the teacher within – Simona Baciu

Each day you have between 20,000 and 60,000 thoughts.
Most are negative and repetitive.

The Teacher Within shifts your thoughts and your gears towards
positive thinking.

When teachers are healthy, their students have the strongest model for their well-being in the classroom.

As I have used the "The Teacher Within" in my pre-service teaching classes,
I have come to understand in new ways how mindfulness helps my students as they teach in their own classes.

Dr. Sally A. Baas, Ed.D
Concordia University, St. Paul
Professor of Education | Director, Southeast Asian Teacher Program

The Teacher Within

A mindful Journey Towards Well-Being for Teachers in The 21st Century

100 days towards inner harmony

Teaching is a calling. An emotionally rounded, happy teacher makes a strong positive impact on each student in every class.
The book invites you on a journey of 100 days of introspection and self-discovery.
When was the last time you thought of yourself and your own needs? Becoming aware of who you are and spending time for yourself is not selfish.

Designed for the busy teacher

Spending only 5 minutes a day reading The Teacher Within and practicing meditation or reflection you will invite new energy in your life to find the key to be mindful and resilient.

Based on the latest research

in the field of neuroscience, the book incorporates the concept of the Five Core Concerns, developed by two professors from Harvard University, Daniel Shapiro and Roger Fisher in the book entitled Beyond Reason Using Emotions as You Negotiate. The model adapted for The Teacher Within helps the reader discover ways to use their emotions in a helpful manner for a life lived in harmony, with greater awareness.

You may wonder…
Why the glasses?

Many of the techniques we brought together are invisible to most educators.

So the book actually works like putting on a new pair of glasses, Happy Teachers’ Glasses.

Once you put them on, you shift your paradigm towards positive thinking and see opportunities for growth instead of difficulties. You will commit to acts of kindness towards yourself and others.

My lifelong friend Susan and I wrote this book to give every teacher out there a guide to teach with happiness.

The Teacher Within is founded on the ARAT philosophy

from Awareness to Recognition of our thoughts and emotions, to Actions and Transformation

Awareness of yourself

You will experience breath awareness, meditation, and living in the present moment.

Recognize your emotions and thoughts

You will go to a self-analysing process and learn to transform difficult emotions into manageable opportunities generating positive outcome.

Actions

You will learn to go beyond academics towards a creation of a conscious classroom, a class with a heart.

Transformation

You will feel empowered with commitment and motivation and you will teach with kindness and compassion.

“I believe this book dares to improve the human condition.”

Jean Claude M. Abeck,
President and Founder of The Africa Center for
Strategic Progress

Results with The Teacher Within

“Made the knowledge I'd had about mindfulness click, finally. What I found out later was that the framework presented in the book is supported by studies regarding behaviour change.”

December 5, 2018
anonymous,
verified purchase

“I am now going through the exercises, taking them one day at a time and although I am well acquainted with mindfulness and meditation, the way they are outlined in "The Teacher Within" helps me correlate them to my work and I generally feel better. If I had to only take away one thing from the book, it would be the breathing meditations, as they are tailored to address work issues."

September 12, 2018
Mihai Zoican
verified purchase

“As I continue to practice the skills in this powerful book, I find myself less reactive and more responsive in the classroom, and this improvement in my teaching is bringing the best out in my students.”

May 20, 2019
D. Harris
verified purchase

"You're not permitted to shatter any dream they dream. On the contrary. Expand them. You don't know what to teach them: 40 years from now all will be obsolete. And then what's left? This capacity to understand. To grasp, to have intact humanity. To connect to universal humanity. To find the language that enlarges the idea. I go out into the street and smile to the infinite symphony of the human spirit, at the great inventions... and I rejoice to belong, and even more, maybe contribute."

September 2019
Sanda Gabor
English teacher

Praise for The Teacher Within

"Education around mental health and schools is key. Collectively, we need to do our utmost to continue to research and improve our understanding in this area so that our profession can deliver outstanding practice. This I am confident we will all agree on. So, as you prepare to enjoy reading this insightful book, please take a precious moment to always remember to… know yourself, be yourself and look after yourself!”

Colin Bell
CEO,
Council of British International Schools

“This book will be ideal to support teachers, parents, and students in schools that are seeking to find their way forward to improving our educational system around the world. It is a clear, understandable and practical guide to transform our thinking about what is needed at this time if we wish to produce better learning outcomes. Humanizing learning will help create a more just and sustainable society that we say we want. I highly recommend this to all the stakeholders in education.”

Ward Mailliard
Values in World Thought Program
Mount Madonna School

A “must-have” for every teacher, no matter the level. It is beautifully written, clear and approachable, and offers a step-by-step path to gain insight into bringing mindfulness into the classroom. It can transform the teaching experience. Five stars understates its value.

Elizabeth G. Sealey

Team

Simona Baciu

Simona Baciu is an innovative and visionary leader in education. She is a recipient of the British International School Lifetime Award and holder of the Custodian of the Romanian Crown Medal, awarded for her outstanding contribution to education.

Susan Shapiro

Susan Shapiro is an author, motivational speaker, education and training specialist with comprehensive experience in teaching, teacher training, curriculum development and programming

JANE RUE-IONIȚA

Jane Rue-Ioniță is a training editor at The Teacher Within and Happy Teachers for Romania.

Dr. Sally Baas

School Psychologist, Professor, Author President, Tapestry Intergenerational Education Foundation

Sarah How

School Psychologist, International Speaker/Trainer, Children's Author, Relationship Coach

Corina Chiorean

Project Manager at InIm Institute, Office Manager at Transylvania College Foundation

Sabina Pop

Sabina Pop is a trainer and psychologist at Inim Institute.

Sonia Tekereș

Trainer at InIm Institute

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As I have used the "The Teacher Within" in my pre-service teaching classes, I have come to understand in new ways how mindfulness helps my students as they teach in their own classes.