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How to Start—And Stick to—A Breathwork Practice
Ilana Nankin loved being a pre-K teacher, but she and her colleagues often felt stressed by their jobs.
How Yoga Has Benefitted My Teachers, Students and Community
Superintendent’s view: In my district, classes relieve educators’ stress, ease behavior & disciplinary issues, and get kids and local seniors to move.
Howard High School makes a difference through wellness initiatives
Howard High School teaches important lessons about self-care.
Chair Yoga—an Accessible and Effective Exercise
You don’t need a mat or a ton of space to reap the benefits of yoga.
Austin ISD implements new yoga program for mental health
Some teachers say they’ve already seen the program make a big impact, both on the staff and the students.
Austin ISD looks to yoga as way to keep teachers in district
Austin Independent School District said it hoped a new program that uses practices common in yoga will improve its recovering teacher retention rates.
Austin ISD officials aim to support teachers amid nationwide burnout with new program
The program is likely to expand in the district and may even be embedded in the way teachers are evaluated in the future.
Can mindfulness training help my kids in school?
Ilana Nankin, Founder and CEO at Breathe for Change, delves into the topic of mindfulness, social-emotional learning, and yoga for educators.
Education Foundation earns $15,000 grant through United Way’s Changemaker Challenge
With the funding, the foundation will support 12 BCPS educators in completing the Breathe for Change “200-hour Mindfulness, Yoga and Social-Emotional Learning Certified Facilitator” training.
Can mindfulness practices in schools improve student wellbeing?
On this edition of Your Call, we explore whether mindfulness practices in schools can improve student wellbeing.
5 Tips for Teaching Yoga in Schools From A Superintendent of The Year
Advice for successfully building yoga in schools from Massachusetts 2024 Superintendent of the year Barbara Malkas.
North Adams Public Schools is bringing yoga into their classrooms
The North Adams public school system is implementing yoga in the classroom.
How one superintendent’s love of yoga spread throughout North Adams schools and the community
Superintendent Barbara Malkas collaborated with Breathe for Change to train teachers in yoga and mindfulness, leading to significant improvements in student behavior and classroom discipline.
No one talks about superintendent mental health. Leaders want that to change.
In an era of high stress and continuous turnover at the top, several leaders are sharing their strategies for remaining energized and in touch with the reasons they became educators.
Afterschool program helps Madison students Breathe For Change
Ninth-grader Riviera Wilson-Carpino turned to relaxation techniques she learned in an after-school program after geting stressed.
North Adams teachers and students felt overwhelmed during the pandemic
Now they are using yoga as a way to relax. 10 teachers and their superintendent are now creating amazing ripple effects throughout their school community using yoga and mindfulness.
Educators are turning yoga into a vehicle for school and community change
After a tumultuous few years teaching during a pandemic, some educators are embarking on a unique approach to social and emotional learning (SEL) training this summer: They’re pursuing a virtual wellness, SEL, and yoga training course.
Learning to Breathe: Educators Use Yoga and Meditation to Reduce Burnout
Kimberley Rose knew that breathing exercises could help kids calm down. Yet she never would have incorporated them into her classroom if she hadn’t experienced the power of these exercises herself.
Breathe For Change Provides Teaching Tools to Help Fight Burnout
Amy Kazda, who has been doing yoga for the past 15 years, said she found that starting and ending her classes with a “mindful minute”—leading students through breathing exercises, simple yoga poses, and other creative movements—helped improve their focus.
Can Yoga Help Prevent Teacher Burnout?
Donna Harrington, a yoga and wellness teacher at Innovation Academy Charter School in Tyngsboro, Mass., helped organize the five-week professional-development course, which was meant to teach self-care to teachers through yoga, meditation, and mindfulness.
Teacher Wellness and Well Being: Reducing Burnout, Improving Retention
An SELTODAY.ORG presentation: Teacher Wellness and Well Being with Dr. Ilana Nankin. Dr. Nankin is the Founder & CEO of Breathe For Change. She joins us to share more about what Breathe For Change’s mission, yoga, SEL and how Dr. Nankin advocates for educator wellness.
Improved Teacher Well-Being Is Only a Breath Away
Tammy Thompson-Kapp worked long hours and buried herself in unhealthy and unrealistic pressures to help her school. And she worried—about her teachers, her students and, eventually, herself. Then, a teacher introduced her to Breathe For Change, a movement created in 2015 by Founder and CEO Dr. Ilana Nankin.
Can Yoga Save Our Schools, One Teacher at a Time?
Could yoga save our schools? By giving teachers the tools to cope with the sometimes overwhelming stress of educating children, especially in under-resourced communities, Breathe For Change thinks it can.
Madison startup uses mindfulness to help teachers take care of their students and themselves
Breathe for Change is working to bring mindfulness and yoga practices to teachers and students. Ilana Nankin, founder and CEO, started the group in 2015 after seeing teachers get burned out and leave the profession.
Tools for teacher well-being and mindfulness
This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast: Dr. Ilana Nankin talks about Breathe For Change — a wellness program that helps teachers combat burnout and stress through yoga. \
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