The Balanced Educator Podcast: Education | Mindfulness | Growth Mindset

Kailey Lefko and Josianne Barnabé: Teachers and Co-founders of Educalme
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The Balanced Educator Podcast: Education | Mindfulness | Growth Mindset

The Balanced Educator is a weekly podcast hosted by the co-founders of Educalme, Kailey Lefko and Josianne Barnabé. Our intention is to equip and empower educators and parents to feel more calm, balanced, and joyful in all aspects of their lives. We discuss mindset shifts and habits that we are experimenting with in our own lives that are making our days more intentional, mindful and fun. We talk about different ways to practice mindfulness in our own lives and then how we can share what we are learning with our kiddos in the classroom or at home. We believe that when we nurture ourselves first, we can share our unique gifts and talents with our kiddos in a bigger and deeper way.

  1. 5 JUNE

    172. How Meditation and Yoga Helps Children in School with Giselle Shardlow from Kids Yoga Stories

    Are you looking for strategies to improve classroom management? A great place to start is by teaching emotional regulation skills to your students. This will help them better self-regulate and better manage their behaviours. But how do you teach self-regulation skills to kids? Yoga and mindfulness is a great way to teach emotional regulation to […]

    34 min

  2. 6 MAY

    171. New Teacher Tips: Practical Strategies to Help New Teachers Thrive

    Are you a new teacher feeling overwhelmed by all there is to figure out in the classroom? Do you want practical strategies for how to avoid teacher burnout? In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast we’re interviewing Alisha, a seasoned educator and co-host of the teacher podcast, Rainbow Skies for New Teachers. We discuss […]

    34 min

  3. 1 APR

    170. Time Management Strategies to Prevent Teacher Burnout with Shawna Lapointe

    Is there a way to live your best life without constantly feeling overwhelmed and burnt out? Learn how to improve your work-life balance and avoid teacher burnout with these time management tips from Shawna Lapointe of Too Busy Livin’. In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’re interviewing Shawna Lapointe, teacher, entrepreneur, and mom […]

    50 min

  4. 06/11/2023

    10 Short Mindfulness Winter Activities for All Grades

    Today, we’re tackling a fun topic on The Balanced Educator Podcast… who doesn’t love a good seasonal topic! We share concrete ways to incorporate social emotional learning and mindfulness on the theme of winter! With the winter season upon us, it’s an opportune time to explore mindfulness in winter and dive into some calming breathing […]

    29 min

  5. 02/10/2023

    168. How to Help Your Students Self-Regulate with Mindful Coloring

    There are so many great ideas for classroom mindfulness activities! In this super practical episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we talk about one of our favorites: mindful coloring (and hint: we share a link to some free coloring pages for kids for your use in the classroom!). We share the what, why and how […]

    21 min

  6. 04/09/2023

    5 Habits of the Least Stressed & Most Empowered Educators with Grace Stevens

    Today on The Balanced Educator Podcast, we are chatting with Grace Stevens all about feeling less stressed as teachers and more empowered. A perfect episode to listen to in the first few months of the school year to set yourself up for success! A former corporate girl, Grace quit VP life to pursue her dream […]

    50 min

  7. 07/08/2023

    166. Focus Teaching Strategies for Distracted Students

    Tired of managing off-task students? Or having a hard time in the classroom distracted students that lack focus? In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we walk you through a simple and easy lesson plan for K-12 classrooms that will show you how to explicitly teach your students focus strategies in a systematic and efficient way […]

    26 min

  8. 04/07/2023

    Nurturing Resilience: Exploring Child Stress with Lindsay Miller from The Stress Nanny

    Join Lindsay Miller, a distinguished kids mindfulness coach, mindfulness educator, and host of The Stress Nanny Podcast, as we embark on a captivating exploration of child stress. Lindsay’s expertise, backed by 20+ years of child development study and mindfulness certification, equips us with invaluable insights to support children’s emotional well-being. Discover how to recognize stress […]

    37 min
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The Balanced Educator is a weekly podcast hosted by the co-founders of Educalme, Kailey Lefko and Josianne Barnabé. Our intention is to equip and empower educators and parents to feel more calm, balanced, and joyful in all aspects of their lives. We discuss mindset shifts and habits that we are experimenting with in our own lives that are making our days more intentional, mindful and fun. We talk about different ways to practice mindfulness in our own lives and then how we can share what we are learning with our kiddos in the classroom or at home. We believe that when we nurture ourselves first, we can share our unique gifts and talents with our kiddos in a bigger and deeper way.

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