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The MINDFUL Educator
by Mary Bengel
The Mindful Educator offers Mindfulness concepts, meditations, and self care tips for school staff. Interviews and hot topics focused on current issues that cause stress and anxiety for staff and students. Offering alternatives, fresh perspectives, and always an open heart
Episodes
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Teacher Life Episode 08: Virtually Teaching with Meghan Pafumi
Eighth episode in a new sub-series: Teacher Life. Interview with Meghan Pafumi, Theatre teacher and director with 25 years of experience, who is currently teaching at Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, VA. Meghan's middle school recently switched from online learning to "concurrent" or hybrid...
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Teacher Life Episode 07: High School Science and Mental Health with Heather Meiring
Seventh episode in a new sub-series: Teacher Life. Interview with Heather Meiring, Science and engineering teacher teaching AP Physics, Engineering and Design, and advisor to the award winning robotics club at Beaverton High School. #BreatheforChange breatheforchange.com
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Teacher Life Episode 06: Preparing Student Teachers During a Pandemic with Jewely Sandoz
Sixth episode in a new sub-series: Teacher Life. Interview with Jewely Sandoz, University Supervisor: Education at two private universities. She works as the liaison and mentor for student teachers and their schools. #BreatheforChange breatheforchange.com
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Teacher Life Episode 05: The Drama of Teaching Drama Online with Shannon Dery
Fifth episode in a new sub-series: Teacher Life. Interview with Shannon Dery, the drama teacher at Beaverton High School in Beaverton, OR. #BreatheforChange breatheforchange.com
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Episode 32: Winter Gratitude Meditation
A brief detour from the ongoing Teacher Life series. A guided meditation on gratitude.
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Teacher Life Episode 04: Navigating the Emotional Roller Coaster of COVID in a Middle School - with Diana Jimenez
Fourth episode in a new sub-series: Teacher Life. Interview with Diana Jimenez, a counselor at Lennox Middle School in Los Angeles, CA. https://www.tenpercent.com/ https://www.calm.com/ #BreatheforChange breatheforchange.com
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Teacher Life Episode 03: Interview with Fonda Black
Third episode in a new sub-series: Teacher Life. Interview with Fonda Black, a K-Adult Practical Arts Teacher at the Waldorf School in Austin, Texas #BreatheforChange breatheforchange.com Contact Fonda Black at: Twilight Bungalow on YouTube - lessons in practical arts for kids Instagram:...
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Teacher Life Episode 02: Leading with Mindfulness - An Administrator's Journey with Mandi Larson
Second episode in a new sub-series: Teacher Life. Interview with Mandi Larson, the principal of Otto Shortell Middle School in the Oneida City School District in New York. https://www.breatheforchange.com/ #breatheforchange
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Teacher Life Episode 01: Mindfulness in Middle School - Navigating the Hybrid Model with Geeta Jain
First episode in a new sub-series: Teacher Life. Interview with Geeta Jain, a middle school Humanities and Global History teacher at Beaver Country Day School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. https://www.breatheforchange.com/ #breatheforchange
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Episode 31: Gratitude & Resilience Meditation
Awareness and acknowledgement of difficult emotions leads to the path of healing and resiliency.
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Episode 30: Guided Color Meditation
Relax, enjoy, and set an intention during this meditation using colors as a means of focusing the mind and relaxing the body.
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Episode 29: What's Stressing You Out About Schools Reopening?
My district starts in service Monday. How do you maintain self-care and a better balanced family life with the uncertainty of working? It is more important than ever!
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Episode 28: Interview with Kristine Napper
ELD teacher, TEDx Speaker, author, and blogger Kristine Napper enlightens us about writing her new book: A Book For Kids About Disabilities and her TEDx talk about Techquity. Find Kristine at: kristinenapper.com mynameiskristine.com
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Episode 27: A Mindful perspective with Leslie Spalding on our current climate.
A Mindful teacher, coach, and musician talks about living and moving forward during unusual times.
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Episode 26: A different type of meditative prayer. A secular spiritual way to use the Rosary in a loving kindness meditation.
Months ago I was inspired to make chaplets, smaller versions of the traditional rosary beads. I have never made them nor used a rosary in years and years. However, I have always been fascinated with Mother Mary in the bible. Then I discovered a book entitled, The Way of the Rose, by Clark Strand...
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Episode 25: Reflections on Black Lives Matter, Racism, and Humanity with Roosevelt Credit
The first time I interviewed my good friend Roosevelt we focused on his life as a Broadway star, professional opera singer, choral conductor, and educator. in this interview I wanted his perspective as a Black American man about the current protests, his life before and now during the BLM…
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Episode 24: Interview with musician, Mindfulness/Meditation teacher Leslie Spalding
Leslie is an inspiration. Professional athlete, musician, and Mindfulness teacher he leads both his students and concert goers in the power of the breath. A life of service and sending love out into the world. (We had connection issues so thank you for your patience,)
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Episode 23: Protests, Riots, and Violence: Optional healing practices versus worry.
Can't sleep? Up early? What do you do besides worry? Having a variety of ways to bring us back to center to send light out into the world can be a form of prayer. Even if you are not a church goer there are ways to be faithful, spiritual, and just a good person.
