RISE for Educators by Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

An evidence-based program in mindful stress resilience for educators.

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Educators create our shared future. The impact of their work has far-

reaching ramifications for individuals, society, and the planet. And they are facing extreme stress—which directly influences students’ potential for learning and thriving.

Here’s what we know:

46% of educators report stress levels that affect their health, quality of life, and performance.

$2.2 billion annually. Teaching is among the 10 careers with the highest rates of depression.

Turnover costs American schools as much as

58% of educators report that their mental health is “not good” for at least seven days out of each month. Many of the stressors experienced by educators are outside their control. But what they can control is how they respond.

That’s where RISE comes in. Sources: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Federation of Teachers, Health Magazine, Alliance for Excellent Education

RISE is evidence-based. RISE is an evidence-based professional-development

program anchored in the science and practice of mindfulness, yoga, and Positive Psychology. Developed by Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in partnership with school leaders and classroom teachers, the RISE program brings together more than a decade of research in mindfulness, resilience, brain science, and social and emotional intelligence.

RISE delivers life-changing programming to educators and school administrators in K–12 schools, creating a measurable impact for individuals and entire school systems.

RISE is specifically designed to support • Greater clarity and resilience

• Enhanced work/life integration

• Improved social emotional learning • Decreased burnout rates. • Healthier learning climates

“This program has saved me from leaving the teaching profession. We were lost, overwhelmed, unappreciated, hopeless, and had feelings of guilt. This program allowed us to band together and become stronger, giving us a sense of hope for the future.” —Middle school teacher, Herberg Middle School

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Essential Tools for Change RISE provides scientifically validated solutions to create mindful and stress-resilient educators and educational institutions.

Through RISE, long-term,

RISE offers a multifaceted set of

sustainable change in schools occurs at three levels:

learning experiences that transcend traditional professional development.

Personal Transformation

Instruction

Educators’ day-to-day experience becomes more fulfilling as they integrate tools for self-care and navigating stress. RISE produces measurable results in educator wellness, including reduced stress and more positive mood.

Discover a new model that supports both personal well-being and organizational culture. Learn the science behind mindfulness-based practices and the direct impact of stress on health and work life, as well as classroom and school environments.

Professional Transformation

Practice

The workplace environment shifts as educators develop and sustain new, healthy habits— establishing a foundation for cultural change and enhancing students’ social emotional learning.

Experience the immediate impact of stressresilience tools, including breathing and centering exercises, meditations, strengths identification, mindful listening, and movement.

Transformation Throughout Schools and School Systems

Tools for the Long Term

Retention increases as burnout rates decrease, catalyzing new opportunities and new ways of working. District-wide solutions emerge, creating engaged, empowered educators.

Take away an action plan that includes tools for enhancing personal wellness, new approaches that will serve as a foundation of effective teaching and learning, and ideas for cultivating organizational change.

We know that RISE works. “This program was a wonderful reminder of the importance of taking care of yourself and the impact it has on the classroom.” —Anonymous RISE programming was first delivered to schools more than 10 years ago, and has been rigorously evaluated by our research partners. Individuals who experience the RISE training report profound results—increases in resilience, mindfulness, renewed engagement, and positivity. Our research outcomes have been widely published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Contemporary School Psychology and the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Wellness.

RISE mindfulness tools are proven to • Change the brain, making it easier to pay attention, stay calm, and tap into empathy • Improve stress resilience in the moment and over time • Reduce symptoms of secondary trauma • Enable better risk management • Reduce performance anxiety • Build positivity and mental clarity • Support health—mindfulness is linked with a 50% decrease in cold and flu symptoms and a 75% decrease in absenteeism.

Our research shows that RISE participants experience • 32% reduction in perceived stress • 13% increase in mindfulness • 10% increase in empowerment.

The Results • Enhanced classroom organization and atmosphere • Reduced costs associated with stress, burnout, and turnover • Healthier, happier, and more engaged educators • Superior long-term performance for teachers, schools, and districts.

“The RISE program acknowledges and respects the truth that being an educator today is among the most challenging ways to serve one’s community. Our teachers today do more, are accountable for more, and serve society in ways unimaginable 30 or 40 years ago. RISE has given our teachers and their students tools to help center themselves, focus on what really matters, and model caring for themselves and for others. It’s helped our staff to be more mindful, aware, and in tune with their life and work, and that leads to better long-term academic and social-emotional learning outcomes. In an age when schools and educators are taken for granted, even as they are being tasked with solving deep social ills that have plagued our country for generations, we are grateful that Kripalu recognizes and respects that teachers create the future every day, and that the tools to do this work include much more than books, computers, and standardized tests.” —Jason McCandless, Superintendent, Pittsfield (Massachusetts) Public Schools

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RISE can be delivered on-site at Kripalu, at the client site, virtually, or via a combination of all three. Program length typically ranges from one to five days, and can be customized to meet your school’s needs. But RISE isn’t just a one-time program. It’s a transformation, driving lasting change through multiple, self-sustaining solutions.

RISE Facilitators Our expert facilitators bring years of experience in delivering mindfulness programming, and are trained specifically to offer RISE to educators.

Suzanne Duran Crelin has been an educator for more than 25 years, serving as a principal, teacher, and professional developer. Throughout her tenure, she has been an advocate for mindful education, successfully integrating mindfulness and mind-body practices into her classroom and entire school communities. Suzanne is both a coach and a teacher, working with school leaders, faculty, staff, and families to integrate mindfulness, restorative justice practices, and social emotional learning constructs to create systems that support individual and cultural flourishing. Suzanne is also a certified yoga therapist and a longtime practitioner of mind-body approaches. Nick Ricciardi brings to the RISE team more than 15 years of experience in inner-city classrooms, and a deep commitment to health and wellness. Nick is a certified Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 classroom teacher in Connecticut, and most recently served kindergartners in an urban STEMfocused charter school. He knows firsthand the stress that educators face and the risks of burnout. A certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Nick has helped clients ascertain and achieve their goals at health clubs throughout Boston and the greater Hartford area since 1998. He has a strong background in martial arts, with training in bushido jujitsu, judo, aikido, and tai chi, disciplines that help him cultivate strength in body, mind, and spirit.