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🧘🏼‍♀️Meditation- End of Term · ✨️Aligned and Thriving: For Teachers🌿

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  Hi there my teacher friends. Congratulations, you've made it
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  through another term and this is your time, your well deserved
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  break. Today we're going to take a few
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  minutes to reset, release and recharge.
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  No schedules, no lessons, no emails.
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  Just you, your breath and the calm that you have earned.
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  I want you to find a quiet space.
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  Sit or lie down comfortably and let your hands rest loosely.
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  Close your eyes if that feels safe for you.
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  Now take a deep breath in and slowly let it out again.
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  Inhale, hold it for a moment, and then exhale fully.
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  With each breath, feel your shoulders soften, feel your jaw
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  unclench, and feel your hands and arms relax.
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  Imagine a gentle wave of calm starting at the top of your
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  head, slowly flowing down over your face, your neck, your
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  shoulders. With each exhale, let go of the
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  tension. Let go of any lingering stress
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  from the term. Visualise your mind like a
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  chalkboard. Any worries, lesson plans,
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  emails or to do lists, gently erase them.
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  Watch them fade away. This is your time to rest.
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  Now imagine yourself in a peaceful place.
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  Maybe it's a quiet beach, a sunlit forest, or even your cosy
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  living room. Anywhere that makes you feel
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  safe and calm. Notice the small details, the
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  sound around you, the smells, the colours.
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  Feel yourself sinking into this moment, here in this space.
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  You are not a teacher. You are not a planner, a marker
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  or a behaviour therapist. You are simply you.
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  If those thoughts creep in, maybe a student question, a
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  parent email or a chore, gently acknowledge it and then return
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  to your breath. In, out, in, out.
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  This is your reset. Now bring your attention slowly
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  down through your body, through your head, your neck, your
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  shoulders, your arms, your chest, your stomach, your hips,
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  your legs and feet. With each part, notice any
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  tension and send it with warmth and softness and kindness.
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  Say it silently to yourself. I am allowed to rest.
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  I am allowed to recharge. I am enough.
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  Repeat this a few times, letting each word sink in.
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  I am allowed to rest, I'm allowed to recharge.
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  I am enough. As we continue to the end of
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  this meditation, I want you to take a few more deep breaths.
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  Full belly breaths, in and out. Your gratitude for yourself, for
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  your effort, your patience, and your dedication this term.
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  Know that the holidays are your time to replenish.
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  You've done the work, now let your mind and body soak in this
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  calm. When you're ready, gently wiggle
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  your fingers and toes, stretch if that feels good, and open
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  your eyes. Carry this calm with you and
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  remember that you can return to this reset anytime you need
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  because self care isn't optional, it's essential.
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  Release what you cannot control, Embrace rest, replenish
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  yourself, and get ready to return with energy, joy and
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  calm.