. Kids are guided into a very relaxing moment at home in their cozy beds, where they focus on their breathing while listenin...
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15.1 Bed Time Guided Meditation in Buenos Aires: Caring Theme
This is a BEDTIME MEDITATION focusing on the theme of Caring, and set in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Kids are guided into a very relaxing moment at home in their cozy beds, where they focus on their breathing while listen...
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14.5a Activité Créative de Visualisation: Palais des Beaux-Arts à San Francisco
Activité: Imagine et Dessine Ton Endroit SpécialDans cette activité créative et de pleine conscience, les enfants vont s'exercer à utiliser leur imagination pour voyager dans un "endroit spécial" dans leur esprit, qui est en fait...
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14.4a Activité Créative de Visualisation: Observatoire Griffith Park à Los Angeles
Activité : Imagine et Dessine Ton Endroit SpécialDans cette activité créative en pleine conscience, les enfants vont s'exercer à utiliser leur imagination pour voyager vers un "endroit spécial" dans leur esprit, qui est un lieu r...
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14.3a Méditation Guidée du Soir à Hong Kong : Thème de la Gratitude
Ceci est une MÉDITATION POUR LE COUCHER centrée sur le thème de la Gratitude, et située à Hong Kong. Les enfants sont guidés vers un moment de détente profonde, confortablement installés dans leur lit à la maison, o...
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9:36
14.2a Méditation Guidée du Soir à Atlanta, Georgia: Thème de la Gratitude
Ceci est une MÉDITATION DU SOIR centrée sur le thème de la Gratitude et située à Atlanta, Georgia aux USA. Les enfants sont guidés dans un moment très relaxant à la maison, bien installés dans leurs lits douillets, où ils se concentrent...
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14.1a Visualisation Guidée à Dover, Delaware: Thème de la Gratitude
Voici une VISUALISATION GUIDÉE axée sur le thème de la gratitude et située à Dover, Delaware.Les enfants sont guidés vers un moment de détente, que ce soit en classe ou à la maison, où ils se concentrent sur leur re...
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11:44
14.6 "Cheese & Burritos" Episode 5: Cheese ***NEW SUBSCRIBER SERIES***
Welcome back to *Cheese & Burritos*, our exclusive SUBSTACK series just for our valued subscribers! The first few episodes have been unlocked as a little taste—enjoy! In this episode, we’re diving deep into the world of cheese
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14.5 Mindful Creative Art Activity: Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco
Activity: Imagine and Draw Your Special PlaceIn this mindful creative art activity, kids will practice using their imaginations to travel to a "special place" in their minds, that is an actual real place!Today's visualization is...
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8:17
14.4 Mindful Creative Art Activity Visualization: Griffith Park Observatory in Los Angeles
Activity: Imagine and Draw Your Special PlaceIn this mindful creative art activity, kids will practice using their imaginations to travel to a "special place" in their minds, that is an actual real place!Today's visualization is...
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8:46
14.3 Bed Time Guided Meditation in Hong Kong: Gratitude Theme
This is a BEDTIME MEDITATION focusing on the theme of Gratitude, and set in Hong Kong. Kids are guided into a very relaxing moment at home in their cozy beds, where they focus on their breathing while listening ...
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14.2 Bed Time Guided Meditation in Atlanta, Georgia: Gratitude Theme
This is a BEDTIME MEDITATION focusing on the theme of Gratitude, and set in Atlanta, Georgia. Kids are guided into a very relaxing moment at home in their cozy beds, where they focus on their breathing while listening ...
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14.1 Guided Visualization in Dover, Delaware: Gratitude Theme
This is a GUIDED VISUALIZATION focusing on the theme of Gratitude, and set in Dover, Delaware.Kids are guided into a relaxing moment either in the classroom or at home, where they focus on their breathing while list...
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9:39
13.3 "Cheese & Burritos" Episode 4: Burritos ***NEW SUBSCRIBER SERIES***
Welcome back to *Cheese & Burritos*, our exclusive SUBSTACK series just for our valued subscribers! The first few episodes have been unlocked as a little taste—enjoy!In this episode, we’re diving into the wonderful, delicious world ...
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