The Balanced Educator Podcast: Education | Mindfulness | Growth Mindset
Summary: The Balanced Educator is a weekly podcast hosted by the co-founders of Educalme, Kailey Lefko and Josianne Barnabé. Our intention is to equip and empower educators and parents to feel more calm, balanced, and joyful in all aspects of their lives. We discuss mindset shifts and habits that we are experimenting with in our own lives that are making our days more intentional, mindful and fun. We talk about different ways to practice mindfulness in our own lives and then how we can share what we are learning with our kiddos in the classroom or at home. We believe that when we nurture ourselves first, we can share our unique gifts and talents with our kiddos in a bigger and deeper way.
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- Artist: Kailey Lefko and Josianne Barnabé: Teachers and Co-founders of Educalme
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Podcasts:
Do you ever struggle with sleep? We hear you! Falling asleep and staying asleep, especially during stressful seasons, is a challenge that many teachers face! We’ve experimented with many strategies to help us wake up feeling rested and the following 8 are our favourites. Give them a try and see what works best for you.… Read more
Are you grappling between putting emphasis on your students’ social-emotional development or on academics? We’ve struggled with this a lot. Our curriculum is ginormous, there is so much to cover academically that there literally aren’t enough hours in the school year to get through it all. When we think of this, it makes us want… Read more
Are you thinking of starting a mindfulness practice in your classroom, but you’re not sure where to start? Follow these 4 easy steps and as a result, you and your students will thrive in a calm learning atmosphere. 1. Schedule mindfulness into your timetable. It doesn’t matter when you do it, what matters is that… Read more
Do you wonder how long it will take before students catch on to mindfulness and you see the benefits of the practice in your classroom? Well, habits take a minimum of 6 weeks before they are solidified. And that’s with adults. If you’ve started a mindfulness practice in your classroom, even though you may not… Read more
In today’s post, we’re sharing about two things we often get asked about: transitions in the classroom and finding calm. Transitions in the classroom are never easy. So here’s some concrete ideas to make them run more smoothly. Write down each step students have to go through in the transition on the board. Refer to… Read more
In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast we invited Rosetta Matthews back on the show to teach us how to use essential oils to improve our emotional wellbeing. Rosetta Matthews is a Certified Rehabilitation Counsellor (CCRC), Human Ecologist (B.H.Ecol.) and a Certified AromaTouch Instructor. As a Wellness Advocate (doTERRA) she has focused her career… Read more
In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’re interviewing Rosetta Matthews to learn what essential oils are and how to use them in our lives. Rosetta Matthews is a Certified Rehabilitation Counsellor (CCRC), Human Ecologist (B.H.Ecol.) and a Certified AromaTouch Instructor. As a Wellness Advocate (doTERRA) she has focused her career for the past… Read more
Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, we are sharing 5 fun mindfulness activities you can do in your classroom – and we’ve got you covered with all of the resources you’ll need for them! Here we go (all materials needed for these are in our free resources library): Five Finger Breathing, a visual way to… Read more
Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’re continuing our conversation with Nicola Harvey, author of Mindful Little Yogis. Nicola is an experienced and qualified Special Needs Educator, Therapist, and Children’s Yoga and Mindfulness Practitioner. She has written articles for SEN Magazine, Twinkl Education Publishing, and Ambitious About Autism. Today, we focus on concrete and applicable… Read more
Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’re interviewing Nicola Harvey, author of Mindful Little Yogis. Nicola is an experienced and qualified Special Needs Educator, Therapist, and Children’s Yoga and Mindfulness Practitioner. She has written articles for SEN Magazine, Twinkl Education Publishing, and Ambitious About Autism. Nicola talks about how mindfulness leads to self-regulation and what… Read more
In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast we explain how to start applying the Law of Attraction to your life. We explain that the Law of Attraction acts on emotions more than thoughts. We teach how to start making the Law of Attraction and confirmation bias work for you in three steps. Step 1:… Read more
In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast we break down the law of attraction and explain it from a scientific standpoint. We explain the basics of the law of attraction as Abraham Hicks teaches it. Then, we explain how we can take a psychological point of view by looking at this same phenomenon through… Read more
Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’re talking with Jen Kreitz, a K-4 resource teacher and also an Educalme ambassador. Jen talks about how her Masters of Education and where she started and how it involved into a focus in Special Education. We chat about the importance of focusing on the social-emotional needs of our… Read more
Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, Kailey is explaining beliefs. She explains how our beliefs are created when we’re children, how our beliefs affect us as adults and how to recognize when a belief isn’t serving us. Then, Kailey explains how we can change our beliefs using her top four favourite methods. Show notes To… Read more
Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’re having Melissa Russell from Simple Lionheart Life on a second time, but this time, we’re talking about mindful parenting. Melissa writes about creating a simpler, more intentional life by decluttering and embracing minimalism at Simple Lionheart Life. Minimalism and simplifying have had such a positive impact on Melissa’s… Read more
