The Institute for Educator Wellness has added a new division - Teachable Moments Transition Coaching.  I will be offering wellness classes and coaching just for educators, because, let's face it, we have a tough job!   

Today, I am referring you to an article in Teacher Magazine written by Elena Aguilar.  She gives some tips for surviving what she refers to as “October Exhaustion,” but the tips are excellent wellness tips for educators any time of year. Click here to visit Teaching Secrets: Managing October Exhaustion

One of the people I began my teaching career with began to have severe, debilitating and bizarre anxiety attacks about five years into her career.  It had been a stressful career to begin with – we were part of a large group of people hired to replace others our first year, and the staff went on strike our second year.  I moved on after that, but ...

During your busy day it can be really difficult to find time to quiet your mind.  A meditation session can be downright impossible to fit in.    Here is a short little meditation activity I found that anyone can use no matter how busy the day. This comes from a Prevention article by Sarah Mahoney. “ Sit upright, focus on your breath, and pay ...

It’s easy to forget that we don’t stop developing  just because we are adults.  Indeed, we do continue to develop, hopefully creating a more colorful life for ourselves. This can be either intentional or unintentional.   Take a moment and take the pulse of your current life.  This is a good exercise for writing down in a journal or on a piece of ...

A note from Fran: Ben’s blog, www.technologyinclass.com is an outstanding blog filled with practical  tips about technology in education.  Today we welcome him as a guest blogger for welleducator.org.   Welcome, Ben! Guest post by Ben from http://www.technologyinclass.com/blog Teachers are highly wired professionals.  Technology is a huge part of ...

Earlier today I was perusing blogs related to “burnout.”  I wanted to see what other bloggers were saying, suggesting, and maybe make some connections. I stumbled upon this one blog – the author IS burned out in her job.  She has applied for a different job, and has totally checked out of the current one, showing up in body only.  From her own ...

Slowing down and remembering to breathe can keep you strong.   Nobody said it was going to be easy, though.  It seems like when things come at you, they really come at you.  The key is to remembering that while you may not control everything that is going on around you, you do control yourself.  Nobody else can do that. Here is a way to take ...

Writing is a vital part of keeping yourself resilient. It can help you coalesce your thoughts, can give you an avenue for expressing yourself, and can also provide a way of developing professionally. Journal Keeping: Keep journals of your personal experiences, to help you process the events that occur in your life.  Sometimes it’s good to just ...

Noise can be a real stressor on your brain. Loud noises cause us to react before we even have time to think – it’s a response that can keep us safe and alive in times of danger. However, it’s not just loud noise that can affect us.  Lower level noise also has an impact on our stress levels, and our health.   Here is a tidbit I found from the ...