The book contains strategies, techniques and practices for mindfulness and is aimed at NQTs and all who work with children and young people.

This is my latest travel book which I have recently uploaded to Amazon Kindle. I have been writing it since 2019 on and off and am very...

Birdsong The natural soundtrack to my silent retreat Making me smile on hearing it in the morning And in the evening preparing me for...

In completing the review of 2021, you may have found that there are goals still outstanding so be honest with yourself

So, review it as a whole and then look towards 2022 and see what you can change and improve on.

Every year I do some sort of review and celebration of the year for my personal life and now I add in a business review too for my business

Over the past few months, I've experienced some health issues and have been extremely grateful for my mindfulness practice

Whilst travelling, being in the moment allows you to hear and experience all around so fully no matter how much noise is surrounding you and

Journaling can be used for any activity we do as well as writing through our thoughts.

In March 2021, I wrote a post for my travel alphabet blog (travelalphabetabc.wordpress.com) around the topic of what I have learnt from...

Journaling is like talking to your best friend and having all the benefits that brings as long as you stay open-minded

What are Morning Pages? This is where you write 3 pages (A4 size it seems) everyday with the view of not showing them to anyone

Some posts covered how you can present yourself as a teacher and create a great classroom environment and atmosphere to support you

There is lots more you can visualise so I’ve only included a few of the options above to get you started

As a MFL teacher, I always spoke the main language I was teaching around the school so outside of class

During my career, I met many teachers who had simply stopped learning in the belief that they had enough experience

Move your body as much as you can as it is so easy to get stuck in a position where we hold ourselves whilst teaching

Once you’ve answered those questions, hopefully you have an idea of your patterns when you do take care of yourself

Don’t get caught out. Stand strong and pay attention to those words. When talking about yourself, use your self-awareness

This is a quick technique which no-one can tell you are doing from the outside as it takes seconds really and as you get used to it,