Let Go and Rise: A Free Practice to Restore Your Energy as an Educator

🌿 Letting Go of Comparisons

Mindset Shift: Comparison steals joy and creates burnout. Every classroom, student, and teacher journey is unique.
Mindful Practice:

  • Start your day by naming one thing you’re proud of as an educator.

  • Notice when you compare yourself to another teacher or classroom—pause, breathe, and say: “Their path is theirs, and mine is mine.”

🌸 Letting Go of Perfection

Mindset Shift: Perfection is the enemy of progress. Students don’t need perfect teachers—they need present ones.
Mindful Practice:

  • Before class, take three deep breaths and set the intention: “I will show up with love, not perfection.”

  • Embrace mistakes as teachable moments.

🌼 Letting Go of Pressure

Mindset Shift: The weight educators carry often comes from unrealistic expectations—both internal and external.
Mindful Practice:

  • Build mini moments of mindfulness into your day (even 2 minutes between classes).

  • Use this mantra: “I can only give what I have—so I fill my cup first.”

👧🏻Powerful You Student Letting Go Lessons with Free Movement Ideas

Primary K& 1: Lesson L - Loving Logan

Intermediate Grades 2-6: Lesson H - Home Organizer Hal

Teens: Lesson M - Move-On Max

Julie Frizzi