The Mindful Educators Podcast

Surrendering.

It feels scary, out of control, and down right hard.

In this week's episode we discuss how well (or not so well) we practice surrendering to what is, especially in school, and especially now. If you are like us, you might find it easy to resist, control, muscle or complain your way through challenging times like these. Listen in as we share our techniques for leaning into surrender allowing us to learn about ourselves which will help grow as people and as educators in new and amazing ways.

Join us in letting go of the reigns this year and practice surrendering during THE hardest time in education. We believe this mindful act of self-care will serve all of us well this year.

Show and Tell: Dave: Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II

Erin: Dr. Zach Bush

If this episode resonated with you in any way please share and tag us @themindfuleducators and consider rating and reviewing the podcast. We are wishing you all the space and grace you need to remain in good health, body, mind and spirit. Friends, we've got this!

And lastly, If you are looking to build resilience this year and are interested in our Bite Sized PD offerings discussed on our podcast, please register at: https://www.themindfuleducators.com or shoot over to our website @themindfuleducators.com to find the details and sign up.

We will gladly follow up with an email with details for access to the PD as well as the SEL PDF's for use in the classroom.

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Criticism. Anger. Judgment.

These are harsh words that can be very impactful on our emotions and mindset.

In many places, the tides have turned right now on education and educators. In the spring, society as a whole were singing the praises of educators everywhere while we pulled off the unimaginable with very little training or time. And here we are now, with the pendulum seemingly swinging in the opposite direction.

This profession is one that we both chose, love, and are so proud of and hearing what people are saying about teachers is something we are really struggling with and you may be too.

So listen in to this episode where we discuss how to mindfully handle what seems to be a timely issue across the country right now.

Criticism. Anger. Judgment.

And don't forget to check out the end of our podcast where we offer our own version of Show and Tell, where we share what we are into this week.

Show and Tell:

Dave: Sir Ken Robinson Ted Talk linked here.

Erin: Email autoresponder as a tool. Tweet mentioned in the podcast linked here.

And lastly, If you are looking to build resilience this year and are interested in our Bite Sized PD offerings discussed on our podcast, please register at https://www.themindfuleducators.com or shoot over to our website @themindfuleducators.com to find the details and sign up.

We will gladly follow up with an email with details for access to the PD as well as the SEL PDF's for use in the classroom.

Don't forget to connect with us:

Instagram @themindfuleducators

Facebook @ The Mindful Educators

Twitter @themindfuleds

Email @ themindfuleducatorspodcast.com

If you like what you are hearing and want to support us please don't forget to rate and review our podcast.

Please share with your friends, colleagues and on social media. We are wishing you all the space and grace you need to remain in good health, body, mind and spirit. Friends, we've got this!

Welcome back friends to season 2 of our podcast. It's a hard time in the world right now and a hard time to be in education, and so in this week's episode we focus on how we as educators continue to show up and teach when we feel like we can't or don't want to? We discuss how looking too far ahead right now keeps us stuck and unmotivated while focusing on the smaller chunks allows us to feel less like we can't do it and more like we can do it. When we focus on these smaller chunks, things become more manageable and sustainable, And that brings hope. So listen in to how we are approaching our first day this year (our small chunk) to make it comfortable for us as well as for our students. Don't forget to check out the end of our podcast where we offer our own version of Show and Tell, where we share what we are into this week. Show and Tell: Dave: Outcry on Showtime Erin: Monkfruit sweetener We are wishing you all the space and grace you need to remain in good health, body, mind and spirit. Friends, we've got this! And lastly, If you are looking to build resilience this year and are interested in our Bite Sized PD offerings discussed on our podcast, please register at https://www.themindfuleducators.com or shoot over to our website @themindfuleducators.com to find the details and sign up. We will gladly follow up with an email with details for access to the PD as well as the SEL PDF's for use in the classroom. Don't forget to connect with us: Instagram @themindfuleducators Facebook @ The Mindful Educators Twitter @themindfuleds Email @ themindfuleducatorspodcast.com

