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!   

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 ...

I know I can’t be reminded enough to slow down and take good care of myself.   I’m one of those people who is a single mom, and have aging parents, so the plate gets pretty full pretty quick.   Not as full as the plate of a practicing teacher though! So this is your reminder to slow it down this weekend.  Take the time to do something to take ...

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 ...

Ceasing an addiction is SO VERY DIFFICULT.  In order to succeed, I think you really have to want to do it.  It has to be on the heels of a transformative experience – you know, one of those experiences that causes you to sit back and take a good hard look at your life. I’m trying to stop with the coffee.  Not caffiene – but coffee. It’s been the ...

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 ...

When you are really busy, sometimes it’s easier to just take vitamins, but paying attention to what you eat can keep you healthier. World’s Healthiest Foods website has some good information about the importance of getting healthy foods into your diet, and describes some realistic ways to do this. Essential nutrients are nutrients that your body ...

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 ...