Hello friends and welcome back! It has been a year, literally, since my last post, interview, etc. There is a part of me that is disappointed in myself for putting The Mindful Educator on hold. But, I just didn’t want to post for the sake of posting.

The podcast interviews and such also stopped. Looking back, I needed to be inspired by something or someone to do this work publicly.

This time last year we were navigating the turbulent waters of returning to school in a hybrid model and all that goes with it. The little bandwidth I had left needed to be focused on family.

However, in the last year my personal mindfulness, meditation, and yoga practice flourished out of necessity.

There was also a major career change at the beginning of this school year. Although, I had been teaching mindfulness and band for several years at the high school, my vision was failing me to the degree that I couldn’t see the music scores even with corrective lenses and a font size of 20! Feeling it wasn’t fair to my students I made a change.

This year I feel blessed and grateful to continue teaching mindfulness to eager high school students and staff as well as being a member of our School Support Specialist team. The SSS team assists with a variety of things including restorative practices, implementing SEL, and professional development.

Like many of you I am always searching for ways to deepen my personal and professional practice. So, I decided to continue my certifications with #breathe4change!

Breathe For Change is a remarkable organization also on a mission to make the world a better place one educator and student at a time. I highly recommend them as a resource for your overall well-being.

Looking forward to diving back into The Mindful Educator and reconnecting with all of you.

Gratefully,

Mary