#SOZenTeacher Archive

participatechat Apr 4 @ 11:00 PM EDT

Participate in the upcoming #SOZenTeacher by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/bwBEHve4VD

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:00 PM EDT

Hey Everyone! Dan Tricarico, author of THE ZEN TEACHER and English teacher from San Diego! #sozenteacher

KathiSueSummers Apr 4 @ 11:01 PM EDT

KathiSue, Oregon Online Teacher and retired MS Principal #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:01 PM EDT

Welcome! I'm Jamie, an English teacher at NMHS, in Oregon and I'm your host for this chat :-) #SOZenTeacher

tishrich Apr 4 @ 11:01 PM EDT

Hi friends! Tisha HS Culinary Tr Medford, OR! #sozenteacher

KathiSueSummers Apr 4 @ 11:01 PM EDT

Hi Jamie,,, looking forward to the chat. #SOZenTeacher

Mrsmaulsby Apr 4 @ 11:02 PM EDT

Hi all! Jenni maulsby, school improvement specialist. #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:02 PM EDT

We're working thru The Zen Teacher by Dan Tricarico. Tonight's Focus: Mindfulness in the here & now Qs come from pages 82 & 83 #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:03 PM EDT

We will be using the standard Q & A format tonight, please reply with the number of the question you're answering #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:04 PM EDT

I remember when it was all just a bunch of pages on my laptop. And NOW look what we've gone and done! :) #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:02 PM EDT

We're working thru The Zen Teacher by Dan Tricarico. Tonight's Focus: Mindfulness in the here & now Qs come from pages 82 & 83 #SOZenTeacher

burgessdave Apr 4 @ 11:04 PM EDT

Feel free to join the amazing educators in #SOZenteacher just getting started right now!! #tlap #KidsDeserveIt #ZenTeacher

In reply to @LeachTeach4, @tishrich

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:04 PM EDT

Also, be sure to include the #SOZenTeacher after each post so everyone can see your posts #SOZenTeacher

Hudsonwife16 Apr 4 @ 11:05 PM EDT

Hey everybody! Shawna here from Az! I'm a PreK/kIndergarten readiness educator ready to be zen, learn and connect #SoZenTeacher

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LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:05 PM EDT

HQ:How were you able to be still, be quiet, breathe, and listen this week? #SOZenTeacher

Hudsonwife16 Apr 4 @ 11:06 PM EDT

I haven't been able to this week so far. Lots going on #SoZenTeacher

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LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:06 PM EDT

HA:I was sick most of spring break, so I was still, quiet, breathing & listening in my cozy bed. #SOZenTeacher

KathiSueSummers Apr 4 @ 11:06 PM EDT

HA: I begin ea morning lap swimming. #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:05 PM EDT

HQ:How were you able to be still, be quiet, breathe, and listen this week? #SOZenTeacher

tishrich Apr 4 @ 11:07 PM EDT

Need I say more.... #myhappyplace #sozenteacher

burgessdave Apr 4 @ 11:07 PM EDT

Little known fact: Not only is @thezenteacher a DBC Inc. author, but he was also a colleague of the pirate captain for 17 yrs #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:00 PM EDT

Hey Everyone! Dan Tricarico, author of THE ZEN TEACHER and English teacher from San Diego! #sozenteacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:07 PM EDT

HQ: meditation in the morning, quiet time at my desk on my prep, breathing at red lights when I drive. #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:05 PM EDT

HQ:How were you able to be still, be quiet, breathe, and listen this week? #SOZenTeacher

Mrsmaulsby Apr 4 @ 11:08 PM EDT

It's been a real struggle this week. #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:08 PM EDT

Q1:Let's focus on our senses. Right now, what do you see and hear? #SOZenTeacher

tishrich Apr 4 @ 11:09 PM EDT

Wrote about it here... https://t.co/bUh1EJTDba #sozenteacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:09 PM EDT

Wow! Gorgeous! #sozenteacher

tishrich Apr 4 @ 11:07 PM EDT

Need I say more.... #myhappyplace #sozenteacher

KathiSueSummers Apr 4 @ 11:09 PM EDT

A1. I hear my dog snoring on my lap and the keyboard clicking. #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:08 PM EDT

Q1:Let's focus on our senses. Right now, what do you see and hear? #SOZenTeacher

Hudsonwife16 Apr 4 @ 11:09 PM EDT

A1: The tv in the living room and my husband talking to our dog #SoZenTeacher

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thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:11 PM EDT

A1: Hear my daughters doing HW, hear the humming of computer, feel keyboard, see coffee meme! Hear cheering/whistling on TV. #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:08 PM EDT

Q1:Let's focus on our senses. Right now, what do you see and hear? #SOZenTeacher

Mrsmaulsby Apr 4 @ 11:11 PM EDT

#sozenteacher this was pretty relaxed!

tishrich Apr 4 @ 11:13 PM EDT

A1: Outside traffic noise. Dog snoring. #SOZenTeacher

Mrsmaulsby Apr 4 @ 11:13 PM EDT

A1. I hear the frogs in my yard flirting loudly. #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:13 PM EDT

Q2:What do you smell and feel (touch)? #SOZenTeacher

Hudsonwife16 Apr 4 @ 11:15 PM EDT

A2: The leftover aroma of our tacos from dinner. My comforter #SoZenTeacher

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KathiSueSummers Apr 4 @ 11:15 PM EDT

A2: Smelling a nice cup of coffee and feeling chocolate passing through my lips into my mouth. #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:13 PM EDT

Q2:What do you smell and feel (touch)? #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:16 PM EDT

A2: Oops. I put it in last one. Feel keyboard. Feel hard folding chair at computer desk. #sozenteacher.

