Welcome to Monday Mosaic the weekly newsletter from Reflective Wisdom, which offers you a collection of tips and resources so you can stay fulfilled in your influence as an educator.
Changing Your Frequency
One of the most important steps to shift your frequency to put yourself in a calmer state is to pause. We live in a constant connected world. GOING. GOING. GOING. DOING. DOING. DOING.
So Pause let’s to take a timeout from that. To just be with yourself and open space to ask yourself, “How am I?”
So to create the best conditions for Pause, we will use music and comfortable location. You can use the featured music and find a comfortable spot where you can be free from distraction. While you are pausing, take a moment to ask yourself - What is it time to start?
Enjoy!
Featured Music for Pause: The Embrace of Samahi by Desert Dwellers
Read This!
Emotional Resilience: This Missing Ingredient by Elena Aguilar
I know I've been recommending books you should read. This time it’s not a book but important just the same. I recently subscribed to Elena Aguilar’s newsletter and she shared this link to an article she wrote for ASCD Educational Leadership.
She shares her own story of recognizing the importance of understanding emotional intelligence and the importance of modeling and practicing emotional resilience to that teachers do not succumb to burnout.
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Visit The VIA Institute
Recently I was in St. Louis, MO as part of the facilitation team for the Equity Exchange which is a professional development institute where public and private school educators share collective wisdom on cultivating and sustaining best practice in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion.
A major component of this institute is guiding participants in an understanding of Dr. Martin Seligman’s Happiness and Well-being framework. We highlighted a resource that you will be interested in too and that is taking the Character Strengths survey. One of the ways you can stay elevated in a sense of fulfillment is through tapping into what your signature strengths are.
Take the survey! It’s free and discover what your top five signature strengths are.
Upcoming Workshops & Trainings
Here are opportunities for you to sample the Points of You® approach and experience how it fosters growth in emotional intelligence.
Get a Glimpse: August 7 from 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
A no obligation workshop where you can experience the Points of You® approach and get a sneak peak of how this approach can support your own development in emotional intelligence.
Zooming In: August 14 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
You’re ready to take another step in learning more about the magic that happens in every Points of You encounter. Through this workshop you will get to experience every step of the Points of You method which includes four stages that create the best conditions to discover new insight.
My Photo Album: August 21 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Here’s an opportunity to meet yourself and the ones around you from a new angle. This workshop allows you to examine the pivotal moments that determine who you are and move bravely into rewriting your personal story.
Here are opportunities to go even deeper by attending one-training workshop and incorporating the Points of You® approach into your teacher practice.
One Day Training: Saturday, August 18 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
One Day Training: Friday, October 12 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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