In this episode of the Embodied Educator Podcast, Liz invites you on a transformative journey where learning thrives through collective experiences. Recounting a powerful night of musical healing in her Greek village, she illustrates how shared moments of presence, ritual, and resonance can weave a community together.
Discover how these principles apply to the classroom through an inspiring case study of Marcel, an educator who shifted from traditional teaching to fostering a vibrant, connected learning environment. Liz shares practical, heart-centered strategies – from communal breathing to storytelling – that turn classrooms into fertile soil for growth and connection.
Tune in to explore how embracing the collective can revolutionize your teaching and create a more embodied, alive, and responsive learning space.
00:00 Introduction to Embodied Education
01:09 A Story from the Greek Island
02:40 Music as Medicine
04:03 Embodiment in the Classroom
07:33 Case Study: Marcel's Transformation
12:02 Building a Collective Learning Space
16:23 Practical Tips for Educators
24:18 The Importance of Community in Education
27:07 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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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/acknowledge that aliveness? Not just for the body but for our whole being?!
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