Leah Obach, Author at KG Education

Cultivating Connection Podcast: Boundaries, Energy & Self-Care with Spencer Cotter

Cultivating Connection podcast, Yoga & Wellness / Leah Obach

Guest: Spencer Cotter –Teacher Mentor Spencer Cotter is an instructional coach and teacher mentor from Michigan. Tune in to this episode as the Kenton girls talk to Spencer about boundaries, energy input and output, and wellness in the teaching profession. Spencer shares her personal story, relatable examples, and simple techniques to help teachers make changes […]

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Cultivating Connection Podcast: Happy Anniversary KG Education!

Cultivating Connection podcast / Leah Obach

In this anniversary episode, Devon and Leah reflect on two years of working with teachers to offer their unique blend of professional learning and wellness. You can find our podcast on Anchor FM, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Why did we start KG Education? Devon: We enjoy working together and have so much fun together. We wanted to create the

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Cheers to 2 Years at KG Education

Professional Learning / Leah Obach

We’re so excited that May marks two years since we created KG Education to offer a unique blend of learning, wellness, and community! Over the last two years, we’ve hosted online and in-person events including a wellness challenge, free community groups for teachers, learning retreats, book club and our online professional learning community, Cultivating Connection.

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Cultivating Connection Podcast: International Teaching & Travel

Cultivating Connection podcast / Leah Obach

Guest: Sarah Harrison Sarah Harrison is a globe-trotting teacher who loves to travel. This Manitoban educator is currently teaching in an international boarding school in England. She recently completed her Master of Education degree. In this episode, we talk about what it’s like to teach (and live) in a boarding school and her recommendations for

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Community Spotlight: Meet Hanna

Community Spotlight, Technology Tools / Leah Obach

Hanna Tolton is a pre-service teacher in the Faculty of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. She’s also from our hometown, making her a fellow Kenton girl. Hanna is a member of our book club who implemented some great ideas in the classroom while reading Social LEADia with us! In her student-teaching placement, Hanna is

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Tech Tidbit: Break Your Email-Checking Habit

Technology Tools / Leah Obach

Tech Tidbit: Turn off your email notifications on your phone to reduce distractions and break your email-checking habit. ✉ We’ve been sharing about habits lately as we prepare to read Atomic Habits for our next book club. I was guilty of mindlessly checking my email on my phone WAY TOO MUCH. I was reading Marie

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Building Better Habits for Health and Happiness

Teacher Inspiration, Yoga & Wellness / Leah Obach

On the anniversary of Leah’s year of daily meditation, yoga, and journaling, the Kenton girls discuss all things habits and routines. In this episode, you’ll learn more about developing new habits, tools and strategies for habit-tracking, and the girls’ best tips for success. Devon and Leah also share their favourite books on habits and routines

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Support Your Wellness with a Good Book: Atomic Habits

Book Review / Leah Obach

I’ve become a bit obsessed with reading personal development books. (Maybe it’s a sign of my age, maybe I just love learning 😉) At the end of September 2020, I downloaded the audiobook Atomic Habits by James Clear. Honestly, I didn’t expect a book about habits to be so interesting. I like personal development books, but

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Countdown to Spring Break 2021

Yoga & Wellness / Leah Obach

Hey teachers, we see you and we know that you’re tired and overdone. So are we. But there’s a sparkle of light at the end of the tunnel–spring break is here and we can all take some time to rest and recharge! We invite you to check out our countdown to spring break for some

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Celebrating a 1 Year Commitment to Daily Wellness

Yoga & Wellness / Leah Obach

I’m celebrating the milestone of a 1 year streak of daily wellness practices! 🎉 March 15, 2020 was the beginning of a shift.  That day, I went from *sometimes* getting up to exercise to a DAILY wellness practice of yoga, meditation and journaling. It started when COVID cancelled my commute to all the schools I usually work in. This change

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