Annette arrives on the brink of spring break.
Posted by John on March 26, 2002 at 12:44:07:

Welcome, Annette. I'm John, the coach here. I'm going to let you reach out to other students in this class for more information on how to get into the
flow of what we're doing here, if I may . . . . . if that's what you'd like to do. I've got my hands full finishing up what I'm coaching right now, and
we're about to go on spring break after this week.

Before I could coach you to do mindfulness exercises with your own class, you would have to learn to recognize what "mindfulness" is, as we use that
term here. For instance, when you could do all the experiential exercises in the basic mindfulness classes in the Kindergarten at this site (and spring
break will be an opportunity for this), and when you can practice those exercises during the days on your own, you would then be able to "wake up"
while your class was going on, and, "keeping awake and centered," be able to lead your students in doing all those same basic experiential exercises.
They might like it. And it might be productive, too. Even if only you learned how to practice mindfulness, it might be very productive in what you are
doing.

I admire the work that you have chosen. If you would add mindfulness to your teaching repertoire, you would certainly be on your way to becoming
a pioneer in your own field. But it is all a question of whether you like mindfulness enough when you see what it is to practice it daily, and make it
grow as an active part of your life.

Best wishes,

Coach

By the way, no credentials are needed for learning, or even teaching mindfulness. The sole "credential" for this kind of work is whether a student can
know, clearly, directly, in their own experience, what the teachers are teaching about.

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