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Episode 22: Growth Through Adversity
When difficult emotions come out of no where what does that mean? Going deeper takes courage, but the outcome will ultimately lead to emotional freedom and growth.
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Episode 21: Wisdom & Joy from a Broadway Star!
Tony award winning Broadway singer, Roosevelt Credit, is multi-talented! Joyful & hopeful we chat about music as healing, a global community, and living through COVID19.
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Episode 20: Teacher, Student, & Educational Wellness During COVID19
In this interview Campbell Stuart and I chat about Educator and Student Wellness before, during, & after COVID-19. How can we care for each other during uncertainty. What changes in educational systems might serve us well.
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Episode 19: Interview with Carrie Matsuo. Passionately Compassionate Teaching Before and After COVID19
Carrie Matsuo is an expert in her field of education. Carrie currently works at our high school in more roles than her title can express. She is a Graduation Mentor, College Career Center advocate, and the Community Partnership Liason. Carrie specializes in uncovering and honoring individual...
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Episode 18: Students & teachers, remote tears, frustrations, & Celebrations.
An authentic account of how distance learning feels.
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Episode 17: Emerge from This Isolation Like A Butterfly.
This IS the time to reevaluate what is truly important to you. How do you want to come out of this cocoon? Do you want to spend more time doing things that truly make you happy? Do you want to exercise more, finally learn to play that guitar sitting in your room? Learn to cook, or change your...
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Episode 16: Living Your Best Day By Doing The Next Right Thing
Making each day our best day may seem harder than it sounds. What is the right thing to do these days? Listen in for some ideas that may help you find a way.
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Episode 15: Be The Light Meditation
Decrease stress and increase your ability to shape your day. Breathing into a body scan and imagery can help you handle what comes at you in a more stable way.
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Episode 14: Spread Love Not Germs
How can we be compassionate and kind when we are so anxious? It is not as hard as you think. The benefits are many including improving your own attitude and health.
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Episode 13: Sending good thoughts and taking heart in the ordinary
How do we maintain our normalcy while living in extraordinary mes? Finding peace of mind in our normal routine. Practicing more gratitude for the basics of life. And sending positive thoughts to others and ourselves. We finish up with a power meditation sending good health, happiness, peace, and...
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Episode 12: Corona Virus - Practicing Mindful Living
Panic made everything worse. Facts, logic, and Mindfulness prevent hysteria. Adding a body scan for stress can help you to be grounded during times like these.
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Episode 11: You are Not Your Thoughts - Meditations
You are not your thoughts. This concept can be a bit tricky to grasp. The tape loop in our minds must be heard, turned off, and pondered. This practice is freeing, liberating, and deep.
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Episode 10: Loving Kindness Meditation
Sending loving and kind wishes to others and ourselves is a powerful practice. Enjoy!
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Episode 09: Return To Presence
Train your brain to come back to your breath. Put your thoughts into a box. Come back to your thoughts when you want to.
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Episode 08: Gratitude During Stressful Times
We react to stressful events differently. Feeling sad, mad, or fearful is normal. Use gratitude for the small things to move you to a more stable place of being.
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Episode 07: Lower test anxiety in class - Guided meditation exercise for classroom use
This episode speaks directly to students. Play it in class prior to final exams or stressful tests.
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Episode 06: Eyes Open Meditation - These 3 Things
Lower test taking anxiety or everyday stress anywhere & any time.
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Episode 05: The First Day Back From Winter Break
Assessing your physical and emotional state before going back to school and during the school day. Suggestions dor regulating your well-being.
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Episode 04: When Plans Get Derailed.
A spontaneous interview with Jay Bengel. Dealing with disappoontment.
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Episode 03: Morning Meditation for a busy day, 12/23
Suggestions and offerings prior to our meditation. How do we relax and be peaceful on limited sleep? Feeling behind with your holiday todo list? Give yourself permission for some self care 1st. You deserve it.
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Episode 02: Student Interview
A honest conversation with a student about what makes school stressful for students and school staff. We discuss how Mindfulness and meditation could and can decrease anxiety and open our minds to brave and honest conversations around finding a better way to look at educational systems.
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Episode 01: Intro to morning meditation
Suggestions and examples of a morning meditation for educators. Including where, when, and how. Self care inorder to restore and serve.
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Mindful Educator: Trailer
A brief upbeat intro to the Mindful Educator and host Mary Bengel. 32 year educator, musician, wife, mother, equestrian, Mindful Studies teacher, and passionate advocate for healing our educators, students, and schools through honest discussion, Mindfulness concepts, meditation and self care.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Mindful Educator offers Mindfulness concepts, meditations, and self care tips for school staff. Interviews and hot topics focused on current issues that cause stress and anxiety for staff and students. Offering alternatives, fresh perspectives, and always an open heart
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Mary Bengel
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The Mindful Educator offers Mindfulness concepts, meditations, and self care tips for school staff. Interviews and hot topics focused on current issues that cause stress and anxiety for staff and students. Offering alternatives, fresh perspectives, and always an open heart
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