Wellness Tidbits
"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us." Albert Schweitzer |
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“Teaching and Leading from the Inside Out”
An Evening Program for Educators on October 1st
And a follow-up Weekend Workshop
for Educators
October 2-3
Boulder, CO
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Wellness In Practice
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Wellness calls for balancing needs for good nutrition, exercise, caring ands success, but also for self-calming and reflection. For simple instruction in breathing exercises and mindfulness read more in these two articles: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for School-Age Children and Mindfulness in the Classroom
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Creating space for Silence; speaking and listening with more Kindness and Respect, identifying "tools" or self practices for Calming and Strengthening;
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Fewer: in-completions, school drop-outs, risky behaviors, disciplinary problems?
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For Parents
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Five suggested steps from Tobin Hart
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This piece is excerpted from Twelve Exercises
for Mindful Parenting by Jon and Myla
Kabat-Zinn, authors of Everyday
Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting.
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In recent years, rites of passage have captured the attention of educators, counselors, parents, and concerned community members who are asking the question: How can we support our friends, families, students, and community-members through life’s inevitable transitions in a healthy way?
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Spotlight: Wellness
The spiritual is always present in…education whether we acknowledge it or not…It is at the heart of every subject we teach, where it awaits to be brought forth. We can evoke the spirituality of any discipline by teaching in ways that allow the “big story” told by the discipline to intersect with the “little story” of the student’s life. - Parker Palmer
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Hannah Teter on Wellness
 Hannah Teter, Olympic gold medal winner, talks about the impact of wellness practices on her everyday life as well as her life as an athelete and competitor. Click here to watch the video.
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