Wellbeing
Yoga and Meditation for Educators: Be a Great Teacher, Be Your Best Self
6 days
Daniela Luz
Set by the sea in Ferragudo, this immersive training is a sanctuary for educators seeking to return to their center. This program weaves yoga, breathwork, somatic regulation, and meditation into a nurturing experience that restores vitality, builds resilience, and reconnects educators with their purpose and presence.
Whether you are new to yoga or already a practitioner, this course offers trauma-informed and accessible tools to regulate the nervous system, cultivate emotional clarity, and foster a classroom culture of compassion and care. Grounded in practical, research-based techniques and embodied mindfulness, the training supports teachers in embodying the wellbeing they wish to inspire in their students.
Step into a more empowered version of your teaching self with Yoga & Meditation for Educators. This course is a safe space for teachers, a space to reconnect with your inner calm, replenish your energy, and learn practical tools for nervous system regulation.
Through a gentle blend of yoga, breathwork, meditation, and somatic mindfulness, you’ll explore how to create safety in your body, resilience in your emotions, and presence in your teaching. Learn how to care for yourself first, so you can lead by example and hold space for your students with compassion and clarity.
Whether you’re new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, this course meets you where you are: with trauma-informed practices that are simple, accessible and deeply restorative. This is mainly a practical course for busy educators, with simple practices with a powerful impact, because when you’re well, your students thrive.
Important Information About the Structure of Our Trainings
Our training is 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 around 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:
Experience the benefits of integrating movement, breath, and meditation into their teaching lives.
Learn and embody practical tools for nervous system regulation and emotional resilience.
Gain clarity on how to manage stress, prevent burnout, and cultivate inner safety.
Feel empowered to lead short, trauma-sensitive yoga and mindfulness rituals for students.
Design a sustainable personal self-care routine to support their energy and well-being.
Develop an embodied teaching presence based on calm, clarity, and compassion.
Programme
Yoga and Meditation for Educators: Be a Great Teacher, Be Your Best Self
Day 1: Foundations for Inner Safety
Welcome Circle & Sharing Intentions
Introduction to Yoga & Mindfulness for Educators
Somatic Grounding Practice: Gentle movement & breath to reconnect with your body
Nature-Based Mindful Walking
Mindfulness Foundations: The three types of mindfulness and how to apply them in life and in the classroom
Self-paced tasks:
Journaling: “Where do I feel safe in my body—and where do I disconnect?”
Practice: Repeat 3 breath-movement grounding pauses
Create: A grounding ritual you can use before entering your classroom
Reflection: Write a paragraph on what 'inner safety' means to you
Day 2: Emotional Resilience & Nervous System Care
Yoga for Regulation: Grounding postures and movement to process stress
Breathwork: Coherent breathing + physiological sigh
Group Sharing: Mindful Listening, Realities of Teacher Burnout & Compassion Fatigue
Guided Meditation: Emotions as Messengers: Holding Space for What Arises
Toolkit Building: Practical self-regulation rituals for inside/outside the classroom
Self-paced tasks:
Journaling: “How does my nervous system respond to school stress?”
Practice: Choose 1 breath and 1 movement from today’s toolkit and apply them twice
Audio: Record a calming cue to use before/after class
Creative: Create a visual resource for your personal stress reset tools
Day 3: Mindfulness in the Classroom
Dynamic Morning Flow: Ignite focus & body presence
Yoga Basic stretches
Classroom Techniques: 3-minute body scans, breath anchors, mindful listening
Role Play: Regulating during moments of student dysregulation
Creative Practice: Design a mini classroom mindfulness ritual
Reflections + Journal Prompt: “How do I want to show up as a teacher?”
Self-paced tasks:
Journaling Prompt: “How do I want to show up as a teacher?”
Practice: Try a 3-minute body scan alone or with a peer
Reflection: Design a classroom ritual that includes breath and silence
Share: Write your personal classroom presence statement
Day 4: Physical Reconnection & Energy Renewal
Yoga for the Spine, Shoulders & Hips: Undoing teacher tension
Postural Alignment and Ergonomic Tips
Fascia Release for stress detox
Heart Healing Circle: Gentle inner child work and breath-based self-compassion
Self-paced tasks:
Journaling: “Where am I holding tension that isn't mine?”
Movement: Repeat fascia release or postural reset sequence
Creative Expression: Draw/paint your energy before and after practice
Reflection Letter: Write from your inner child to your current self
Day 5: Sustaining Your Practice & Integrating into School Life
Restorative Yoga to replenish vitality and calmness and Body Scan Meditation
Designing Your Self-Care Action Plan (weekly & monthly formats)
Peer Coaching Activity: Support each other’s well-being plans
Group Ritual: Gratitude & Intention Setting for the Year Ahead
Final Circle: Integration, Sharing & Commitment to Well-being
Self-paced tasks:
Journaling: “What does true sustainability look like for me?”
Self-Care Map: Design your ideal weekly rhythm
Final Reflection: “What do I want to carry into my classroom?”
Write a letter to your future self: “Remember, dear teacher…”
Day 6:Boat Visit to the Stunning Benagil Caves
Contemplation in nature
Deep connection to beauty as teachers and humans
Self-paced tasks:
Journaling about what inspired you in this course and in life, and how you want to keep bringing this into your life when you return to your routine.
This course is a call back to your center as a teacher. A space to refill your cup, reawaken your joy, and return to school life with practices that anchor your nervous system, uplift your energy, and nourish your soul, so you can lead from the heart, every day.
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.