Épisodes

  • Ep.15: Impermanence: Meeting Transitions with Resilience, Courage, and Grace

    Ep.15: Impermanence: Meeting Transitions with Resilience, Courage, and Grace
    Apr 30 2021
    Our team closes the season with this final podcast episode. We're talking about impermanence and transitions. Argos, Megan, and Alan share mindful strategies that support them to meet transitions with resilience, courage, and grace.
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    42 min
  • Ep. 14: Back to School: Facing Change and Transition After an Already Challenging Year

    Ep. 14: Back to School: Facing Change and Transition After an Already Challenging Year
    Apr 19 2021
    In a "normal" year, schools and educators have response plans in place. If this, then this. But what happens in a year like 2020-2021? How can we support our students and communities? The Mindful Schools team candidly discusses what's arising in their communities and how they're unpacking a year's worth of challenges during *yet another* transition back to school.
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    31 min
  • Ep. 13: Embracing the Grumpiness, Savoring the Little Moments

    Ep. 13: Embracing the Grumpiness, Savoring the Little Moments
    Feb 9 2021
    We’re living amidst many challenges right now. What’s supporting you, right now? Alan, Argos, and Megan talk candidly about the role that mindfulness plays in acknowledging and embracing emotions, and perhaps being with them in a more skillful way.

    Created by educators, for educators. Learn more about Mindful Schools at www.mindfulschools.org.
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    35 min
  • Ep. 12: The Commercialization of Mindfulness

    Ep. 12: The Commercialization of Mindfulness
    Feb 3 2021
    Mindfulness is spreading. Even toy companies are starting to get into the mix. In this episode, we explore the opportunities and pitfalls that come with the commercialization of mindfulness.

    Created by educators, for educators. Learn more about Mindful Schools at www.mindfulschools.org.
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    19 min
  • Ep. 11: The Value of Retreat at Home

    Ep. 11: The Value of Retreat at Home
    Jan 7 2021
    Shelter-in-place has challenged Mindful Schools to deeply rethink how we support educators at our in-depth, week-long (and typically in-person) mindfulness retreats––a focal element of our Mindful Teacher Certification Program. Megan, Argos, and Alan discuss how the shift to virtual-at-home retreats has opened new doors to support and empower educators to integrate mindfulness into daily life.
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    28 min
  • Ep.10: The Intentional Slow-Down

    Ep.10: The Intentional Slow-Down
    Dec 21 2020
    When we first watched countries sheltering-in-place in the spring, many of us experienced disbelief. I could never do that, many thought. Yet here we are, again, riding another wave of shelter-in-place. Megan, Argos, and Alan discuss interesting similarities––both delights and struggles––of social distancing and silent mindfulness retreats.

    Silent retreat is an impactful element of the Mindful Schools Mindful Teacher Certification Program and Schoolwide Implementation Program. Learn more about these immersive year-long programs.
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    39 min
  • Ep.9: Rethinking Burnout

    Ep.9: Rethinking Burnout
    Nov 20 2020
    We’re all feeling the effects of sustained uncertainty, stress, and social distancing. When does this all amount to burnout? What does mindfulness and self-care have to do with self-preservation in the face of burnout?

    This episode highlights Crystal McCreary’s recent talk on burnout with our current Mindful Schools Mindful Teacher Certification Program and Schoolwide Implementation Program cohorts. Listen and get a window into these immersive programs.
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    55 min
  • Ep.8: Mindful Communication, Part 2: 'We' versus 'Me'

    Ep.8: Mindful Communication, Part 2: 'We' versus 'Me'
    Nov 9 2020
    Myth: mindfulness is about me and my inner world. Alan and Crystal talk about how walking in someone else’s shoes––being radically empathetic––can support us to move toward ‘we’ in these disconnected and divided times.
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    26 min