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:16 PM EDT

This is a GREAT exercise, by the way. #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:13 PM EDT

Q2:What do you smell and feel (touch)? #SOZenTeacher

Mrsmaulsby Apr 4 @ 11:17 PM EDT

Q4 my daughter buys the best smelling laundry products. The whole house smells amazing. Atticus is super soft after his bath! #sozenteacher

tishrich Apr 4 @ 11:17 PM EDT

A2: Soft blanket and phone.... Smell of vanilla candle burning #sozenteacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:18 PM EDT

You never really understand a dog. . .until you walk around in his fur. :) #sozenteacher #literaturejoke

Mrsmaulsby Apr 4 @ 11:17 PM EDT

Q4 my daughter buys the best smelling laundry products. The whole house smells amazing. Atticus is super soft after his bath! #sozenteacher

KathiSueSummers Apr 4 @ 11:18 PM EDT

I love when my dog sits on my lap and I can just rub him when I need the contact. #SOZenTeacher

Mrsmaulsby Apr 4 @ 11:18 PM EDT

Oops. A2 #sozenteacher (he's so excited. He looks insane. Not sozenpuppy!)

Mrsmaulsby Apr 4 @ 11:17 PM EDT

Q4 my daughter buys the best smelling laundry products. The whole house smells amazing. Atticus is super soft after his bath! #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:19 PM EDT

Q3:What do you taste? What specific things do you notice? #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:19 PM EDT

A3: Taste what's left of piece of chocolate I snuck for dessert. #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:19 PM EDT

Q3:What do you taste? What specific things do you notice? #SOZenTeacher

KathiSueSummers Apr 4 @ 11:20 PM EDT

A3: I taste the sweetness of the chocolate and the bitterness of the coffee. Such a great combo. #SOZenTeacher

Hudsonwife16 Apr 4 @ 11:20 PM EDT

A3: My night inhaler....that I can breathe 🙄 #SoZenTeacher

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tishrich Apr 4 @ 11:21 PM EDT

A3: Not tasting anything, but now I'm wanting coffee and chocolate thanks to @KathiSueSummers! Lol! Hear music from TV. #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:21 PM EDT

A3: I notice I have comfortable clothes, room is not too hot, not too cold, cheap reading glasses are pinching behind ears. #sozenteacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:19 PM EDT
A3: Taste what's left of piece of chocolate I snuck for dessert. #sozenteacher
- LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:19 PM EDT
  
  Q3:What do you taste? What specific things do you notice? #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:22 PM EDT

I'm not kidding when I say this exercise has really centered me. Thanks! #sozenteacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:21 PM EDT
A3: I notice I have comfortable clothes, room is not too hot, not too cold, cheap reading glasses are pinching behind ears. #sozenteacher
- thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:19 PM EDT
  
  A3: Taste what's left of piece of chocolate I snuck for dessert. #sozenteacher
  
  LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:19 PM EDT
  
  Q3:What do you taste? What specific things do you notice? #SOZenTeacher

JamesHudyma Apr 4 @ 11:22 PM EDT

I use an app to guide me through mindfulness activities. #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:23 PM EDT

Q4:Who else is around? How does your body feel right now? #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:24 PM EDT

A4: Both daughters are down stairs, just heard a 3-ring binder click. 4 dogs are EERILY silent. #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:23 PM EDT

Q4:Who else is around? How does your body feel right now? #SOZenTeacher

KathiSueSummers Apr 4 @ 11:24 PM EDT

A4 My husband is sitting next to me and my body feels ready for a restful sleep. #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:23 PM EDT

Q4:Who else is around? How does your body feel right now? #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:25 PM EDT

A4: Mostly comfortable, but feel a little soreness in small of back. Think I need a nap! :) #noticewhatyounotice #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:23 PM EDT

Q4:Who else is around? How does your body feel right now? #SOZenTeacher

Hudsonwife16 Apr 4 @ 11:26 PM EDT

A4: No one. Tired. Stiff. #SoZenTeacher

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LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:26 PM EDT

#SOZenTeacher ...I may have forgotten to tag my answers tonight...lol ;-) so zen...

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:25 PM EDT

A4:My son just left the room for a minute, my cat is sitting beside me in the window...I feel happy and relaxed tonight :-)

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:27 PM EDT

By focusing on the immediate moment and using our senses, we can increase our sense of joy. #SOZenTeacher

tishrich Apr 4 @ 11:27 PM EDT

A4: Husband and son in other room watching TV. Feel relaxed. #SOZenTeacher

thezenteacher Apr 4 @ 11:28 PM EDT

Exactly! This exercise has been amazing! I'll have to read pages 82 and 83 again! :) #sozenteacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:27 PM EDT

By focusing on the immediate moment and using our senses, we can increase our sense of joy. #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:28 PM EDT

Rest in this sense of joy :-) #SOZenTeacher

LeachTeach4 - Moderator Apr 4 @ 11:29 PM EDT

Homework:Practice a simple meditation this week to focus on the moment and increase your joy. #SOZenTeacher