The five teacher challenges:

1. Leave school on time one or two days a week

2. Leave your teacher bag at school one or two days a week
3. Exercise or go to the gym after school (a buddy makes this fun!)
4. Treat yourself to something special once a month — a manicure, a special
coffee, or a movie
5. Say “no” to something extra that someone asks you to do

Techniques:
 Journaling
 Low lighting/slow start
 Catnapping
 Silent reading
 Nature walks or walks around school
 Downloading nature sounds
 Time with a teacher friend
 Flexible Seating
Suggested resources:
 Go Noodle
 Brain Breaks
Strategies:
 Body scan - http://projects.hsl.wisc.edu/SERVICE/courses/whole-health-for-pain-and-
suffering/Script-Body-Scan.pdf
 Deep breathing in your car
 Wellness buddy
Suggested resources:
 10% Happier
 The Way of Mindful Education
 The Mindful Education Workbook
Techniques for Students:
 Hoberman Sphere breathing
 Balloon breathing
 Attentive listening: Chime in
Suggested resource: Mindful Games: 55 Activity Cards

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