the little friends who live inside every child
A nervous-system informed wellbeing program

Ten little characters who teach children to understand their body, their big feelings, and their breath. Calm, taught the gentle way, through play.

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Why it matters

Our body is always giving us clues

The Body Squad teaches children to listen to those clues and feel them, building real body awareness through play and learning.

Understand the body

Children meet the real parts of their nervous system as friendly characters they can name, love and remember.

The power of breath

Led by Tessa's breathwork, kids learn that a single, slow breath can change how their whole body feels.

Calm through play

No screens, no lectures. Just playful tools children actually ask to use, again and again.

The ten friends

Meet the Squad

Ten little friends, one big mission: help your child feel safe in their own body. Tap any friend to see the part of the body they live in.

Bella the Brain

Bella the Brain

the thinking boss
Prefrontal cortex
The control centre up top. Bella helps with thinking, planning and making sense of big moments.
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Vinnie the Vagus Nerve

Vinnie the Vagus Nerve

the calm switch
Vagus nerve
The big nerve that helps the whole body settle and feel safe again after a wobble.
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Harmony the Heart Helper

Harmony the Heart Helper

the steady drum
The heart
Feels everything deeply and keeps the beat. Hand on heart, and Harmony helps it slow.
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Penny the Protector

Penny the Protector

the safety scout
Amygdala
Her alarm goes off to keep you safe, even when the danger is just a really big day.
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Ned the Nerve Messenger

Ned the Nerve Messenger

the signal carrier
Nerve signals
Always on the move, carrying every message your body sends, safe, hungry, excited, sad.
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Breezy and Flow

Breezy & Flow

the lung twins
The breath
Breathe in with Breezy, out with Flow. Your calm, always on tap, wherever you go.
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Tummy Tim the Gut Guide

Tummy Tim the Gut Guide

the belly compass
The gut
Where the butterflies live. Tim helps kids notice what their tummy is trying to say.
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Flex the Spine

Flex the Spine

shake it off
The spine
Stand tall and wiggle. Flex helps kids shake the big feelings right out of their body.
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Sage the Sigh Fairy

Sage the Sigh Fairy

the reset
The physiological sigh
Two little breaths in, one long sigh out. Sage's magic reset, the fastest calm there is.
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The Body Squad Chatter Box
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The Body Squad Chatter Box

A printable paper toy that turns nervous-system regulation into a game your child asks to play. Pop in your email and it is yours, free.

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Breezy and Flow, the breath
My why

It all starts with a breath

As a breathwork facilitator, I have felt first-hand how powerful a single breath can be.

I created the Body Squad so children could feel it too. Our bodies are always giving us clues, and when a child learns to listen, to breathe, to notice, you hand them a tool they will carry for life.

This is body awareness through play and learning. Gentle, joyful, and built on the science of how little nervous systems really work.

Breathwork facilitator Nervous-system educator Adelaide Hills
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The Body Squad program

A guided journey through the whole Squad, for families and early-years settings. Character by character, breath by breath.

For ages 3-5For ages 5-10For homes & kindys
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