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Move Before You Focus

Shake your body out before you sit still.

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What this is for

Sitting straight down to focus when your body is full of energy makes focus harder, not easier.

When to use it

Right before homework, reading, or anything that needs sitting still.

What you leave with

A quick movement move that matches your energy.

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How does your body feel right now?

Pick one to keep going.

Understand why

Children at a breakfast table, one looking away from their bowl mid-thought

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