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Infuse Mindfulness in Your Classroom with Expert Tips from Teacher Carolina Smith

Want to create a calmer classroom?

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we chat with Carolina Smith, a Grade 1 French Immersion teacher from Calgary, who shares how she weaves mindfulness into her life and teaching.

Carolina, who overcame burnout by embracing self-care and mindfulness, offers real strategies for bringing calm, focus, and balance into K-12 classrooms. From Breathe Grow Thrive resources to morning routines and breathing techniques, Carolina reveals her top tips for mindfulness and self-care for teachers and students alike.

Get inspired by her daily practices, including mindful breathing and self-checks that help her respond, not react, to classroom demands. Carolina also discusses creating boundaries between work and home to sustain her balance and well-being.

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