It's been a few weeks and while we are preparing for our second season of our podcast, we thought we would pop in with a personal update mainly because education has been at the forefront of everyone's mind right now as we are planning for the return to school. In this week's episode we share about the success of our summer as well as the struggle we are having about the impending return to school. We offer a few ways we are dealing with all of the emotions (and there are a lot of them!) about school return plans and what is expected of our profession right now. Lastly, don't forget to check out the end of our podcast where we offer our own version of Show and Tell, where we share what we are into this week. As we enter this very uncertain season of teaching, are wishing you all the space and grace you need to remain in good health, body, mind and spirit. Friends, we've got this! If you are interested in our Bite Sized PD offerings discussed in this podcast please register at https://www.themindfuleducators.com and we will follow up with an email with details for access to the PD as well as the SEL PDF's for the classroom. Connect with us: Instagram @themindfuleducators Facebook @ The Mindful Educators Twitter @themindfuleds Email @ themindfuleducatorspodcast.com Show and Tell: Dave: HIIT Workouts (High Intensity Interval Training) Erin: FB group for digital notebooks Digital INBs & Binders HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST? Tell your friends and share on social media! Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher

It's summer, now what? We think it is the perfect time to invest in yourself! So, in today's episode we are super excited to share our bite-size summer PD: 5 Days and 5 Ways: The Power of Mindfully Navigating Teaching in the Fall of 2020 This has been a long spring and if you are like us, we are tapped out! Knowing that summer is the perfect time to recharge, we very intentionally crafted 5 two hour PD sessions designed to support YOU as you begin to prepare for the uncertainty of the future in education. Summertime is so valuable to teachers, and it's important to us that you are able to decide when and where you want to engage in professional development. So this video PD series will be offered in a live stream format via Zoom, recorded and available for rewatching after the live event. You can utilize them however you need. Watch them live or when it makes the most sense for you. Each session is a small investment, one that we think will be worthwhile. Sessions will be offered live every Monday from June 29th to July 27th. This professional development is for YOU. YOU are now in the driver's seat after navigating the uncharted waters of months of distance learning. YOU now get to decide how you are going to prepare mentally, emotionally, and academically for next year. So YOU can return to school in September armed with tools and resources to mindfully support you in any kind of teaching and learning environment. Listen in as we share a bit about each session and why we think it is a perfect way to support, invest, and take care of yourself. We know you will be glad you did! Lastly, please consider sharing this PD series with your colleagues and teacher friends. We all need to support each other in this way. Sign up for 5 Days and 5 Ways as individual sessions or buy the bundle of all 5 sessions for a discounted rate. Register Here https://www.themindfuleducators.com/events Or In our bio on IG @ themindfuleducators Or Or email us for information [email protected] Show and Tell: Erin: Mote an extension on Chrome and @ misterteach youtube channel Dave: Gas fire pit Connect with us: Instagram @ themindfuleducators Facebook @ The Mindful Educators Twitter @ themindfuleds Email @ [email protected] with your podcast ideas so we can better support you.

In this week's episode, we piggyback off of last week's podcast on uncertainty and how we can harness it to build resilience. We have been on such a unique and challenging trip during quarantine and to extend the metaphor, today we discuss how this transition into a world and life getting ready to open up a bit, is an opportunity to mindfully pause and reflect on what we will be bringing with us in our suitcase into the next stage of life. Through mindfulness we understand that we have no control over the external happenings in life. We don't know when school will open up, we don't know what our classes will look like, we don't know if we will be doing a split session, if we will be wearing a mask, or if our students will be sitting 6 feet apart. We don't know and probably won't know until it actually happens. But what we DO have control over is what our life will look like in terms of how we look at our time, relationships, activities, habits, and intentions. So listen in as we walk through a very simple reflective practice that yields a lot of wisdom, clarity, and freedom. And may we also suggest that this is not just a great end of the year reflection activity for you, but for your students, your children, your partners, and your colleagues to walk through as well. After listening, check out our student version of this end of the year activity to use in class by hopping over to Instagram @themindfuleducators and grabbing it from the link in our bio. And don't forget to check out the end of our podcast where we offer our own version of Show and Tell, where we share what we are into or what we have recently learned this week. We are wishing you all the space and grace you need to remain in good health, body, mind, and spirit. So this week let's pack our bags, set our intentions, and focus on controlling what we can control. Connect with us: Instagram @ themindfuleducators Facebook @ The Mindful Educators Twitter @ themindfuleds Email @ [email protected] with your podcast ideas or how this reflection activity reasoned with you so we can better support you. Our Schedule for the week: Monday's Meditation IGTV Monday's at noon EST Friday's Instagram Live Community, Connection and Cocktails Happy Hour at 4:30 EST This week's guest: Jim Stroker (Our first guest on the podcast) way back in October 10/2019. Show and Tell: Dave: Tap Sports Baseball App Erin: Giant Jenga Game

