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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.

When things feel off, ground yourself and choose the next doable step.Name it. “This is disappointing.” (Honesty first—n...
10/28/2025

When things feel off, ground yourself and choose the next doable step.

Name it. “This is disappointing.” (Honesty first—no fixing required.)

Regulate. Ten slow breaths, a warm drink, or a two-minute pause with your feet flat on the floor.

Reduce inputs. Try a 30-minute news/social scroll break to protect your focus.

B-minus it. What’s the minimum effective version of today? Choose that—on purpose.

Close with three wins. They can be tiny: you hydrated, you rested your eyes, you sent one message.

You matter. Progress over perfection. Save this for a hard day—and if it helps, share one small win below so another teacher can borrow your light. ✨

Today I’m pausing for the places that quietly change everything: school libraries.They’re where a kid who says “I’m not ...
10/28/2025

Today I’m pausing for the places that quietly change everything: school libraries.

They’re where a kid who says “I’m not a reader” finds the book that lands. Where a student who needs a soft corner gets one. Where questions are welcome, curiosity is fuel, and stories help us tell the truth about who we are and how we want to show up.

I’m grateful for the school librarians who see the lingerers by the same shelf, who hand over just-right reads without a fuss, who teach our kids how to navigate oceans of information with integrity. I’m grateful for the shelves that reflect every family in our communities, and for the tiny moments: scuffed boots, whispered recommendations, a quiet “you’ll like this one”, that turn reading into belonging.

If you’ve had a library moment that stayed with you, I’d love to hear it.
Fill in the blank with me: “Dear School Library, thank you for ______.”

Here’s to the rooms that steady our nervous systems, widen our worlds, and send us back to class a little more grounded, a little braver.

10/27/2025

I see you, I see you doing the hard things. Those day-to-day things that we just do, just because it’s what we do. I wanna say thank you, I wanna say I’m cheering for you, and I want you to know that I’m walking along beside you. Keep being amazing one step at a time. 🫶🏻🤗💓

10/24/2025

So grateful to start my mornings with a sunrise as beautiful as this.

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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.