This week we are celebrating Amanda Detweiler, 1st grade teacher at R.E. Jewell Elementary.
We know that only a regulated adult can regulate a child. We also know that it isn’t easy! Amanda shared the following wise words:
” Learning to take care of myself continues to be an ongoing process. After having my 3rd child I realized I had to figure out what makes me happy- outside of my family, friends, students, and life responsibilities. I was too tired and overwhelmed to be myself. So I took a few mindfulness classes online and began to go to yoga on a regular basis. Having space to be myself as a participant instead of a wife or daughter or mother or teacher was addicting and energizing. Since then I meditate regularly, go to yoga & dance classes once a week, and faithfully do a little yoga during afternoon recess. Every week I know I will have time to do something that I love that connects me with myself. “
We appreciate you Amanda and what you give to our community!
“Be a thermostat not a thermometer.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
