Make Or Break Classroom Connections with Mirror Neurons
Conscious Living with Irene Alexandra
Release Date: 02/23/2025
Make Or Break Classroom Connections with Mirror Neurons
Conscious Living with Irene Alexandra
Download your FREE Podcast Playbook: (It’s over 45 pages of guided notes, visuals, reflection questions, and more to accompany this episode… and it’s FREE!) As teachers, we talk a lot about creating lifelong learners and shaping future generations—and that’s why we do what we do, right? But here’s the thing: without strong classroom connections, without trust, emotional bonds, consistency, predictability, and the ability to co-regulate and de-escalate, we’re actually working against that goal. Learning simply cannot happen without connection. It’s the foundation of...
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Practical Wellness for Teachers
Conscious Living with Irene Alexandra
Download your FREE Podcast Playbook: (It’s over 45 pages of guided notes, visuals, reflection questions, and more to accompany this episode… and it’s FREE!) For years, I’ve struggled to make mindfulness a consistent part of my daily routine and lifestyle because I could not find strategies that fit my lifestyle and didn’t require adding more tasks to my already jam-packed day. I wanted the growth and benefits that come with mindfulness, and I wanted those around me—especially my students—to benefit from me embodying wellness and mindfulness, but the methods that I saw...
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How Your Teaching Affects Your Students Long-Term
Conscious Living with Irene Alexandra
Have you ever taught the unspoken curriculum? It’s not the lesson plan or the test prep. It’s not their ABC’s, 123’s, or DoReMi’s. It’s in between all of that. It’s the human component to teaching. It’s the deep, lasting impact that your teaching has on your students’ brains, behavior, and future. In this episode, we’ll dive into how your teaching style, discipline approach, and energy shape your students’ long-term growth in ways you might not even realize. Don’t forget to get your free Podcast Playbook to accompany this podcast on my website IreneAlexandra.com. The...
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Master Yourself, Master Your Teaching
Conscious Living with Irene Alexandra
Teaching and working in education is one of the only professions where you must master yourself in order to truly master your teaching and make a lasting, positive impact on your students. In this episode, we’re diving into why, as teachers, you must master yourselves and how that self-mastery impacts yourselves, your teaching, and your students' short-term success as well as long-term well-being. We’ll explore three key steps: Your Inner Work Shapes Your Life (Including How You Teach) – where we’ll explore how mastering yourself directly translates to a happier and healthier...
info_outlineDownload your FREE Podcast Playbook: www.IreneAlexandra.com
(It’s over 45 pages of guided notes, visuals, reflection questions, and more to accompany this episode… and it’s FREE!)
As teachers, we talk a lot about creating lifelong learners and shaping future generations—and that’s why we do what we do, right? But here’s the thing: without strong classroom connections, without trust, emotional bonds, consistency, predictability, and the ability to co-regulate and de-escalate, we’re actually working against that goal. Learning simply cannot happen without connection. It’s the foundation of everything. And one of the most powerful tools we have for building those connections is something happening right inside our brains—mirror neurons. They are a key to trust, relationships, and even managing challenging behaviors. But here’s the catch: to use this tool effectively, you need to master yourself—your thoughts, emotions, triggers, and energy. If you’re not grounded and regulated, the signals you’re sending through those mirror neurons might actually make things worse, not better. Today, we’re diving into how understanding the role of mirror neurons can help you build meaningful connections and create an environment where real learning—and lifelong learning—can thrive.
We’ll explore three key ideas:
1. Review Mirror Neurons
2. Build Trust & Emotional Connections
3. Co-Regulate & De-Escalate
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Music Credit (her work is fantastic!): www.youtube.com/@Molly_Anne_Chinner
Remember to be the light that helps others see the light within themselves.