Somatics, embodiment and sustainability.
Teachers, this is for you.
Thank you.
Whether smaller class sizes, better wages or more resources for kids brings you to the picket line, thank you for lifting your voice and taking collective action to transform the system. We know the budgets many of you are on to take this stand, we know the rush to F&P test before missing school to focus on student achievement, we know how many of your have the desire to be on the front lines AND with your kids at the same time. Thank you for all the choices you had to make.
And now it is time for the community to support you. Watch for some movement, mindfulness and connection!
Offering support to teachers on the front line with my toughest teacher, my daughter! Stay well so you can stay in the fights that matter, and release the ones that don't! #redfored, #selfcare& #socialjustice #teachersmatter #theteachingwell
Self Care While Fighting For Social Change
Kelly and Candice live discussing the current teacher movement and how all educators can effectively self care while fighting for what they and their students need to sustain in the long term
Happy New Year! Its been wonderful to reconnect with my clients this week. My teachers are renewed and excited to be back with students, which makes me so happy!
A theme we've been exploring is the idea of "intention." An intention is different than a goal and both have their purpose. Goals provide timelines, structure and accountability. I think of intentions as the deeper why, the values that guide our overall action or ways of being. You might think of an intention as a value in action. Goals are finite and specific; intentions are spacious and can be expressed moment to moment or over a longer period of time. They are that which guides us, grounds us and anchors us as we pursue our passions and goals.
And for teachers who struggle with anxiety and/or overwhelm (which is many of us who hold high expectations for ourselves), focusing on our intentions can be an accessible way to move forward in a moment of difficulty, and/or a way to chart a new path ahead that feels compassionate, with room for error and reinvention.
Intentions work well when they are simple, meaningful and easily remembered. I am carrying forward my intentions from 2018 into 2019, and I am capturing them with a phrase "cultivating joy and ease." As I work hard as a mother, teacher advocate and mindful mentor, I cultivate joy in my practice and ease in the midst of effort and change.
Do you use intention setting in your teaching or wellness practice?
How do you set intentions with your teams, students, families and colleagues?
What hopes and intentions guide you in this new year?
#intentionbegetsimpact #teachwell #bewell #theteachingwell
Winter Break Wellness!
Winter Break Wellness! Exploring Ways for teachers to reset, release and restore over the winter break!
Fuel + Grow The Teaching Well This #GivingTuesday!
Fuel + Grow The Teaching Well this #GivingTuesday! In two years, we've saved our public schools over $1 million in turnover related costs by helping educators shift from a burnout to a sustainabilty mindset. Help us help teachers #tapthewellwithin!
https://igg.me/at/theteachingwell2018
Gratitude as an Act of Resilience and Sustainability
Live Mindful Mentoring with Candice on the Topic of Gratitude as part of mindfulness and sustainability!
Thriving in the Month of October
Mindful mentoring live today from 6-6:30pm! Join us in a discussion on teacher wellness and sustainability in October. I will answer comments/questions in the last 10 minutes, and add a few resources in the comments!
Candice Rose
Had a wonderful time today at the Teachers 4 Social Justice conference. Connecting with new and old friends, mentees, former students, professors and colleagues filled me with appreciation for our community of justice oriented educators here in the bay, and hope for what the future holds.
I believe that wellness is ultimately both the root and the goal of justice - that all people are free, supported, sustained and seen in their full humanity. We fight for justice because all people, all communities deserve to be well. We believe that the work of sustaining educators begins now, we cannot wait for the perfect conditions to be attained...we need our visionary educators, here in body and spirit, for the work that lies ahead. We create the future in our own image - so we must see ourselves as whole, healthy, connected, resourced and empowered TODAY.
#mindfulmentoring
#teachers4socialjustice
#community
#wellness
#teachwell #bewell
#theteachingwell
Juliana Santos is one of the powerful school leaders at @caminonuevocharteracademy Burlington Campus. Here she shares how our four-day leadership retreat this summer shifted her perspective around personal well-being in her work. We love you, Burlington! And to the rest of you out there— our on your oxygen mask FIRST! 🌀
Teachers! Check out this amazing self-soothing practice from @yoga_steward. A simple, effective, and beautiful way to get back in touch with YOU✨🌀You can even try it with your students! #selfcare #yogapractice #mindfulnessinschools #mindfulnessmonday #selfsoothing #yogaforteachers #teachersofinstagram #teachforchange #selflove #breathe #teachersdoyoga #meditation🙏 #justbreath
Our executive director Kelly Knoche doing a happy dance at our Futures and CUES school sites. Happy Friday, teachers— the first Friday of the year. We LOVE YOU! Do a happy dance with us. Well-being is more than nutrition and stress resilience- it can be dancing too! #teachforchange #wellbeingwarrior #wellbeing #resilience #danceitout #selflove #happydance #happyfriday #weloveyou #dancedancedance @kelly_knoche
Feeling the papers pile up? Three tips for Mindful organization during the October hustle!
#theteachingwell #mindfulteaching
A little weekend inspiration and wisdom for you all from the great @erykahbadu "Grow and be free and learn from your mistakes and move on quickly." 💖
#tapthewellwithin 🌀#youngandold #wellness #weekendshere
ED Kelly Knoche and board member Candice Walker looking for new amazing board members at Board Match in San Francisco!
#Repost @ariannahuff with @repostapp
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@sherylsandberg: "When I became a mother, I realized how important sleep was to my children as they were growing up. If they missed a nap, if they didn’t get a good night’s sleep, everything was harder. And if they had a good night’s sleep, everything was easy. And I realized that even though I was an adult, I’m the same way! When I get a good night’s sleep, whatever the challenges are, I can keep it in check and handle it. When I don’t get a good night’s sleep, those same challenges feel really hard and I don’t do as well. I make mistakes, I get more upset, I don’t handle things as well as I do when I get a good night of sleep." #sleepmatters #sleep #healthyteachers #opportunity #edreform #wellbeingwednesday #thrive #teachersgotosleep!
We are incredibly grateful to @Uproxx for their video feature on the work we are doing to reverse teacher turnover in the American Education system. Check it out! And join us for a workshop this fall- October 15/16 in LA and November 5/6 in Oakland.
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Nearly 50% of teachers leave the profession within five years. @theteachingwell is turning that around... #UproxxReports
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#teachers #selfcare #wellness #teacherturnover #sustainability #humanizingeducation #healthcare #health #education #revolution #socialchange
Our amazing nutritionist Erica (@mytruewellness) giving a Back to School Nutrition for Teachers PD-- #teachers what you eat on any given day makes a HUGE difference in your well-being and ability to teach with presence and compassion. Take care of yourself!! Whole foods are best. #healthyteachershappystudents #nomoreteacherburnout #tapthewellwithin #nutrition
Our Back-to-School Fundraising Campaign!
Our Back-to-School Fundraising Campaign is now LIVE at theteachingwell.mydagsite.com! Can you give the gift of wellness to ONE teacher this year? Our goal: $15,000 before school starts! Join the movement and #tapthewellwithin!
Today we are finalizing the video voiceover for our upcoming Crowdfunding Campaign! The Teaching Well needs YOUR help to serve 500 educators in Oakland and Los Angeles this year. Check back August 1 to invest in teacher sustainability and well-being! Many thanks to Steve Shuster at steveshuster.com for his unending support in creating our campaign.
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