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December is full of little moments worth noticing. Here are some fun days you can sprinkle into your classroom plans to ...
11/28/2025

December is full of little moments worth noticing. Here are some fun days you can sprinkle into your classroom plans to add connection, play, and a bit of ease to the busiest month of the year.

If you keep “leaving school” but your brain is still rearranging desks and writing emails at 10:30 p.m., this is for you...
11/26/2025

If you keep “leaving school” but your brain is still rearranging desks and writing emails at 10:30 p.m., this is for you.

Tip: Create a 10-minute end-of-day reset so you can actually go home, not just change locations.

Try this simple rhythm:

1/Set a timer for 10 minutes.
When the timer goes, you’re done. No “just one more thing.”

2/Clear one small space.
Not the whole room. Just your desk, your small group table, or the top of the cart.
Your goal is “ready for tomorrow,” not “Pinterest-worthy.”

3/Write tomorrow’s “Big 3.”
On a sticky note, list the three things that will make tomorrow feel lighter if you do them first.

4/Do a quick Gap & Gain check: 3 wins from today, 3 wins for tomorrow.
First, jot down 3 small wins from today. A student who finally asked for help. A smoother transition. The fact that you kept your patience in that last block.
Then, inspired by The Gap and the Gain, write 3 “wins” you’d love to experience tomorrow. Not huge goals, just specific moments you’d like to create, like “greet every student at the door,” “protect my quiet coffee before the bell,” or “end class with a calm exit.”

5/Choose a “leaving cue.”
Turn off a lamp. Close your laptop. Lock the classroom door and say, “That’s it for today.”
Same cue, every day, trains your body to power down.

You don’t need a whole new life to feel different.
Sometimes you just need a clear “this is where school ends and I begin again.”

👉 What would you put in your 10-minute reset at the end of the day?

If you're feeling the weight of burnout creeping in, or want to stay ahead of it, you’re not alone. Join my "Teachers Fi...
11/23/2025

If you're feeling the weight of burnout creeping in, or want to stay ahead of it, you’re not alone.

Join my "Teachers First " Book Study, an author-led, supportive, practical space to reconnect with what matters most: you. This is being held through the APLC from January 12th to February 21st.

Based on my book, "Teachers First – A Guide to Avoiding and Overcoming Burnout", this program is packed with real talk, simple strategies and a flexible approach to personal growth, classroom leadership, and sustainable self-care habits.

You deserve a career that fuels you, not one that drains you. Let’s make space for your well-being, together.

DM me for the link to register.

To every educator who has ever walked into a classroom mid-unit, mid-crisis, or mid-glitter project, this is for you.On ...
11/22/2025

To every educator who has ever walked into a classroom mid-unit, mid-crisis, or mid-glitter project, this is for you.

On Substitute Educators Day, I want you to hear this: you are not a “just for today” teacher. You are part of the team.

What you do every day:
👩‍🏫 Step into new classrooms with almost no notice and still offer calm, care, and continuity
👩‍🏫 Hold space for students who don’t know you yet, but still need to feel safe and seen

If you’re a classroom teacher or school leader, try:
👩‍🏫 Leaving one clear plan and one specific thank-you note for your sub
👩‍🏫 Taking 2 minutes with your class to name why substitute educators matter and practice a genuine “thank you”

To every substitute educator: your work carries kids, classrooms, and colleagues more than you know. Thank you for showing up, again and again.

Happy ESP Day! Today we’re celebrating our Education Support Professionals, including our secretaries, EAs, custodians, ...
11/20/2025

Happy ESP Day! Today we’re celebrating our Education Support Professionals, including our secretaries, EAs, custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria staff, library and IT teams, and every adult who keeps our school safe, welcoming, and running for students.

Show the school support staff in your life how much they mean to you and the students they serve. Thank them, listen to them, and amplify their great work!

Tip: Choose ONE “No-School Night” each week and protect it like a staff meeting.Here’s how to make it real, not just “ni...
11/19/2025

Tip: Choose ONE “No-School Night” each week and protect it like a staff meeting.

Here’s how to make it real, not just “nice in theory”:

Pick your night.
Look at your week and choose the night your future-tired self will thank you for.

Tell your people.
“Tuesday is my no-school night. No marking. No emails. I’m off-duty.”
Partner, kids, roommates, even your colleagues, if you want the extra accountability.

Decide what does happen that night.
A walk. A bath. Reading something that has nothing to do with education.
Calling a friend. Going to bed early on purpose, not by accident.

Make it visible.
Put it in your calendar. Sticky note on the fridge. Alarm on your phone:
“No-school night. You matter too.”

