I am in awe of what Wayne Dyer wrote and spoke about in one of the webinars I was fortunate to listen to and watch. He said that whatever you need will come to you exactly at the right time that you need it. He wrote many such wise sayings that have benefited me over Read more about Start With the WHY Mindset[…]
Many educators, who have taken Restitution training ask me how Mindful Leadership relates to Restitution. I am very quick to first of all, find out why they are curious about this. Then I discover that they truly love the tools of Restitution and they also are very aware how important it is to teach our Read more about Mindfulness and Restitution[…]
I keep reading the same research over and over again about the benefits of mindfulness for any age. In her book, Mindfulness for Children, Camelia Gherib writes, “Mindfulness is a powerful tool. …to have greate self-awareness, feelings, and needs, and mindfulness improves concentration. … It helps (children) speak their mind, better communicate their needs, and Read more about Mindfulness is a Powerful Tool[…]
I just uploaded the following from LinkedIn posted by Michael McKnight which is amazing advice for anyone who works with children who have experienced trauma or toxic relationships. 1. Create Safety – If the child is overwhelmed, perhaps guide them to a quiet corner or allow them to decompress by visiting the restroom. If you Read more about What Do I Do – Trauma-Informed Support for Children[…]
As a classroom teacher, I learned fairly quickly of the benefits of greeting students at the door each morning as well as at each recess. Another successful practice I had was to ask students to write a summary at the end of each day, listing 3 successes or happy moments they had during the day. Read more about Teachers Welcoming Students[…]
One of the best ways to teach a lesson is through story telling. When I looked for Mindfulness children’s books, I found Bryan Smith’s book “What Were You Thinking?” It’s a lovely book about third grader Braden who thinks he’s the funniest kid in school. However, his humor negatively affects the teacher, his classmates and Read more about Great Children’s Book on Mindfulness[…]
Today I had the pleasure of sharing mindfulness with a group of amazing educators! I’ve been teaching mindfulness to elementary students and the students truly love each lesson. The book, Sharing Mindfulness With Children is a truly wonderful mindfulness book of activities to do to help children learn self-discipline, self-control as well as becoming mindful Read more about Sharing Mindfulness With Staff[…]
I have just begun reading Ensouling Our Schools by Jennifer Katz with Kevin Lamoureux. I loved her book, Teaching to Diversitry and this one is a terrific follow up. She writes so elegantly and with such passion for students of diversity. I love the following excerpt from Katz’s introduction: “Ask any teacher to list the Read more about Ensouling Our Schools[…]
It is my goal to live a healthy lifestyle in mind, body, heart and soul. I try to have a routine for myself mentally by learning something new every day. It is easy to learn new things if I keep an open mind, read, and listen with my ears, eyes and heart. I have a Read more about Living a Healthy Lifestyle[…]
Oprah Winfrey, in The Wisdom of Sundays, interviews Dr. Shefali Tsabary who talks about how much we as parents are totally in our EGO when we become parents. When our children make mistakes, we think its our fault. When they do well, we think its our brilliant parenting! Tsabary states the following: “The way the Read more about Parenting And The EGO[…]