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Reflections: Attuned Agency
Reflect, acknowledge teaching/learning challenges, transform overwhelm into agency, resilience, and meaningful action.
1. Grounding Prompt (5-10 min):
- Find a posture that feels safe, eyes open or soft-gazed, shoulders relaxed.
- Notice any sensations, tightness, fluttering, heaviness, that link to your current teaching or learning “pain points.”
2. Reflection Questions (20-30 min):
- Which feeling or tension is most present right now in response to my educational challenges?
- How does this sensation connect me to my deeper purpose or values in teaching/learning?
- Where might I instinctively turn away or shut down to protect myself?
- What higher-level intention does this awareness awaken; toward fairness, inclusion, or care?
- What specific, small step could I take this week to honor that intention in my work or studies?
- Which personal resource (e.g. steady curiosity, compassionate self-talk, focused breath) can support me in taking that step?
- How will I maintain this mindful awareness, without tipping into overwhelm, as I plan next actions?
- What simple cue (e.g. a calendar reminder, peer check-in, desk token) will bring me back to this balance of care and purpose?
3. Closing Integration (5–10 min):
- Choose one immediate action that bridges your felt experience with purposeful support for yourself or others.
- Note it in a place you’ll see it, or share it aloud to reinforce your commitment.
“Notice what you’re feeling, honor its source, and channel that energy into steady, compassionate action.”
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