Waldorf Principle Explored: Inner Work for the Teacher
Daily inner work is required of all Waldorf teachers and is highly suggested for all teachers in general. Inner work is the process strengthening our
“inner forces” so they are strong enough to carry us through the challenges of the day. One popular way to pursue “inner work” is to start the day with a reading, verse or meditation that will help you grow, balance yourself and gain insight. This work will assist you in being the best teacher you can be that day. Inner work is known to reduce stress. And as we have all experienced – stress is one of the worst things we can bring into a classroom.
Research by Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the Technische Universität Dresden
See someone yawn on the subway, and you know there’s a pretty high probability that you’re going to be yawning But new research suggests that there is another contagion out there that you can catch just through simple observation: Stress.
A study from the Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the Technische Universität Dresden found that even being around a stressed person, be it a loved one or a stranger, has the power to make a someone stressed in a physically quantifiable way.
“The fact that we could actually measure this empathic stress in the form of a significant hormone release was astonishing,” said Veronika Engert, one of the study’s authors.
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