Full Description
Teachers juggle a lot, so the ability to stay focused, calm, and mentally sharp is critical. This generous and heartfelt book shows you how meditation and mindfulness practices can enable you to not only survive but flourish in the classroom. Dr. Lisa Klein presents powerful findings on the effects of meditation on teachers. She reveals the positive effects that meditation had on her and her own career in education. She also shares personal stories that demonstrate how meditation may offer a balm to help teachers stay healthy mentally and physically while tapping into higher levels of awareness, including experiences of self-actualization and synchronicity. In addition, she offers practical, simple strategies for both developing teacher presence and shifting to a more positive classroom energy. This powerful book moves beyond basic self-care tools to help you develop a new, lifelong practice. Anyone involved in education can benefit from this book, as can anyone interested in learning more about how meditation can help with health and well-being in general.
Contents
Introduction. Part I: Understanding Meditation and Its Benefits 1 What is Meditation and Mindfulness? 2 Why Should We Care About the Well-Being of Teachers? 3 Effects of Meditation on the Body and Mind 4 The Effects of Meditation on Teachers 5 Critiques and Caveats about Meditation and Mindfulness Part II: Stories from the Beginning, Middle, and End of My Teaching Career and How Meditation Played an Important Role 6 The Transformation of an Introvert: How Meditation Calmed my Anxiety and Helped Me to Blossom 7 The Early Years of Teaching 8 From Fear to Love: More Stories from the Early Years 9 Surviving a Toxic Workplace: How Meditation Shielded Me from the Negative Effects of Co-Worker Tensions 10 Synchronicity 11 Training for the Worst 12 Dr. Mom, the Vampire 13 A Call to Action that was Guided by Synchronicity 14 Reflections on My Career and Meditation Part III: Shifting Your Energy: Simple Strategies to Introduce Mindfulness into Your Life Now 15 Shifting Your Energy and the Energy of Your Classroom 16 Suggestions for Learning to Meditate and Incorporating a Mindfulness Program into a School or Workplace
