2020/21 MINDFUL TEACHER/EDUCATOR LUNCH & LEARN SERIES
These sessions provide current and future educators with the opportunity to strengthen a personal practice and explore various ways of integrating mindfulness-based strategies in education settings. You will have the opportunity to learn about the latest research and the benefits of mindfulness in education settings.
All sessions will be held at 12:10pm-12:50pm on Zoom. Please register for each session and the Zoom details will be sent to you.
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2020/21 SESSIONS
| Tuesday, September 22, 2020 | Downlad Session Handout | Watch the session**
Shelley Murphy: Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness for Classrooms| Thursday, October 15, 2020 | Watch the session**
Rose Mina Munjee: How Can We Transform Racism And Create Inclusion And Belonging With Mindfulness And Compassion?| Thursday, October 29, 2020 | Watch the session**
Elli Weisbaum: Building & Broadening Resiliency: Integrating Mindfulness into Education – An Introduction| Thursday, December 3, 2020 | Watch the session**
Jennifer Baradi: The Mindful Teacher| Thursday, January 21, 2021 | Watch the Session | Download the Transcript | Download the Handout (AODA) | Download the Handout (PDF)
Rose Mina Munjee: Self-Compassion for Teachers| Thursday, February 11, 2021 | Watch the Session
Elizabeth Pasternak: Mindfulness & the Environment| Thursday, March 25, 2021 | Register
Dana Chapman: Practical and Inclusive Considerations for Bringing Mindfulness into the Elementary Classroom | Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Register
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
| Tuesday, September 22, 2020 | Downlad Session Handout | Watch the session**
Jack will share beginner-friendly mindfulness meditation practices along with his experience in teaching this practice. Jack teaches courses in holistic education and contemplative education at OISE. He is author/editor of 20 books including, The Holistic Curriculum, The Contemplative Practitioner, and Love and Compassion: Exploring their Role in Education. His writing has been translated into 9 languages.
Shelley Murphy: Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness for Classrooms| Thursday, October 15, 2020 | Watch the session**
Interest in mindfulness practice within school settings has grown rapidly in the last decade. This is likely because there is a growing depth and breadth of research showing the powerful benefits of mindfulness for both teachers and students. In this session, you learn about the fundamentals of trauma-sensitive, mindfulness-based approaches for strengthening teacher and student resilience, social-emotional development, learning, and overall well-being.
Rose Mina Munjee: How Can We Transform Racism And Create Inclusion And Belonging With Mindfulness And Compassion?| Thursday, October 29, 2020 | Watch the session**
Recently, in addition to a global pandemic, we have faced increasing racial tensions in our social systems across Canada and the rest of the world. Recent events have further exposed what has been long known to many in BIPOC communities about the dangers of racism, oppression, and marginalization of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour. These events have also affected our education systems as well as the stakeholders or our educational institutions: teachers, students, support staff, and administrators. In this session, participants will have an opportunity to hear about a lived experience and to engage in mindfulness and compassion practices to support dialogue about how racism can be transformed, and how inclusion and belonging can be cultivated in the spaces where we learn and teach. Resources will also be shared for further reading and exploration.
Elli Weisbaum: Building & Broadening Resiliency: Integrating Mindfulness into Education – An Introduction| Thursday, December 3, 2020 | Watch the session**
In this session, learn how to increase well-being and combat burn-out, anxiety and stress. You’ll also explore the scientific evidence base for Mindfulness, the foundations for how to develop your own personal practice, along with building a tool-kit of practical activities you can apply in the classroom and workplace.
- Experience foundational mindfulness practices that can be applied in personal and professional settings (including before exams, presentations, job interviews and with students/colleagues)
- Understand the connection between neuroscience and mindfulness
- Build resiliency and self-regulation
- Identify practices to combat burn-out and stress
Elli Weisbaum is a Toronto based mindfulness practitioner and teacher, who attended her first retreat at the age of ten. Since then she has been passionate about the translation of mindfulness practice into daily life.
Jennifer Baradi: The Mindful Teacher| Thursday, January 21, 2021 | Watch the Session | Download the Transcript | Download the Handout (AODA) | Download the Handout (PDF)
During this session, Jennifer will share her experiences and knowledge as a yoga and iRest practitioner and teacher as well as an educator currently working with TDSB and TCDSB. Participants have opportunities for mindfulness and meditation, discussion, and sharing. Participants are asked to dress comfortably and arrive ready to relax.
Rose Mina Munjee: Self-Compassion for Teachers| Thursday, February 11, 2021 | Watch the Session
Self-compassion involves responding in the same supportive and understanding way you would with a good friend when you have a difficult time, fail, or notice something you don’t like about yourself. Teachers are known to be their own worst critics. This session will provide an overview of techniques, reflections, and theory behind mindful self compassion for educators.
Rose Mina Munjee, RP, MBCT, MBSR, MSC, MBA, BMath, CYT, CST, AMM-Mind, is a Registered Psychotherapist, certified mindfulness facilitator and mentor, corporate mindfulness trainer, and therapeutic yoga teacher. She teaches at The Center for Mindfulness Studies, Center for Mindful Self Compassion - UCSD, University of Toronto, Mindful Gateway Consulting, Mindful Wellness, Royal Victoria Hospital, CAMH, and several organizations including MasterCard Foundation, Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, IBM, Union Yoga, and several Yoga Studios. Rose Mina facilitates evidence-based mindfulness interventions including MBSR, MBCT, and MSC. She also has a private practice and does clinical work in Health Care for staff and patients in trauma informed care and psychotherapy. Her focus is on trauma informed care, somatic practices including craniosacral techniques, race-based trauma, anti-oppression, and cultivating greater equity, diversity, inclusivity, and belonging for marginalized populations.
Elizabeth Pasternak: Mindfulness & the Environment| Thursday, March 25, 2021 | Register
Getting outside is one of the simplest ways to clear and refresh the mind. Schoolyards offer a great tool for our students to connect with the natural world. This workshop will focus on practical ideas for incorporating outdoor time into your curriculum. We will explore making friends with a tree, observing the sky, introducing a “sit-spot”, and nature journaling.
Dana Chapman: Practical and Inclusive Considerations for Bringing Mindfulness into the Elementary Classroom | Thursday, April 1, 2021 | Register
During this session, Dana will discuss her experiences sharing mindfulness with her JK to Grade Four students. Participants will enjoy learning both age appropriate practices for the children they teach as well as practical tips and tricks to assist in a smooth delivery of these simple but profound practices.
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