CALM Talk

Teachers are stressed! According to a recent brief titled - Teacher Stress and Health...

Key Findings

• Forty-six percent of teachers report high daily stress, which compromises their health, sleep, quality of life, and teaching performance.
• When teachers are highly stressed, students show lower levels of both social adjustment and academic performance.
• Interventions on the organizational or individual level, or those that reach both, can help reduce teacher stress by changing the culture and approach to teaching.
• Programs for mentoring, workplace wellness, social emotional learning, and mindfulness are all proven to improve teacher well-being and student outcomes.

We can't change stress, we can't change what we face on a daily basis, however, we can change our reaction to it through mindfulness techniques. Exploring tools to help support teacher's health and wellbeing.

Mindfulness and meditation requires a meditation teacher who teaches the practitioner and practice and the ability to explore techniques that might work best for you!