Teaching stretches you in a hundred directions. By Wednesday, you feel frayed. You still have half a week to go, but you’re already running on fumes.
Here’s a ritual you can do midweek. It takes ten minutes. No tools. No prep. Just a quiet space and a willingness to pause.
Step One: Step away. Go somewhere alone. Close your door. Sit in your car. Step outside.
Step Two: Release. Write down three things you’re carrying that you don’t want to bring into the rest of the week. Maybe it’s a comment from a student. Maybe it’s a meeting that drained you. Write them down. Then delete or crumple them.
Step Three: Breathe. Set a timer for two minutes. Inhale for four counts. Hold for four. Exhale for four. Hold for four. Do it again.
Step Four: Re-center. Think about one intention you want to carry into tomorrow. Not a to-do item. A way of being. Maybe it’s calm. Maybe it’s focus. Maybe it’s joy.
That’s it. Ten minutes. Just for you.
One small pause can change the tone of your whole week. When you choose stillness, you reclaim power over your time and your mindset.
If this kind of space feels healing, the Reset and Recovery Plan offers more of it. You deserve to feel human again.