Teacher Wellbeing by Dr Vicky Eames

I’ve already given him a talk about how we won’t be needing an excel spreadsheet detailing our plans for the summer, but I know how hard he finds it to just stop. Compared with my more sedentary job, which is mostly sitting down, teachers are on their feet most of the day and he always seems to be running at full pelt. I think it’s no surprise that there has been no shortage of teachers signing up for the 24-hour Equinox team run he’s organising for September.  We all know running and other sports are really important for well-being and health but slowing down and checking in with yourself sometimes is also important. Mindfulness has arguably become over-prescribed and many are put off by the idea of long sitting meditations. However, there are many alternative ways of practising the skill of bringing our attention to the moment, which can help us to notice how much we are doing and how this is affecting our bodies. Bangor University has loads of free podcasts which offer many different ways of learning to do one thing at a time, even if it’s only for a few moments a day, including the 3-minute breathing space, mindful movement, walking meditations, stretching and breathing and more;

Why not try and regularly practise one of these this summer in the garden? What are the chances of my husband doing it?