"Slow everything down, slow yourself down": Talking mindfulness with Danny McGee | Advanced English Conversations

Slow down.

Breathe.

Pause.

Reflect.

Create a gap.

React or respond?

What do we do about the teacher's ego? About learners' anxieties? 

Episode 60 of Hear You Go covers a lot of ground as my special guest, Toronto-based English language teacher Danny McGee, joins me to discuss the importance and benefits of mindfulness for both teachers AND learners.

It's tremendously difficult to summarize this exceptional conversation. Truly, it's gonna knock your socks off!

So whether you teach English in a school or you're a freelance English language teacher, whether you study a language independently or in a group, you'll come away from this conversation with a better understanding of how mindfulness can not only help improve your teaching and learning, but also help you as a human being living in a chaotic world. It's something we can and should all try - why not?

What have we got to lose? 

This Advanced English conversation will give you plenty of food for thought, and when you need to learn even more, go follow Danny on Instagram: @mindful_teacherdanny 

Put on your listening ears and take a comfy seat for this listening practice. Danny and I have different English accents for you to analyze, and we use a slew of delightful expressions and vocabulary to keep your advanced English ears piqued.

Oh, and listen up for the part of the conversation where two English language teachers can't find the right word to save their lives :) 

Resources Danny mentions:

Anything by Thich Nhat Hanh.

Mindfulness and Learning: Celebrating the Affective Dimension of Education, by Terry Hyland

Eckhart Tolle

Living in the Moment, Anna Black

The Mindful Way workbook, Teasdale et al.

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