Personal Practice & Self Care
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Teaching Arts
Overview
In this lesson, we introduce the importance of personal practice and self-care for teachers and practitioners.
Objective
Become familiar with strategies for sustaining your own practice and well-being while teaching or training others.
What You'll Get
You'll learn that you can't teach what you don't practice, and you can't pour from an empty cup. This lesson explores how to maintain your own practice without burnout, how to recognize when you're overdoing it, and how to take care of yourself so you can show up for others. It's about boundaries, rest, and the unglamorous work of staying grounded. For professionals, this is essential for longevity in teaching and avoiding the exhaustion that drives so many good teachers out of the field.
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