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November 5, 2019 //

Teacher Self Care: Mindful Breathing for Adults

This is a sponsored post.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Over the last few years, I have worked with my students to practice mindfulness to help them feel calm and focused in the classroom.

Even though I know that these strategies are a valuable tool for my students, I often neglect time for self care for myself.  As a teacher, I realize the importance of practicing self care as not only does it help me, it also helps me be the best version of me with my students.

I knew I wanted to focus on an exercise that I could easily incorporate into my day to support my mental well being.

I thought that Mindful Breathing for Adults  would be the perfect activity to help me decompress, breathe and feel less stress. There are moments throughout the day when I can feel completely overwhelmed and focusing on mindful breathing can support me. It only takes a few minutes and can make a big difference.

Mindful Breathing for Adults is a great to do at any time of day.  I decided to do this outside during lunch one day and outside after school on another.  With our warm weather days starting to be numbered, I want to enjoy the beauty of a nature on a crisp fall day. You can easily do this in the classroom too.

It is amazing that by taking about 5 minutes to relax your body and focus on breathing, you can feel uplifted. While practicing breathing, it is natural for your mind to wander off.

Research shows that teachers who practice mindfulness for just a few weeks report a range of positive outcomes, including a decrease in burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression. They also experience a range of physical health benefits, including better sleep quality.

When practicing mindfulness and mindful breathing, one will begin to notice a decrease in burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression. As teachers, it is important to take care of ourselves so that we can be the best we can be in front of our students.

 

Calling all of my fellow educators!

Check out Greater Good in Education for more mindfulness activities that can be incorporated for self care.  

 

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  1. katie says

    November 5, 2019 at 11:12 pm

    When our daughter gets worked up we remind her to do mindful breathing. She is so cute when you can tell she’s working on it.

  2. Tracie Cooper says

    November 6, 2019 at 12:42 pm

    Thanks for this info! I plan to try these tips out very soon!

  3. Dana Rodriguez says

    November 6, 2019 at 12:55 pm

    This is a great post. I really need to try this when I am overwhelmed!

  4. Sandy Klocinski says

    November 6, 2019 at 1:37 pm

    When I get anxious I try to remember mindful breathing. I really need to do better though.

  5. Debbie P says

    November 6, 2019 at 6:24 pm

    Thanks for the informative article. I really to do this!

  6. shelly peterson says

    November 6, 2019 at 11:48 pm

    Thanks for this great info. I need to try this.

  7. Tracie Cooper says

    November 7, 2019 at 12:24 pm

    I would love to share this tips with my bestie! I think they would be so helpful!

  8. Sandy Klocinski says

    November 8, 2019 at 7:57 am

    I will share these tips with my daughter. I already try to practice mindful breathing although not very consistently.

  9. gala says

    November 10, 2019 at 10:06 am

    Agree, it looks simple but it works indeed

  10. Barbara Montag says

    November 10, 2019 at 10:58 am

    I am learning about DBT & mindful breathing is a big part of it – it works!
    Thanks for a great post.

  11. Marisela Zuniga says

    November 11, 2019 at 8:16 pm

    Great post, this is helpful information

  12. Dorothy Boucher says

    November 12, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    I love this, I often just have to stop and say to myself sit down and just breathe, let everything go .
    @tisonlyme143

  13. Kristin C says

    November 13, 2019 at 10:09 am

    Thanks for the tips – I could use a little more mindfulness in my life.

  14. Tracie Cooper says

    November 15, 2019 at 8:24 am

    Self care is so important especially for teachers!

  15. kathy pease says

    November 15, 2019 at 12:02 pm

    I need to try this as my anxiety sometimes goes through the roof.

  16. Debbie P says

    November 15, 2019 at 6:24 pm

    I’ve benn doing this everyday now for some time and it really helps me!

  17. Esco Garcia says

    November 16, 2019 at 5:02 am

    Thanks for this info!

  18. Tracie Cooper says

    November 16, 2019 at 7:17 am

    Mindful breathing really helps me during stressful times!

  19. Michael DeFren says

    November 17, 2019 at 3:34 pm

    I took my kids to goat yoga, they loved it, me not so much lol

  20. Lisa Joy Thompson says

    November 17, 2019 at 5:15 pm

    Mindful breathing makes such a huge difference in calming stress. I can only imagine how much teachers need it. Being a teacher is such hard work!

  21. Laura Kornak says

    November 17, 2019 at 8:11 pm

    Yoga is the Best!

  22. Monika R says

    November 18, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    I definitely need to try this. I’m not a teacher, only an aide but some days I do get really overwhelmed. Thanks for such great content!

