The holidays are almost upon us and with all of the good stuff comes some have-to’s which may cause us anxiety. Have to’s like seeing distant family who trigger us, or cooking for thirty impatient guests. Maybe you have some social anxiety and find...
We keep hearing it, “BREATHE! Just take some time for yourself!” And for some of us that’s not only daunting, but pretty annoying too. We’re trying but… Well, I’m going to be one of those annoying people by firmly letting you know...
Everyone is talking about mindfulness as if it is difficult to learn and separate from our daily life. The truth is that developing a practice isn’t complicated. It’s primarily a way of being – of living each moment, more awake. Mindfulness as a Way of...
RespectEd offered by The Canadian Red Cross has some wonderful tools that you can use to render your school bully free…or at least to proactively work your way toward that goal. Click here to review agreat lesson for teachers to use on building relationships and...
Hello! It’s Jodi, founder of Imperative Education. You know, ever since I can remember I’ve been interested in how people communicate… how relationships are formed. At McGill University, I studied Communications so that I could take this focus from intuition to fact, and from serious interest to passion. I decided to become a teacher, like so many, to make a difference and that initial goal hasn’t paled at all throughout the years