5 Ways Teachers can Find Happiness that don’t involve Food
When you’re feeling tired, rundown, or just plain feed up, do you find yourself heading for the teachers lounge? The lounge is known as a space for teachers to vent their frustrations, but it’s also a place to get a quick sugar rush when you’re feeling low. As much as we all love the birthday […]
5 Self Care Practices Teachers Can Implement Today!
Between work, home, and social responsibilities, do you often feel that all your time is spent taking care of others? Neglecting self-care is easy in a teachers busy world, but the consequences can be serious. Adding self-care practices to your daily routine can greatly strengthen your health and well-being. Plus, experts share that the happiest […]
Inner Peace in a Hyper-Connected Classroom
Now more than ever, our world is on overdrive when it comes to technology. We are all inundated with with it – the latest phones, the upgrades, the most recent app to download. All this hyper-connectivity can be a blessing and a curse to each one of us. This is nowhere more true than […]
Supercharge Your School Year!
Early in my career when I was teaching middle school, I would have the same nightmare every year the week before school started. There I would be standing in front of a classroom of 30 seventh graders ready to teach science and none of the students would listen to me. They were laughing, talking, playing […]
Meal Prep for Teachers
A good intention, with a bad approach, often leads to a poor result.” – Thomas Edison As teachers, we all want to eat healthier and have more time to do the things we love. But few of us know how to really make that a reality. As we hit back to school time and you prepare […]
Lose the Teacher Blues
Ever get in a funky mood during the school year, and you just can’t shake it? Maybe you have an unusually challenging class or you just feel like things aren’t going the way you planned. There will be many times throughout your teaching career when you feel out of sorts and like you just want […]
I Maintain a Feeling of Inner Peace
Welcome to Day 30 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: I Maintain a Feeling of Inner Peace Message for the day: Over the past 30 days we have intentionally made time in our day to cultivate calm in our lives by taking just a few minutes to get quiet and meditate or visualize. […]
My Inner Strength Keeps Growing
Welcome to Day 29 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: My Inner Strength Keeps Growing Message for the day: Each day that we have spent together on this journey, you have grown wiser and more resilient as a teacher and a person. Your mind, heart and spirit are very powerful and your inner […]
My Inner Voice Encourages Me
Welcome to Day 28 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: My Inner Voice Encourages Me Message for the day: We are often very careful with our words when we are speaking to children, and we are mindful that our words have the power to heal or hurt. Unfortunately, there are times when we […]
I Transcend All Stress
Welcome to Day 27 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: I Transcend All Stress Message for the day: Throughout this challenge we have learned that stress is simply how we respond to an unmet need in our lives. We haven’t changed the school that we work in, the children that we teach or […]
My Mind is Calm and Peaceful
Welcome to Day 26 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: My Mind is Calm and Peaceful Message for the day: We have spent 25 days developing inner peace and calm. Although things are still happening in our lives, we are better equipped to deal with any challenges that we face. We approach each […]
My Mind is Grounded in the Present Moment
Welcome to Day 25 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: My Mind is Grounded in the Present Moment Message for the day: Everyone is so busy multitasking and running from one thing to the next, that we often forget to just enjoy the present moment. To keep yourself in a calm state, its […]
Seeking support brings me peace of mind
Welcome to Day 24 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: Seeking support brings me peace of mind Message for the day: We often believe that we have to carry the weight of our problems and situations on our own, with no help from others. As teachers we feel a sense of shame in […]
Solutions to Challenges Come Easily To Me
Welcome to Day 23 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: Solutions to Challenges Come Easily To Me Message for the day: We often find ourselves searching for answers to challenges and problems that we face. This can be mentally draining and can lead to us worrying about a problem for days, weeks and […]
I radiate poise, charm and grace
Welcome to Day 22 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: I radiate poise, charm and grace Message for the day: Today I choose to remain calm in the face of any challenge. I critically analyze situations instead of reacting to them. Before I act, I gather as much information as possible. I avoid […]
My Calm Spirit Allows Me to Turn Confrontation into Mutual Understanding
Welcome to Day 21 of 30 Days of Calm Today’s Calming Affirmation: My Calm Spirit Allows Me to Turn Confrontation into Mutual Understanding Message for the day: Often when we are in conflict with others, it’s because each person wants the other to see things from their perspective. As much as we have be conditioned […]