  23. Dorothy Boucher says

    November 18, 2019 at 2:01 pm

    I think we all need to stop everything and start doing nothing, just sit, be still and don’t think. Allowing the surrounding energy to be absorbed and the body and mind and sound to be replenished.
    @tisonlyme143

  24. Sue E says

    November 26, 2019 at 10:06 pm

    You are so right!! Our lungs need exercises as well as the outside physical parts of our bodies!
    We should do more to keep our nerves in tact and to keep having our me time! This was pin worthy! Thank you for sharing!

  25. Calvin says

    December 1, 2019 at 11:16 pm

    I very often forget to breathe- or always breathe too shallow, nice to put an emphasis in deep breathing and mindfulness each day.

  26. Angie Peterson says

    December 3, 2019 at 1:14 am

    Thank you for the helpful information.

  27. Mary Gardner says

    December 12, 2019 at 2:48 pm

    This is a great post. I really need to try mindful breathing when I get stressed. Thanks for sharing.

  28. Deb Pelletier says

    December 15, 2019 at 1:10 am

    Now take a deep breathe, feel better? 🙂

  29. Shannon Holmes says

    December 18, 2019 at 12:38 am

    I have tried this and it helps me clear my head, thank you for posting.

  30. gloria patterson says

    January 1, 2020 at 4:12 pm

    I am going to try this…. I have COPD and doing this might help me control my breeathing

  31. Eric Guitard says

    January 4, 2020 at 12:03 pm

    This is great for children too!

  32. Rosanne Robinson says

    January 4, 2020 at 3:50 pm

    Thanks very much for this helpful information, I’m going to try the Mindful Breathing to help me reduce stress & my high blood pressure.

  33. Tandi Vidal says

    January 8, 2020 at 5:26 pm

    This is great. I have been working on my breathing before bed each night. I always seem to have trouble winding down to go to sleep…..and stay asleep.

  34. Patricia West says

    January 15, 2020 at 1:16 am

    Being the first week of classes, this post was something I needed to read as a reminder! Thanks for sharing (by the way, you look very relaxed in the photos – made me want to close my eyes and practice my breathing right now…maybe the knot in my shoulder will relax!) Thanks for sharing!

  35. Tracie Cooper says

    January 27, 2020 at 7:29 pm

    Great tips! I try to do some mindful breathing everyday!

  36. Donna says

    February 3, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    I’ve never tried mindful breathing before. It has a lot of wonderful benefits! I’m going to add this to my daily routine. Thanks!

  37. NANCY says

    February 5, 2020 at 2:44 am

    Self-care is very important.

  38. starchelle haynes says

    February 6, 2020 at 3:41 am

    Thanks for sharing nice idea

  39. Peggy Nunn says

    February 12, 2020 at 7:59 am

    Thank you for the information. I need to take better care of myself.

  40. Karen Propes says

    February 24, 2020 at 8:16 pm

    I always welcome information on breathing exercises. Perfect to calm down or just rest a minute. It always makes me feel refreshed and ready to start going again. Thank you so much.

  41. gloria patterson says

    February 28, 2020 at 5:44 pm

    I jsut want to say thank you for this mineful breathing. I have used it a lot times on my self for a lot of different reason. But I have a friend and she was having a lot of stress. I got her to start doing this and it has really helped her. So again thank you

  42. Tamra Phelps says

    March 1, 2020 at 11:45 pm

    I have heard of mindful breathing and it sort of reminds me of the way we often tell ourselves ‘go to your happy place.’ Both ask you to just go inward and meditate on something happy or just breathing.

  43. Jo-Ann Brightman says

    March 3, 2020 at 6:52 pm

    Mindful breathing sound s like a great exercise to relieve stress. I would like to try it.

  44. Calvin says

    March 7, 2020 at 5:55 pm

    Ever so important to be mindful! Definitely found this post enlightening.

  45. Lisa Walker says

    March 15, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Thanks for sharing this! It was a reminder to do something I really need to remember to do every day!

  46. Edna Williams says

    March 19, 2020 at 3:44 pm

    When I really get stressed, I’m going to try mindful breathing! Thanks for sharing!

  47. KariLorr says

    April 2, 2020 at 2:02 pm

    Thanks for sharing! I really need to start working on some destressing techniques

  48. Calvin says

    April 2, 2020 at 8:11 pm

    The most helpful right now with everything going on!!

  49. gloria patterson says

    April 15, 2020 at 1:59 pm

    This is something a lot of people need to know how to do right now. Lockdown for so many is very messy and stressful.

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