Click the first question to begin.
Would you choose to try this pause again?
Think quietly, share if you want to, or pass.
Try an Orli Bite
A real Orli Bite, as it runs on your class board. Press Play to watch, or step through it yourself.
Getting Orla’s Orli Bite ready
Breathe with Orla is getting ready.
What is an Orli Bite?
A short activity to help you change how you feel.
- Use one when your feelings feel too big.
- Come back to it as a class, or on your own.
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Breathe with Orla
Follow Orla’s gentle rise and fall, or watch while breathing normally.
Ways to join in
Well done! You’ve completed Breathe with Orla.
A little pause, in your own way.
You can use this Orli Bite again whenever you need it.
Paused
Breathe with Orla Getting Orla’s Orli Bite ready.
Breathe with OrlaOrli Bite
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This screen shows while the class gets ready. Begin when everyone is settled.
In class you step through it on your laptop. Here, Play can run it for you. Sound adds a soft tone the real Bite doesn’t have.
What is an Orli Bite?
A five-minute activity with an Orli, for the start of the day, after lunch or before a test. Children can join in, watch or pass.
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About five minutes
Orla’s welcome, six slow breaths (four seconds in, four out, no holds) and a moment to notice.
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What you need
A comfortable place to sit or stand. Orlis to hold, if you have them.
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Ways to join in
Hold an Orli, follow the screen, or watch or pass. Normal breathing is always fine.
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Keep in mind
Never require deep breaths, holds, closed eyes or matching the screen. Stop if anyone is uncomfortable.
The whole Bite
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Ready
The board shows the Bite’s card while the class settles, then a note to read together:
“What is an Orli Bite? A short activity to help you change how you feel. Use one when your feelings feel too big. Come back to it as a class, or on your own.”
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Meet your Orli
Orla speaks, one line at a time:
- “Hello, I’m Orla. Would you like a little breathing pause with me?”
- “You can hold your Orli, trace with a finger or simply watch.”
- “Follow the gentle rise and fall only if comfortable. Your normal breathing is always okay.”
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Try together
“Follow Orla’s gentle rise and fall, or watch while breathing normally.”
Ways to join in: Hold an Orli, Follow the screen or Watch or pass. Then six slow breaths on Orla’s pond: four seconds in, four seconds out, no holds, and a short rest.
On your laptop: Model holding an Orli comfortably or tracing the rise and fall with a finger. Never require deep breaths, holds, closed eyes or matching the screen. Stop if uncomfortable. Follow individual support plans; seek adult support if someone feels unwell.
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Notice
“Would you choose to try this pause again?” Think quietly, share if you want to, or pass.
On your laptop: Invite a brief thought, a gesture or a pass. Pupils do not need to feel different or explain a personal experience.
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Complete
“Well done! You’ve completed Breathe with Orla.” Orla: “A little pause, in your own way.” You can use this Orli Bite again whenever you need it.
Try Orli with a small group, free
Digital access to Orli Schools for the staff running the trial, plus a free creator kit for a small group of 5 pupils or a whole class of 30. You just cover postage and packaging.
Trial details are still being finalised. We’ll confirm exactly what’s included before anything is sent. Nothing is charged automatically.