Are you feeling as uncertain as we are? In this week's episode, we dive into the universal feeling of uncertainty surrounding us these days and unpack how we can use it to help build resilience. The feeling of not knowing or not being in control spirals us towards feelings of anxiety, fear, worry, and anger. Listen in as we unpack 3 ways to flip uncertainty on its head, which will help us and our students adapt during this difficult time. Lastly, in our own version of Show and Tell, check out the end of our podcast where we share what we are into or what we have recently learned this week. Take a listen and join us in creating a community of mindful and connected educators one classroom at a time. We are wishing you all the space and grace you need to remain in good health, body, mind, and spirit. Connect with us: Instagram @themindfuleducators Facebook @ The Mindful Educators Twitter @themindfuleds Email @ themindfuleducatorspodcast.com with your podcast ideas to let us know how we can better support you. Our Schedule for the week: Monday's Meditation IGTV Monday's at noon EST Friday's Instagram Live Community, Connection and Cocktails Happy Hour at 4:30 EST Show and Tell: Dave: Waco on Netflix Erin: Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant

This week on the podcast we talk to our good friend Dr. Dana Dorfman, a New York City psychotherapist with over 28 years of experience and a passion for mental health education and awareness. Dana offers great insight into how our global pandemic impacts both children as well as parents. She shares her unique perspective on how we can help children and adolescents with the challenges they face while dealing with remote learning, isolation, and new family dynamics. She talks about the stages many of us are traversing from shock into the anxious uncertainty of when life will return back to normal and gives us hope by reminding us of the value of staying present. Lastly, in our own version of Show and Tell, check out the end of our podcast where we share what we are into or what we have recently learned this week. Listen in and join us in creating a community of mindful and connected educators one classroom at a time. We wish you the space and grace you need to remain in good health, body, mind, and spirit. Connect with us on Instagram @themindfuleducators or via email @ themindfuleducatorspodcast.com to let us know how you are or with podcast ideas. Show and Tell: Dave: Using zoom virtual backgrounds to help with connections Erin: Maria Shriver and her son Patrick Schwarzenegger daily lives on Instagram Dana: Dan Harris' Ten Percent Happier live streaming at https://www.tenpercent.com/live at 3 pm Eastern Time. You can also access the past episodes in the Ten Percent Happier app for free. You can contact Dr. Dana Dorfman at https://drdanadorfman.com

Dr. Marc Brackett is on the podcast today and you are in for a real treat! He has not only influenced the way we teach and live but he is someone who has transformed our thinking in the area of emotional intelligence and learning. In this episode, you see our fangirl and fanboy emerge as we sit down and talk about his book Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive. Marc shares his early backstory and how his Uncle Marvin gave him permission to feel and how that shaped and influenced his life's work. He offers insight into dealing with our emotions as we begin to think about the reopening of schools and returning to our new normal in education. Friends, this chat was not only insightful and helpful but at times, funny. Enjoy and please share with your colleagues and friends. Show and Tell Erin: Infrared Sauna Blanket by Higher Dose https://higherdose.com/products/infrared-sauna-blanket-v3 Dave: Kahoot as an extended family game on Zoom. Keeps family lore and stories alive. Marc: How to support the emotional needs of kids in countries where children are not valued (which will be part of his next book) www.marcbrackett.com

Welcome to The Mindful Educators Podcast Covid-19 edition! We know it has been a few weeks since we have released a podcast. Truthfully, we were feeling that the world felt instantly crowded and inundated with content and we were both feeling the need to pause with the intention that when we had something of value to share, we would record. And so here we are, coming up for air with something to share. In this week's episode of the podcast, we reflect on our current status of virtual teaching and quarantine living. We use the mindful practice of reflection to share what we have uncovered about ourselves during these challenging times, as well as share our insights into redesigning our new normal for the coming weeks. Lastly, in our own version of Show and Tell, check out the end of our podcast where we share what we are into or what we have recently learned this week. Listen in and join us in creating a community of mindful and connected educators one classroom at a time! We are wishing you all the space and grace you need to remain in good health, body, mind, and spirit. Connect with us on Instagram @themindfuleducators or via email @ themindfuleducatorspodcast.com to let us know how you are or with podcast ideas.