From harsh fluorescent light …………..to subtle filtered daylight
From boisterousness halls ………………to quiet chair
From rush, rush, rush …………………………to plant yourself and be
From racing, circling thoughts…………to a tameness of mind
From unconscious breathing …………..to intentional filling and releasing
From shoulders raised to ears ………….to muscles releasing, letting go
From tense, stressed, annoyed ………..to relaxed, calmed, renewed
During the month of March, my school institutes Wellness Wednesdays. Each Wednesday after school the staff is encouraged to partake in an activity of your choosing to support your wellness. Some of the activities include a 10 minute guided meditation, 15 minute yoga, shooting hoops or walking on a nature trail. So I tried the 5 minute meditation yesterday.
All I have to say is wow! In that quick 10 minutes, the school day melted away and I felt so calm and relieved. My colleagues all felt the same way. Honestly, I never thought that 10 minutes could make that much of a difference. So today, I came home and followed an app for a 10 minute meditation. Again, the school day seemed to just slip from my mind. So I have decided to give myself the first 10 minutes of being home each day to meditation. I know that my husband will enjoy dealing with a less stressed me!
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12 responses to “Calmed and Renewed”
Thank you for this reminder to shed the hectic day. I loved the line “to plant yourself and be”. Happy slicing!
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I have always wanted to try meditation but heard it takes time to really perfect it. I was excited to hear you had success on your first try. You have inspired me to try it out.
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I hope you like it. I wasn’t expecting much but felt less stressed after.
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Wow!! What a great idea. I would love to try this out at my school.
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What a great idea – Wellness Wednesday. I purchased the CALM app. I use it more for the sleep stories to help get rid of the thoughts preventing me from drifting off to sleep. Your post reminded me that it has so many mediations to choose from. I might just try meditating in the car before I leave the parking lot of the school because my husband gets home before me.
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The first portion of your post should be a mantra. I was feeling calmer just reading it. Thank you
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I really liked the structure of your post and admire your school for promoting Wellness Wednesday. A 10 minute meditation to transition from work to home sounds like a grand idea!
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I like how you mimic your experience from elements causing stress to their opposites. It sounds like you have a good community to encourage self-care that you can take one step further. Those small actions make a big impact. Thanks for the reminder to take some time to get still and quiet.
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Interesting idea that your school puts teacher wellness into the day. Hey…you made it to your second day! 🙂
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So far 2 for 2!!
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I love your writing. The poetry part was such a beautiful representation of what it is like to let it all melt away at the end of the day.
And kudos to your school for promoting such a cool self care idea.
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Thank you.
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