Teacher Wellbeing

The resources below are designed to support teacher wellbeing. They offer practical tools and exercises to help.

Minding your Wellbeing

A free video series called Minding Your Wellbeing is now available to support mental health and wellbeing.

This programme was created by HSE Health and Wellbeing.

It covers these topics:

  • mindfulness
  • gratitude
  • self-care
  • resilience

Minding your Wellbeing provides simple tools and guidance to develop and maintain a positive attitude.

The programme includes 5 video sessions:

  1. Practicing self-care (video)
  2. Understanding our thoughts (video)
  3. Exploring emotions (video)
  4. Building positive relationships (video)
  5. Improving our resilience (video)

Balancing Stress programme

Balancing Stress is a free programme.

It helps to manage and reduce:

  • stress
  • worry
  • anxiety
  • low mood
  • relationship difficulties.

You can do the programme any time and at your own pace.

Balancing Stress programme

Yoga for beginners

This is a series of 8 yoga videos from HSE health and wellbeing

Yoga for beginners (videos)

Pilates for beginners

This is a series of 8 pilates videos from HSE health and wellbeing.

It will guide you through the movements and practice to help build pilates into your exercise routine.

These videos have been developed for beginners and up.

Pilates for beginners (video)

Minding Yourself series

The Minding Yourself series demonstrates some quick and easy stretches that you can do at your desk, whether at work or home.

Minding Yourself exercises - energising stretch break (video)

Minding Yourself exercises - quick and easy desk stretches (video)

Chair yoga

Chair yoga is now available as part of a free series of exercise videos.

Chair yoga can be a simple exercise addition to your day to support your mental and physical health.

It includes 4 short videos to guide your movement as you sit down and stand beside a chair.

Chair yoga for beginners (video)