Mindful Teachers

Reflections on My Mindful Teaching Journey

Roberta Schnorr reflects on integrating her personal mindfulness practice with the unpredictable demands of classroom teaching. She describes how daily meditation, targeted breath and body‑awareness exercises, and intentional self‑inquiry help mitigate reactivity, anxiety, and over‑attachment to outcomes. By tuning into her nervous system, power dynamics, and vulnerability, she cultivates a more authentic, compassionate presence, illustrated through a transformative encounter with a student with autism. The piece underscores mindfulness as a dynamic, reciprocal dance between inner practice and external pedagogy.