Wellbeing
Happy Teachers, Happy Schools – Life coaching for Teachers
6 Days
Daniela Luz
Set in the idyllic surroundings of Ferragudo Beach in the Algarve, this empowering and restorative course is designed to support school teachers in cultivating clarity, resilience, and alignment personally and professionally. Rather than offering formal life coach certification, this course introduces simple, accessible life coaching-inspired tools grounded in mindfulness, somatic awareness, and self-reflection. These tools are meant to deepen emotional insight, support inner clarity, and foster meaningful relationships in and out of the classroom.
Happy Teachers, Happy Schools is an immersive, screen-free experience. We’ll be working with nature, the breath, the body, and one another, indoors on yoga mats and outdoors by the ocean. Each session supports nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and mindful leadership, so that you not only learn but embody what it means to teach from a balanced, heart-centered place.
Important Information About the Structure of Our Trainings
Our trainings are thoughtfully designed to provide both collective learning and space for personal integration. Each course is structured around a common core of 30 hours, with 3 hours of guided group sessions each morning. In the afternoons, participants are invited to complete 2 hours of self-paced, asynchronous tasks that are specifically tailored to the focus of the course they are enrolled in.
Please note that some of these trainings may be delivered in parallel with other programs under the same overarching theme, meaning that while participants share the morning sessions as a collective group, the afternoon practices and assignments are uniquely designed for each course’s objectives.
These asynchronous tasks might include reflection exercises, creative assignments, or the development of a practical resource that links the morning content to the core topic of your specific training.
This blended model ensures a rich learning journey that supports both deep connection with the group and individual autonomy, empowering each participant to embody the teachings in a way that resonates with their path.
We kindly ask you to embrace the structure with presence and commitment, knowing that this combination of shared experience and personal practice is a powerful container for transformation.
Learning Outcomes
Participants to the course will learn to:
Understand the core principles of mindfulness and its application in teaching and personal life
Manage stress and emotional activation through breathing, movement, and somatic tools
Cultivate greater self-awareness and regulate emotions with clarity and compassion
Apply foundational life coaching-inspired practices to support growth in themselves and their students
Develop a personal and professional well-being plan grounded in sustainable rhythm and intention
Practice conscious communication and build stronger relationships in the school environment
Programme
Happy Teachers, Happy Schools – Life coaching for Teachers
Day 1: Foundations of Mindfulness & Life Coaching Reflections
Welcome Circle & Group Energy Sharing
Mindful Movement & Grounding Breath
Life Values Reflection: Who am I becoming as a teacher?
Intention Setting Practice & Mindfulness Anchoring
Wheel of Life Exercise: Visualize balance in key life domains
The 3 Types of Mindfulness & how to bring them into your classroom
Self-Paced Tasks:
Journaling: “Where do I want to feel more balanced in my life?”
Practice: 3x present-moment check-ins + breath awareness
Creative Task: Map your personal teaching vision
Day 2: Self-Awareness & Nervous System Literacy
Yoga for Presence and Self-Knowledge
Diaphragmatic Breathing + Somatic Listening
Meditation: Witnessing Thoughts with Compassion
Self-Inquiry: “Who am I when I am grounded?”
Group Reflection: Authentic sharing from the body and breath
Self-Paced Tasks:
Journaling Prompt: “What supports my self-awareness as a teacher?”
Practice: Choose one breath technique to repeat 3x
Creative Task: Design a mindful morning ritual for yourself
Day 3: Emotional Regulation & Compassionate Leadership
Yoga for Emotional Flow and Embodiment
Emotion Regulation Tools (breath, movement, labeling)
Heart Coherence Breathing + Heartfelt Meditation
SEL Practices for Empathy & Compassion
Discussion: Body-based emotional literacy for self and students
Self-Paced Tasks:
Journaling: “Which emotion needs more space in me?”
Practice: Embodied breath-and-feel sessions (3-5 minutes)
Integration: Design a classroom activity for emotional awareness
Day 4: Stress, Boundaries & Life Coaching Foundations
Movement Practice to Discharge Stress
Breathwork for Reset & Grounding
Mindful Communication Exercises: Listening, pausing, reflecting
Intro to Life Coaching Tools:
Reflective Journaling Prompts
“Wheel of Focus” Self-Assessment
Growth-Oriented Goal Setting
Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself and Your Students
Self-Paced Tasks:
Journaling: “What boundary am I ready to honor more clearly?”
Practice: Mindful Check-in + Self-Coaching Prompt
Create: A ‘Power Question Card’ set for personal or classroom use
Day 5: Purposeful Planning & Growth Mapping
Yoga for Visioning + Embodied Goal Setting
Manifestation Meditation: Align with your deeper “why”
Goal Mapping Workshop: Set meaningful, achievable intentions (personal and professional)
Peer Coaching Session: Practice mindful coaching conversations
Group Reflection: Integration + Celebratory Gratitude Circle
Self-Paced Tasks:
Journaling: “What inspired me in this course and in life and how will I carry this forward into my daily school routine?”
Design: Your Weekly Plan for Emotional and Professional Well-being
Reflection Letter: “Dear Future Me, Here’s What Matters…”
Day 6: Boat Visit to the most stunning caves and beaches of the Algarve or Light Mindfulness Walk along the coast
Integration, contemplation in full presence
Please note: Boat visits depend on the season and weather availability.
Self-Paced Task:
Journaling: “What inspired me in this course and in life—and how will I carry this forward into my daily school routine?”
This course is an invitation to reconnect with the joy of teaching by coming back to yourself. It doesn’t require you to be a coach, t simply asks you to be present, curious, and open to your own growth. Through mindfulness, reflection, and nature, we plant the seeds of happier teachers and thriving schools.
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
Course participants will receive training and engage in exercises designed to develop their skills as trainers. The provision of additional materials or resources will be determined based on the course structure and the instructor’s approach to meeting the learning objectives
Course package content:
Services and activities included in the course package are those described above. Please note that accommodation, transport, and meals are not provided.
Cancellation & changes:
Common sense prevails when it comes to cancellations, which are analyzed on a case-by-case basis.