Passion Work Wellness with Colleen Kreisel

If you saw my last post, 👀 you're probably wondering how to make a change in the way you give corrections. Instead of putting your hands on your students, try these 4️⃣ things:

1️⃣ Use Imagery:
Using imagery can help students visualize body positions, muscle cues, energy and so much more! Get creative and find words that tell a really clear story. Not only is it effective, but it's fun! 🤗

2️⃣ Demonstrate on Yourself:
Pretty self-explanatory. Use your hands on your own body to make the correction instead of your student. They can see what needs to change, but can manipulate their own body to make discoveries. 💁🏻

3️⃣ Drop Expectations:
Many times, using physical touch to correct students comes from a place of "hurry and worry". The "hurry" tells us if we physically move their body, they will get it faster. Taking less class time.The "worry" is that they won't understand how to do it themselves when given a verbal correction. Remember: your students are SMART. They know their own bodies better than anyone and will get there in their own time. Drop the expectations of how you think they should be learning. 👍🏻

4️⃣ Ask Before You Touch:
If for some reason you feel you MUST touch a student, approach with eye contact and ask genuinely... "I feel you could benefit from a physical correction. I would need to put one hand on your shoulder and one on your back. Does that sound ok?" Wait for an answer. HEAR their answer. If they say no, don't push it and don't make a big deal about it. Go back and use one of the other techniques to solidify the correction. ❓

The effort to change this dynamic will be worth the peace and safety of your students! Changing old habits will be hard, but you can do it! 🙌🏻

Do you use any of these techniques in your classroom? Let me know in the comments! ⬇️⬇️

🌞 The Sunshine Salad 🌞

This masterpiece is a bright and sunny treat for your eyes and your palate! Immune boosting, anti-inflammatory, and just darn tasty. Brighten up your day with a little sunshine in a bowl! 🤗

Recipe:
1 medium bulb of fennel, sliced
1 golden beet, roasted and sliced
1 medium red/orange/yellow pepper, sliced
2 clementines/tangerines, peeled & separated
1/4 cup Sunflower seeds
Salad greens (optional)

Dressing:
1 teaspoon grated ginger or 1 cube frozen ginger
2-3 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (taste preference!)
1 clementine/tangerine, juiced
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste

🔅Add all dressing ingredients to a jar, put the lid on and shake! (Shake again before you pour it!)

🔅Prepare fennel, beet, pepper and clementine. Add veggies to a large bowl.

🔅Pour dressing onto veggies to taste and toss!

🔅Top with Sunflower seeds.

🔅If you are using greens, put them in another bowl and season them (toss with 1 T olive oil and pinch of salt & pepper)
Serve greens into individual bowls and top with the veggie mix. Sprinkle with sunflower seeds and extra dressing, if needed.

🔅Enjoy!

Serves 3-4

Reminding myself. 🙏🏻

Reminding all of you. 💙

This is not forever. ♾

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Living in the Legacy of African American Healers There is no way to fully know all the accomplishments and contributions people of color have made in the healing arts. This account of three folk herbalists of color from Appalachia only begins to account for the importance of healers of colors and the impact they have had on herbalism.

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Diving into this beauty. 🧡

"An occasional sharp wintering would do us good. We must stop believing that these times in our lives are somehow silly, a failure of nerve, a lack of willpower. We must stop trying to ignore them or dispose of them. They are real, and they are asking something of us. We must learn to invite the winter in. We may never choose to winter, but we can choose how." Katherine May, Wintering