This clinician will introduce mindful self-compassion as a tool for teacher wellbeing, emphasizing practical exercises and ways to incorporate it into their teaching lives. He will define self-compassion using research-backed paradigms, clarifying its relationship with mindfulness, and lead a mindful self-compassion exercise demonstration. Additionally, attendees will be guided in designing personalized self-compassion exercises tailored to their professional lives.
Target Audience
All teachers
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Clinician Info
Zack Clark
DePauw University
Zack Clark is a PhD Candidate in music education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Instructor of Music Education at DePauw University. He previously earned degrees in music education from California State University, Bakersfield and San Jose State University and is certified in Mindfulness-Based Wellness and Pedagogy. Originally from California, Zack is a veteran educator with 16 years experience, including 9-years of K-12 classroom experience in California teaching band, choir, jazz band, and strings at the middle-school and high-school levels. He specializes in incorporating contemplative practices into his classroom and has presented research, conference sessions, and workshops on Mindfulness in Music Education in numerous states across the country.