He then helps the wolf to find his breath with a new exercise. However, it does not help when he remembers how angry he is, so they go to the next little yogi (with a house of sticks) with a similar result, before going to the third little yogi, who asks questions the wolf had not been asked before. The little yogi doesn't get upset and instead tries a breathing exercise with him. He comes across a little yogi with a straw house, and tries to huff and puff and blow it down, but he doesn't have enough breath to do so. One day, he finds that his breath is gone and he can't even huff and puff. He doesn't really know another way to deal with his anger. However, this makes other people upset, and the wolf doesn't really like the way it makes him feel. The wolf gets angry sometimes (like all of us), and when he gets angry, he huffs and puffs and blows things. THE THREE LITTLE YOGIS AND THE WOLF WHO LOST HIS BREATH is a great picture book that teaches children meditation and breathing exercises to deal with big feelings like anger.
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