Ready to bring mindfulness into your classroom? In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we continue our conversation with Keith Macpherson, mindfulness trainer, life coach, and author of Making Sense of Mindfulness. Keith reveals his powerful five-principle framework that simplifies mindfulness and helps you integrate it into daily life—both in and out of the classroom.

Keith's mindfulness framework includes:

Principle 1: Everything begins as an inner dream

Principle 2: Expose the saboteur

Principle 3: Open your mind

Principle 4: Be mindFULLY aware

Principle 5: I am

Beyond his mindfulness expertise, Keith is also a professional musician and a global speaker who has toured in over 20 countries. His insights are now inspiring thousands around the world through social media and his column in The Balance Magazine.

If you're looking for practical ways to reduce stress, boost focus, and enhance emotional well-being in your classroom, Keith’s framework will help you create a calm, balanced, and mindful teaching environment.