Why Mindfulness?

There is a definite crisis in our education system in America today, and I would say across the globe. Read any news article or blog post relating to education and you will see the problems in money, accountability, and teacher retention rates. Students are unhappy and parents feel that their children are unprepared for the real world. Finding new teachers, keeping veteran teachers, and plummeting morale in schools are all problems that are destroying our ability to feel effective in our jobs.

The mindfulness movement, based on secular principles of stress reduction and resiliency, can be an answer to every teacher's day-to-day problems. Learning to live in the moment and have self-compassion is a gift we can give to ourselves, each other, and our students. While it cannot solve funding crises or income inequality, we can have a renewed vision for our everyday existence.

I formally started my own personal journey of mindfulness in a course on mindfulness for educators at a summer conference in June, 2015. I had been pursuing a semblance of mindfulness, not knowing its name, for the majority of my life, watching for how different practices impacted me personally and spiritually. Mindfulness became for me a daily commitment to myself and my loved ones to live in the moment, refrain from judgment, and pursue self-compassion and healing.

I hope you will join my weekly posts of reflection and inquiry. We as mindful teachers can impact more than just our sphere of influence as it grows and combines.
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