Professional Development
Our professional development trainings are ideal for educators, schools or businesses that are eager to build a more mindful, nurturing and effective learning environment for youth. Here are some examples of past trainings; please note that we are able to individualize our trainings based on classroom and/or school needs:
Have you Considered the Brain?
Participants will become familiar with the neurodevelopment model of the brain using the work of Dr. Becky Bailey's Conscious Discipline program and Dr. Dan Siegel's Whole Brain Child. The training will challenge educators to consider a child's brain state when assessing behavior and determining effective interventions for responding to a child's needs.
Equanimity During Chaos; An Introduction to Mindfulness for Teachers
When children are overwhelmed with emotion, an adult's internal state, presence and mindful awareness is the first step in helping that child with regulating their own system. This training provides an introduction to mindfulness so that educators may develop their own practices to consciously manage their own thoughts and emotions, making them more available to help children learn to do the same.
An Introduction to Mindfulness for Teachers; Evidence-Based Stress Reduction Practices
Mindfulness meditation has been widely-researched and proven to help reduce stress, alleviate anxiety and depression, and help with pain and illness. The practice is helping teachers reduce stress, practice self-care, and be more present for their students. This is an introduction to mindfulness workshop. Participants will receive a brief overview of the history of mindfulness, learn about the benefits, engage in several mindfulness exercises, and learn how to apply what they’ve learned in their personal and professional lives.
Brain-Based Movement and Self-Regulation Strategies for the Classroom
Participants will gain a better understanding of why movement based practices and mindfulness exercises taught and practiced in the classroom can help prime students for learning while developing self-awareness, self-management and self-efficacy skills. This is an experiential workshop; educators will learn and practice simple movements, breath work, mindfulness and relaxation practices for the classroom.
Building Resiliency in our Students; Trauma-Informed Self-Regulation techniques for the Classroom.
This presentation helps lay the foundation for creating a trauma-informed classroom. The audience will learn: how childhood trauma impacts attachment and development; the importance of creating learning environments that foster secure relationships; techniques to support students in developing greater mind/body awareness and self-regulation abilities; how self-regulation techniques can help rewire the brain for healing and resilience; and effective self-care strategies for adults to help manage the stress that comes with supporting students who have experienced trauma.
Teacher Self-Care: When Teachers Take a Breath, Students Can Bloom
The discussion around self-care for teachers is not a new one. Teaching can be one of the most rewarding professions, but the reality is that it can also be one of the most stressful. However, research would suggest that teachers today are still not equipped with the skills required to effectively manage the stress and demands of the teaching profession. This presentation will reveal how a teacher’s ability to manage
their own stress within the classroom can have a direct and positive impact on their student’s well-being. Drawing from the fields of interpersonal neurobiology and mindfulness, participants will gain awareness through experiential activities learning how to make self-care a priority and consistent practice. When teachers learn to consciously manage their own nervous systems, they’re more available to help their students learn to do the same.
Mindfulness-Based Interventions (School Social Workers, Psychologist and other Itinerary Staff)
Participants will learn about mindfulness as an applied science and secular practice while understanding how the practices can be implemented in therapy for improving self-awareness, self-management and self-efficacy skills in children. As an experiential presentation, participants will engage in hands-on activities and walk away with strategies for teaching children about their brain and mindfulness-based interventions for managing stress and anxiety. This presentation has been accepted for continuing education credit by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative.
Have you Considered the Brain?
Participants will become familiar with the neurodevelopment model of the brain using the work of Dr. Becky Bailey's Conscious Discipline program and Dr. Dan Siegel's Whole Brain Child. The training will challenge educators to consider a child's brain state when assessing behavior and determining effective interventions for responding to a child's needs.
Equanimity During Chaos; An Introduction to Mindfulness for Teachers
When children are overwhelmed with emotion, an adult's internal state, presence and mindful awareness is the first step in helping that child with regulating their own system. This training provides an introduction to mindfulness so that educators may develop their own practices to consciously manage their own thoughts and emotions, making them more available to help children learn to do the same.
An Introduction to Mindfulness for Teachers; Evidence-Based Stress Reduction Practices
Mindfulness meditation has been widely-researched and proven to help reduce stress, alleviate anxiety and depression, and help with pain and illness. The practice is helping teachers reduce stress, practice self-care, and be more present for their students. This is an introduction to mindfulness workshop. Participants will receive a brief overview of the history of mindfulness, learn about the benefits, engage in several mindfulness exercises, and learn how to apply what they’ve learned in their personal and professional lives.
Brain-Based Movement and Self-Regulation Strategies for the Classroom
Participants will gain a better understanding of why movement based practices and mindfulness exercises taught and practiced in the classroom can help prime students for learning while developing self-awareness, self-management and self-efficacy skills. This is an experiential workshop; educators will learn and practice simple movements, breath work, mindfulness and relaxation practices for the classroom.
Building Resiliency in our Students; Trauma-Informed Self-Regulation techniques for the Classroom.
This presentation helps lay the foundation for creating a trauma-informed classroom. The audience will learn: how childhood trauma impacts attachment and development; the importance of creating learning environments that foster secure relationships; techniques to support students in developing greater mind/body awareness and self-regulation abilities; how self-regulation techniques can help rewire the brain for healing and resilience; and effective self-care strategies for adults to help manage the stress that comes with supporting students who have experienced trauma.
Teacher Self-Care: When Teachers Take a Breath, Students Can Bloom
The discussion around self-care for teachers is not a new one. Teaching can be one of the most rewarding professions, but the reality is that it can also be one of the most stressful. However, research would suggest that teachers today are still not equipped with the skills required to effectively manage the stress and demands of the teaching profession. This presentation will reveal how a teacher’s ability to manage
their own stress within the classroom can have a direct and positive impact on their student’s well-being. Drawing from the fields of interpersonal neurobiology and mindfulness, participants will gain awareness through experiential activities learning how to make self-care a priority and consistent practice. When teachers learn to consciously manage their own nervous systems, they’re more available to help their students learn to do the same.
Mindfulness-Based Interventions (School Social Workers, Psychologist and other Itinerary Staff)
Participants will learn about mindfulness as an applied science and secular practice while understanding how the practices can be implemented in therapy for improving self-awareness, self-management and self-efficacy skills in children. As an experiential presentation, participants will engage in hands-on activities and walk away with strategies for teaching children about their brain and mindfulness-based interventions for managing stress and anxiety. This presentation has been accepted for continuing education credit by the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative.