Mariela Silvera has been in the early years sector for over 25 years and is now a certified mindfulness instructor and a certified Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner. In our conversation, she shared her honest experience of burnout and her struggles with mental health and well-being. She began her journey by self-learning meditation from YouTube videos and incorporating it into her daily routine.
Mariela spoke passionately about the importance of integrating well-being into early childhood curriculums as a foundational life skill for young people. Throughout the recording, she provided many practical examples of how we can introduce mindfulness to young children and shared EFT techniques that she uses with them.
Video of Tappy Bear and EFT tapping technique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YP2-ltqBqc
Guest speaker : Mariela Silvera @teacherandwellbeingcoach
(https://www.instagram.com/teacherandwellbeingcoach)
(https://www.youtube.com/@mindfuljourneycoaching)
Host: Dee Suvanmani @teachingjourneypodcast (https://www.instagram.com/teachingjourneypodcast/)
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