Episode 23: Finding Zen in Your Classroom - Here’s How! | Dan Tricarico

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This one is for all my teachers out there! Dan Tricarico, CEO of The Zen Professional, teaches people how to maximize their performance without sacrificing themselves!! As a national speaker, author of two top stress management books, and creator of The Zen Professional 5-Step Blueprint for stress reduction, Tricarico now shares his expertise and insight by showing harried professionals how to thrive both inside and outside the workplace. He has been featured in Fast Company Magazine, EduTopia, California Educator, and Teacher2Teacher, as well as having guested on many business and educational podcasts.

Today he is sharing exactly what a zen teacher is, and how he became one, his 5-step Blueprint for stress reduction, and what his plans are in the future!

Dan was becoming stressed as a high-school teacher. As much as he loved his job, there were the typical stressors of too many kids in the classroom, underpaid, disrespect, etc. So he started blogging under the name “Zen Teacher” because, as he said, “he looking for a way to chill out and just make it work.” 

He recalled times in his acting classes that the teachers would talk about mindfulness, and breathing exercises, and relaxation, and being in the moment, and thought, “Well that’s really what teachers need.” This helped him to start using these techniques to focus on what was really important in the moment while teaching. Which was focusing on just making his students better, and blocking out all the politics and bureaucracy. Eventually, he turned his blog into a book and was able to go around the country and share that approach with other teachers. As he said,  “To me, the only thing better than helping my students is helping other teachers, and hopefully helping their students.” 

 He now also teaches corporate businesses how to maximize their performance without sacrificing themselves - very important especially in our stressed-out culture!

You can find all of Dan's courses at  zenprocourses.com

Buy his book, The Zen Teacher to find your peace and focus! 

You can email Dan at  teachingzen@gmail.com

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