The Embodied Educator

Now available as an in-person workshop series!

Ever left an inspiring workshop only to feel like you're missing the practical support to put those great ideas into action?

Are you an educator who's looking to integrate emotional literacy content into your classroom?

The Embodied Educator Workshop Series supports educators in integrating emotional literacy into their work. Access lesson plans, connect with fellow educators, and enhance your classroom environment. Improve student resilience and self-confidence while prioritizing your emotional well-being.

READY TO JOIN A SUPPORTIVE GROUP OF EDUCATORS?

Where Educators Embrace Emotional Literacy for Growth

Discover a world of support and growth.

Enhance Your Teaching Toolkit

Access a wealth of themed classroom resources, carefully crafted to enrich your teaching experience. From lesson plans to engaging activities, these resources empower you to create dynamic and effective learning environments.

Nurture Your Personal Growth

Experience self-transformation. Together, we will delve into each theme and discover how it can enhance your personal growth, resilience, and emotional well-being. Learn to authentically connect with others in a self-empowered manner that enhances your joy and reduces your stress.

Stay Connected with Other Committed Educators

Join our online educators' forum, exclusively for members, and stay connected with other passionate educators. Share insights, exchange ideas, and collaborate on innovative approaches to bringing emotional literacy into your classroom.

WHY EDUCATORS MATTER

Empowering the Next Generation for Lifelong Success

While we may not know what the jobs of the future will hold, we do know that the next generation would greatly benefit from developing the ability to skillfully communicate, self-regulate in appropriate ways, voice their needs and boundaries, understand their values and walk with them, and manage ongoing stress. These lifelong skills are essential not only in the workplace, but also within our relationships. Our kids deserve to be equipped with the best tools at their disposal to navigate an ever-changing and complex world.

Contact us at admin@emotionalliteracymovement.com for more information.

Emotional Literacy Movement

“Embodied educators are attuned to their own needs and the needs of their students. They model a healthy relationship to their emotions and strive to support the personal growth of their students, allowing them to become the best versions of themselves. ”

Kris Garner

Founder of The Emotional Literacy Movement

Hear Directly From My Successful Students

The Embodied Educator group has been such a benefit to my teaching practice! Kris is always prepared with a discussion topic that furthers my own understanding of emotional literacy while also having tangible resources to bring into the classroom. Getting to connect monthly with a group of educators to discuss ways in which we are implementing the ideas in our own classrooms serves as a light of inspiration to continue integrating the content. The benefit of having other educators who know the system while also having a mutual understanding of language around emotional literacy practices is irreplaceable. I look forward to continuing in the Embodied Educator program because I can see and feel the ways in which this content has helped me and is helping my students. This work truly is revolutionary to the education system and I am proud to be a member of this group, doing such important work for the future generations.

Alenna Mark

Early Years Educator
I learned so much from the monthly educators group. Many times I changed my lesson plans for the very next day to reflect the ideas and practices taught. These classes made me a better teacher and a better person.

Leah D

High School Educator

Topics

Understanding Our Nervous System

Our nervous system is constantly scanning for safety and danger. Through Polyvagal Theory, we can see how our body shifts into different states depending on whether we feel safe, stressed, or threatened. By understanding these responses, we gain insight into our emotions and how humans have evolved to survive challenges—and how we can return to calm and connection.

Living with Trauma's Impact

Living with trauma’s impact can shape how students think, feel, and connect with others. Trauma affects the brain and body, influencing attention, memory, and emotional regulation. In this session, we will explore how these effects show up in learning, behaviour, and relationship building—and how greater understanding can help create safer, more supportive learning environments.

The Wholehearted Classroom

According to Dr. Brené Brown, the Wholehearted are those who live their lives from a place of worthiness. They have the courage and compassion to live life heart-open. Explore the Guideposts of Wholehearted Living and how they can be applied within your classroom.

The Language of the Body

Experts believe that anywhere from 70%-93% of our communication is non-verbal. Explore how to read the signals in our own body - as well as those of others - so that we can more accurately attend to the needs that arise.

From Co-Regulation to Self-Regulation

Healthy self-regulation does not develop as a natural process of aging. Rather, it is taught through ongoing co-regulating experiences with others - particularly our caregivers. Learn how to effectively co-regulate with others.

Creating Comfort: Classroom Design for Student Success

Learn how to increase feelings of comfort, safety, and togetherness through classroom design and how adding simple elements can positively influence regulation and optimize learning outcomes.

The Art of Reflective Goal Settling

Guide your students (and yourself) through a reflective process of assessing the various areas of healthy living. Use this knowledge to gain self-awareness and set goals in alignment with your needs, values, and aspirations.

Love Languages in Learning: Enhancing Classroom Relationships

We all express and receive love in different ways. Learn about the 5 Love Languages based on the work of Dr. Gary Chapman. These insights can help both you and your students to better understand one another's needs and how to best offer support and care.

Unmasking Cognitive Distortions: Strategies for Clear Thinking

Our brains are continually processing information. We all have well-worn pathways of thinking that arise when we are feeling overwhelmed. Learn to identify when you or your students are stuck in one of these ruts and develop the skills to cultivate healthier thinking habits.

Awakening Self-Knowledge: Identifying Personal Needs

Have you ever taken the time to really sit down to determine what your needs were in a given situation? What about in the scope of your family life? Your career? Your personal care? Identifying your needs and helping your students to do the same is an integral component of self-regulation.

Strength & Kindness: Setting Healthy Boundaries

Help students overcome people pleasing tendencies and learn to kindly and assertively advocate for themselves. Empower them to communicate their needs with strength and kindness and take initiative with regard to their health and wellbeing.

Fostering Self-Compassion in Students

Based on the work of Dr. Kristin Neff, tender self-compassion allows us to provide the self-care that we require in order to navigate challenging emotions, allowing us to get unstuck and move forward with grace. Self-kindness fosters resiliency and helps students manage challenges with empathy.

Contact us at admin@emotionalliteracymovement.com for more information.