In this solo episode, Liz explores the intimate relationship between silence and fire—in nature, in our bodies, and in the classroom. Drawing from her recent experience of wildfire on the Greek island of Chios, she reflects on how silence can both steady us in despair and ignite new ways of listening, sensing, and learning.
With stories, metaphors, and embodied insight, Liz weaves silence not as emptiness, but as presence—an opening for wisdom that may arrive in shapes, colors, or whispers beyond words. Fire becomes both teacher and mirror: showing us the intensity of transformation, the necessity of release, and the spark of our own deeper purpose.
You’ll also be guided through simple embodied practices for adults and children—such as a dialogue walk, a moment of co-regulation, and Hetty King’s child-inspired listening exercise—that bring these insights into daily life and the classroom.
This episode is an invitation to honor both hemispheres of the brain, to welcome the unspoken, and to remember that in silence, we belong to something larger.
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The Embodied Educator Podcast 👩🏻🏫 is hosted by Liz Wientjes. She's been in higher education for over 15 years teaching Communication, assessing, guiding and coaching many international students. To broaden her classroom horizon, over the last three years Liz has also freelanced in Primary Education and high school where she's discovering new teaching qualities and challenges!
This podcast comes from the crossroad with her other passion❤️🔥 embodiment. As a Pilates teacher, a (Flamenco) dancer, young horseback rider and as bodyworker. This blend came to be The Embodied Educator. Brains don't learn. Humans learn. Humans with a nervous system, a heart, a pulse, sensations, and a natural push for aliveness. So why do we create so much learning spaces that don't feed/allow/ackwknowledge that aliveness? Not just for the body but for our whole being?!
That's what this free and made with love and care podcast is about. If you support our mission, a review, likes+starrs+shares and/or a donation help this podcast to grow. Consider paying it forward, any way available for you. Thanks for being part of this Community of Care for Education.
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Some parts are written with help of AI - apologies if there's an inconsistency or inaccuracy - I create this podcast in my spare time and totally out of love for learning, teaching and paying it forward :-)