Gifts for Educator Well-being

Constant Love and Learning Support

• Whole-Hearted Group Breathwork: Enjoy a 1-hour transformational meditative session at 2 pm PST/5 pm EST on 12/20 with the intention of Releasing Tension and Reclaiming Joy (or bring your own intention) or pay for a group session to be used any time in 2023... stay tuned for more 2023 offerings too.
• Whole-HeartED Collective - this educator well-being membership doesn't come in a box but certainly brings the gift of restoration, connection, self-compassion, and empowerment - all vital ingredients to help educators prevent or beat burnout and compassion fatigue. Gift yourself or email [email protected] for your gift certificate needs.

Favorite Books of 2022

Links to good ol' fashioned books are down below, and an Audible Membership might be a favorite gift for the educator who loves to devour books and integrate listening to them wherever they go.

• Nothing's Missing: A Year of Reckoning, Release, and Remembering Who I Am by Nicole Lusiani – this memoir resists a life based in "shoulds" and invites you to stand tall in the light that was created just for you, as a means to liberate yourself and those around you

• Heal Your Way Forward: The Co-Conspirator's Guide to an Antiracist Future by myisha t hill - this book for white and white-identifying folks roots antiracist work in intergenerational healing and inspires powerful means to social change

• Hacking Deficit Thinking: 8 Reframes That Will Change The Way You Think About Strength-Based Practices and Equity In Schools by Byron McClure and Kelsie Reed - this book empowers educational professionals to unlearn a focus on what's wrong and reframe thinking to focus on what's strong with students

• Raising Antiracist Children: A Practical Parenting Guide by Britt Hawthorne - this book is helpful for any parent or educator who wants to strategically incorporate tools of inclusivity into everyday life

• Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke - this book is grounded in the most up-to-date neuroscience research and empowers parents, and educators, with a body-based understanding of children's behavior and relational strategies to support development, and advocates for adult self-care as a core piece of the puzzle

Some Other Constant Love and Learning Well-being Faves to Support the Whole Educator

• The Whole Teacher Weekly Wellness Guide from Livable Learning - this book is so aligned with what we teach at Constant Love and Learning, so it can be a great add-on to your well-being toolbox - USE THE CODE loveandlearning20 to get 20% off and free shipping!
• Instant Pot or Air Fryer or a Combo Instant Pot - Air Fryer – since saving educators time is a top gift, these can be game changers. For educators who already have a lot on their plates in the mornings, getting a slow cooker meal off and running before the school day may feel hard, but with an instant pot or air fryer, they can still make a healthy meal with just a few ingredients and very little work after school, in no time at all.
• Book Light with no Blue Light – For any educator who loves to read but needs to protect their sleep, a basic need that can make or break their day, this light can be a game changer.
• Self-Compassion Card Deck – While compassion and empathy from others is always incredibly healing, cultivating self-compassion can be a game changer and an antidote to compassion fatigue and burnout, meaning that this simple card deck can help teachers to easily build more of this medicine into any days, time-crunched or not.
• 30-Second Dance Party Button – Bring the stress-squashing medicine of laughter and movement to your school through some regular, quick dance parties. 
• Mindful Coloring Book – Mindful coloring books aren’t just for kids, and this coloring book especially for teachers is a hit with several educators.
• Journal – For those educators who enjoy writing or can benefit from a place to process whatever’s arising when they take much deserved time and space for themselves, this can provide a venue to get clear on how they feel, what they need, and how to create their best life – professionally and personally – to help them make their mark on the world. It's a great way to cultivate the many benefits of a gratitude practice too!
• Epsom Salt - Even though self-care isn't just bubble baths and massages, there are some great detoxification benefits for your body if you soak your feet or body in Epsom salt. 

Gifts for Children's Social Emotional Learning

• Top Children’s Books for SEL - some fave books to nurture children’s self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, and responsible decision making.
• Kimochis Mixed Bag of Feelings or Characters - the best SEL products on the market!
• Make Social and Emotional Learning Stick by Elizabeth Sautter - this book is filled with so many practical ideas for parents and educators to use with kids