AWEsome Wellbeing Educator Retreat -September
Event Information
Description
Our world needs educators who model compassion, mindfulness, and self-care for the health of our children: Educators who model wellbeing!
This is an invitation to all educators to attend a purposeful day of heart-centred nourishment and stillness.
The one-day retreat will give you the rare opportunity to place wellbeing at the forefront of your life in a safe and welcoming place surrounded by other educators. It will provide an opportunity to recognize wellbeing as a priority in both your professional and personal development.
Too often we sacrifice our own wellbeing for that of our students, our families, and all the expectations on us. It's time to give yourself permission for a day of nourishment. By practicing wellbeing in this format, we will learn strategies and tools to embody wellness as a means to maintain our mental health within our classroom and therefore model it for our students.
Lisa Baylis will facilitate a day of wellness that will invite joy, peace, and self-compassion to awaken the wellbeing in each of us.
Some of the highlights for the day include:
meditation practices
restorative yoga
journalling and reflecting
time to collaborate
quiet moments for yourself
a healthy lunch
Please plan to bring the following
- Comfortable clothing - dress in layers
- Westcoast outdoor attire (jacket, boots, etc.)
- Yoga mat, blanket, bolster (if you have one)
- Water bottle/mug for tea
- Journal and pen
- A willingness to stretch and expand yourself :)
Feel free to share this invite with other educators in your life who would enjoy this opportunity!
*Event registration closes on September 26th at 6:00 pm. Registration fees are refundable up to seven days before the event. Up to the start time, you may send a substitute in your place.
Organizer Lisa Baylis
Organizer of AWEsome Wellbeing Educator Retreat -September
Lisa Baylis’s work involves creating positive change in and out of school by awakening the wellbeing of educators while building resiliency and restoring the joy of teaching.
She is a high school counsellor in the Greater Victoria School District and a point person for positive education and mindfulness within the district. With a Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology and over 15 years of work experience provincially and internationally, Lisa practices and teaches concepts of positive psychology and mindfulness in her classroom and counselling sessions. Lisa is a Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher trained through the University of San Diego MSC program.
Outside of the school, she offers retreats and workshops that bring tools and strategies to parents and educators to help them create wellness habits for themselves first, and then their families and classrooms second, subsequently creating a culture of resiliency, self-compassion, and awareness.
