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

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 ...

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 ...

In my Inbox yesterday was another study on weight loss and women.  I can’t help but think this must apply to men as well. According to Harvard Medical School, middle-aged women need to exercise moderately (a good paced walk) an hour per day just to prevent weight gain.  If you exercise vigorously (like  jogging,)  you can get by with 1/2 hour per ...

How about using a different mindset to keep yourself resilient? Sometimes, I like to search online for techniques for building resilience, and mostly I run across the same old stuff.  Today, though, I combed through several pages of search results looking for something different. I found this terrific website called zenhabits . There I found a ...