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In this restorative conversation, Dr. Ilana Nankin sits down with longtime educator and Breathe for Change faculty member Beth Schrieber to explore one of the most overlooked aspects of educator well-being: the intelligence of the body.
As the school year comes to a close, many educators find themselves carrying exhaustion, stress, compassion fatigue, and the emotional weight of supporting students for months on end. Yet few have been taught how to listen to their bodies, understand what they need, or intentionally restore their energy.
Together, Ilana and Beth unpack the foundations of Somatic Intelligence and share practical tools for helping educators reconnect with themselves, regulate their nervous systems, and move from depletion to vitality.
Through guided body scans, grounding practices, breathwork, and reflection, this episode offers simple yet powerful ways to create a more restorative, joyful, and sustainable summer.
Whether you’re feeling energized, overwhelmed, exhausted, or somewhere in between, these practices can help you reconnect with what your body has been trying to tell you all along.
Here are some of the best moments from the episode:
- Introduction to the Human Intelligence Framework
- Competency 1: Interoception (Noticing Your Body)
- Competency 2: Attunement (Decoding Your Body’s Signals)
- Guided Practice: The Full Body Scan Experience
- Competency 3: Regulation (Adapting dynamically to Your Body)
- Guided Practice: The 4-to-6 Breath (Calming the Nervous System)
- Competency 4: Co-Regulation (Your Regulatory Impact on Others)
- Competency 5: Vitality (Reconnecting to Aliveness)
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