Tune into the Emotional Temperature of Your Students
The start of a new calendar year brings with it the opportunity to make some changes in your classroom. You may have rearranged your students’ desks, created a new bulletin board, or developed a new interest center that supports a new unit of study. Starting fresh in the new year always feels good and generates […]
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You Don’t Have to be the Tallest Tree in the Forest
“You don’t have to be the tallest tree in the forest.” Those words came as a message for me from Dr. Lewis Mehl Madrona, M.D., psychiatrist, and Native American healer in ceremony the last day of a week-long healing workshop some time ago. How did I know the message was for me? I knew because as he said […]
A Time for Becoming Anew
From time to time during the Covid-19 stay-at home orders, I have had a number of dreams of two types. One is where I have lost my purse that has all of my money, insurance cards, credit cards, and most importantly, my driver’s license, my identification, in it. I search all over, retracing my steps but am […]
Listen, Hear, Observe …
Not long ago, I was asked what I have learned through my teaching and healing work. After reflecting, this was my answer: I’ve learned the importance of Heart-Centered Presence. When I am truly present with someone, whether it be a child in the classroom, a student’s parents, a client on my table, or anyone I connect […]