Restorative Resources

Breathing exercises can help with staying calm during high stress situations such as restorative talks. This document is for breathing is meant to be used as a tool/guide during difficult conversations and or topics. Particularly effective during periods when your body is in “fight or flight” mode. This state of mind increases your heartbeat, as well as encourages fast, shallow breathing patterns, due to the feeling of anxiousness and or overwhelmed

While traditional punitive response to sees punishment as a way to deter misconduct and change behavior, restorative approach recognizes that punishment alone does nothing to address the disruption to the community and relationships.

A Restorative Circle is an approach of repairing harm that has been done within a community. Participants in a restorative circle are encouraged to be open and honest about their perspectives regarding a conflict, how they have been harmed, and how they think others might have been harmed. Participants also work together to come up with ways repairing the harm that was done and restore relationships.

The Hope of Restorative Practice is to build a resilient community. Dedicated to meeting the needs of its individuals. It is meant to serve as a holistic approach to problem solving and service to one another.

The 5 R's of Restorative Practice are at the heart of every harmed relationship. Between the person who caused harm, the recipient of the harm, and the community in which the harm was felt, the 5 's' used as a guided structure for communication. Through the utilization of the 5 'R's all participants are able to communicate in an effective manner to be understanding of each others needs.