You’re not “falling behind” when you rest.
You’re building a version of you who can keep showing up for students without disappearing in the process.

👉 Tell me in the comments:
What night are you claiming as your no-school night this week?

World Kindness Day. In schools, kindness isn’t an extra, it’s necessary. Guided by Drew Dudley’s Day One Leadership valu...
11/13/2025

World Kindness Day. In schools, kindness isn’t an extra, it’s necessary.

Guided by Drew Dudley’s Day One Leadership values, try these everyday moves that make it visible:

Impact: A commitment to creating moments that cause people ot feel they are better off for having interacted with you. What conscious act of kindness can you perform today?

Class: A commitment to treating people and situations better than they deserve to be treated, even when you have every right not to. You can ask yourself, "How can I elevate instead of escalate today?"

Do one act, on purpose, today. Repeat tomorrow. Small and consistent changes the room. 💛

Credit: Drew Dudley, Day One Leadership.

BC educators — let’s reset the room. I’m honoured to be presenting at the Career Education Society of BC’s 48th Annual F...
11/08/2025

BC educators — let’s reset the room.

I’m honoured to be presenting at the Career Education Society of BC’s 48th Annual Fall Conference in Vancouver, Nov 17–18. If you’re attending, join me for:

Reset the Room: Mindfulness Practices for You and Your Students
Mon, Nov 17 • 10:30–11:30 AM at the Westin Bayshore.

We’ll explore simple, inclusive tools—gentle movement, breath, and mindful rhythm—you can use tomorrow to lower stress, support regulation, and bring more calm into your classroom (and your own nervous system). No perfection required; small, brave steps count.

Add it to your schedule + come say hi. 💛

11/05/2025

Beginning again… it’s OK to begin again when we find ourselves not doing the habits we know help us feel amazing. Believe in yourself, know that you can begin again and move yourself forward in the direction you choose. What would you like to begin again? For me, it is my morning movement. Comment below and let me know what you’d like to begin again. Have a spectacular day and remember you’re amazing.

Frustration is a human signal, not a personal failing. On the days the hallway echoes feel loud and your to-do list feel...
11/05/2025

Frustration is a human signal, not a personal failing. On the days the hallway echoes feel loud and your to-do list feels heavier than it should, try this quick reset to protect your energy and the tone of your room.

The 3×30 Reset (90 seconds total):

30 seconds • Notice + soften
Unclench your jaw, drop your tongue from the roof of your mouth, lower your shoulders. Name it (silently): “My body feels tight + rushed.”

30 seconds • Breathe
Inhale 4, hold 4, exhale 6—three rounds. Feel your ribs expand all the way around.

30 seconds • Micro-choice
Choose the lowest-hanging fruit: one tiny action that creates momentum. Examples: sip warm water, tidy one surface, write the top one thing for next block, or take your class to the door and back for a 60-second walk-and-reset.

Bonus boundaries (one small promise to yourself today):
Say no once. Close three open tabs. Protect five quiet minutes after dismissal. B-minus is still a win.

You matter. Progress over perfection. Your nervous system leads the room—give it something steady to follow.

Happy Halloween! 😈👻😺🎃
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! 😈👻😺🎃

This is your gentle nudge. Reinvent Your Well-Being starts Monday, Nov 3 (9 weeks, Nov 3–Jan 3).Here’s what each week ac...
10/31/2025

This is your gentle nudge. Reinvent Your Well-Being starts Monday, Nov 3 (9 weeks, Nov 3–Jan 3).

Here’s what each week actually looks like—simple, doable, teacher-life friendly:
🟩 Monday morning grounding (30 min): land, breathe, set 1–2 small wins
🟩 Wednesday evening deep dive (60 min): coaching, tools, real talk
🟩 Guided workbook: prompts + space to track what’s shifting
🟩 Supportive community: you don’t have to do this alone

Expect better sleep, gentler mornings, steadier days—and a daily rhythm that fuels you (not drains you). No overhauls. Just small, brave steps that stick.

Doors are closing—we start Nov 3. You’re allowed to choose yourself.
DM me with questions or for the link.

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Carman...Life Architect

Carman Murray has many roles: entrepreneur, yoga teacher, healer, teacher, mom, rancher, wife, leader, woman. My why in life is to model for my own children that each one of us has the choice to shine our gifts to the world. My what is working with others and inspiring them to move away from overwhelm, anxiety and stress and move toward ease, thrive and building supportive network of people around them – their tribe. I run my own business where I lead workshops, retreats, yoga classes, dynamic groups and courses.