Mindful Mondays,
I found this article about Mindfulness for Teachers. It speaks to my belief that we as educators need to have a practice of our own so that we can teach mindfulness from our own experiences with it. What a better time to get a jump start on our own practice than in the summer. I hope you enjoy the article.
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_mindfulness_make_us_better_teachers
I've been reading a lot lately about all the 21-day challenges happening mostly about exercise and weight loss. (21-day fix, 21-day abs, 21-day kettle bell work outs, 21-days to eating clean) and I thought I'd make up my own 21-day challenge. Take the next 21 days (from the time you read this) and each day mindfully practice mindfulness.
You might choose to sit on your cushion for 1/2 an hour, practice Qi Gong, or walking meditation. The idea is to make a committment to starting. You might find that each day you need to start again, and again.
Remember: "First, there is no reason to get down on yourself if you try something for a few weeks and it doesn’t become a habit. It’s supposed to take longer than that! There is no need to judge yourself if you can’t master a behavior in 21 short days. Learn to love your 10 Years of Silence. Embrace the long, slow walk to greatness and focus on putting in your reps.Second, you don’t have to be perfect. Making a mistake once or twice has no measurable impact on your long-term habits. This is why you should treat failure like a scientist, give yourself permission to make mistakes, and develop strategies for getting back on track quickly.
And third, embracing longer timelines can help us realize that habits are a process and not an event. All of the “21 Days” hype can make it really easy to think, “Oh, I’ll just do this and it’ll be done.” But habits never work that way. You have to embrace the process. You have to commit to the system."
Excerpt taken from, "How long does it actually take to form a new habit? : http://jamesclear.com/new-habit
All the best,
Ann
I found this article about Mindfulness for Teachers. It speaks to my belief that we as educators need to have a practice of our own so that we can teach mindfulness from our own experiences with it. What a better time to get a jump start on our own practice than in the summer. I hope you enjoy the article.
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_mindfulness_make_us_better_teachers
I've been reading a lot lately about all the 21-day challenges happening mostly about exercise and weight loss. (21-day fix, 21-day abs, 21-day kettle bell work outs, 21-days to eating clean) and I thought I'd make up my own 21-day challenge. Take the next 21 days (from the time you read this) and each day mindfully practice mindfulness.
You might choose to sit on your cushion for 1/2 an hour, practice Qi Gong, or walking meditation. The idea is to make a committment to starting. You might find that each day you need to start again, and again.
Remember: "First, there is no reason to get down on yourself if you try something for a few weeks and it doesn’t become a habit. It’s supposed to take longer than that! There is no need to judge yourself if you can’t master a behavior in 21 short days. Learn to love your 10 Years of Silence. Embrace the long, slow walk to greatness and focus on putting in your reps.Second, you don’t have to be perfect. Making a mistake once or twice has no measurable impact on your long-term habits. This is why you should treat failure like a scientist, give yourself permission to make mistakes, and develop strategies for getting back on track quickly.
And third, embracing longer timelines can help us realize that habits are a process and not an event. All of the “21 Days” hype can make it really easy to think, “Oh, I’ll just do this and it’ll be done.” But habits never work that way. You have to embrace the process. You have to commit to the system."
Excerpt taken from, "How long does it actually take to form a new habit? : http://jamesclear.com/new-habit
All the best,
Ann
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