The practice of mindfulness is increasingly popular, even showing up in school curricula and employee wellness programs, where it’s often presented as a tool for managing stress. But Susan Dreyer Leon says that for teachers in particular, mindfulness offers much more than just a stress reduction. In this conversation, we discuss how mindfulness can offer a valuable approach to help us be less reactive, more compassionate, and better able to serve our students.
This conversation centers mindfulness and Adult Social-Emotional Learning (Adult SEL). Don’t miss our conversation with Laura Thomas about Social-Emotional Learning for students, “S3E9: To Grow Emotional Literacy, a Classroom Must Become a Community.”
Visit Antioch’s website to learn more about the Mindfulness for Educators concentration in the MEd for Experienced Educators and the Certificate in Mindfulness for Educators that Susan teaches in.
This episode was recorded January 25, 2024 via Riverside.fm and released February 7, 2024.
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