The Heart Teacher: Recent Episodes
Lauren Gonzalez
Welcome to The Heart Teacher Podcast! It is my belief that great art and learning happen when we open our hearts. By engaging in practices that connect us to our humanness, we overcome our fear of expression and tap into our full potential. Let’s get started!
In this episode, Lauren Gonzalez reflects on one of the most challenging years educators have ever seen. This experience helped her to identify simple qualities that being a Heart Teacher is all about. Tune in to learn what H.E.A.R.T. stands for, and how you can use these tools in your own life, and as a teacher, to take lessons learned from this school year and transform yourself for the next one.
In this episode of The Heart Teacher Podcast, Mrs. Gonzalez sits down with one of her rockstar students, Brooke. Together, they discuss strategies for taking care of ourselves when life gives us lemons, and talk about how critical connections are for our well-being.
In this episode of The Heart Teacher Podcast, Lauren Gonzalez describes how she approaches teaching from the heart with excerpts from Rita Pierson’s renowned Ted Talk, Tara Brach’s spiritual teachings, as well as the “Everyday Art Room” podcast. We’ll take our “masks” off (figuratively speaking of course,) become cheerleaders, and even try a classroom settle-in technique mid-episode. Through her own personal narratives and a defining moment from one of her most influential educators, Lauren shares what she believes to be the keys to not only successful education, but facilitating community and connection.
In this episode, Lauren Gonzalez M.S.Ed., RYT-200 talks about her journey and purpose in becoming The Heart Teacher. Find The Heart Teacher on Instagram: @the_heart_teacher and Twitter: @the_heART_tchr.