Wellness Summit: Session 1
8:00 AM - 8:25 AM | Hamilton Middle School
Intro to Yoga
Murphy Palmer
The Intro to Yoga class will cover the basics of yoga. If you've never tried yoga before, this is the perfect class for you! We will slowly go over some movements and I will provide regressions for any injuries or ailments you may have. I will also include a brief description of the benefits of yoga.
Lunch for the Week (Mon-Fri)
Maggie Conklin
In this session we will discuss how to make 5 salads in 15 minutes and take one to work for the week. To follow along the ingredients are below.
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Your favorite lettuce, remember the greener the lettuce, the more nutritious.
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At least one hard vegetable: carrots, celery, radishes, onions, etc.
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Tomatoes
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One pickled vegetable: olives, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm, pickles, or beets.
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Olive oil and balsamic vinegar, or other oil-based (not too thick) dressing.
What's on Your Plate?
Alli Watson
This session will be focused on each of our own personal roles, responsibilities and requirements on where we are currently putting attention into our lives. What are we spending our time doing? Is it what we want to be doing or is it healthy? Are there areas in our lives that we could bring into better balance? This session will have some time for personal assessment and a self reflection activity. Participants will need blank paper, a writing utensil as well as printed out assessment tools that Alli will provide.
Opportunity Thrive
Rebekah Schipper
The culture and climate of education today is putting extreme stress and pressure on our educators. Facing this stress and pressure in ways that not only allow us to survive our jobs but continue to grow in our passion and love for our jobs requires intentionality. This session will introduce participants to some of the practices that will help us thrive in our work as educators.
Art Relaxation
Tiffani Eden
My dear fellow worn out and tired staff members, we are going to take 30 minutes, not think about school and simply return to being a kid. We are going to cut snowflakes! I find cutting paper to be soothing and it allows your mind time to relax. The key to a beautiful snowflake is to fold the paper correctly. I look forward to showing you how to do that and giving you some time to rest and have fun.
Mental Health
Hannah Kotsko
In my session, we will discuss different warning signs of mental health issues, what a teacher can do and when to reach out for support. Due to the COVID pandemic, we will spend some time on how the extreme stress level is contributing to trauma levels, making higher levels of anxiety, depression and other issues seem more "normal" and are slipping through the cracks.
Miracle Mornings
April Yates
Are you a snooze-aholic? I definitely was. With all the stress that educators are managing today, sometimes getting out of bed can be daunting. Start your day off focused on you, and you will discover yourself waking up with new and improved motivation and energy. Resources and material based on the Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod provided.