French the natural way: breathe!

Coucou les French learners,

Bonjour le mois d’août, hello August!

This weekend, after a full-on week presenting at Agen Workshop Global Online, I had a wonderful barbecue with my family. I tried something new: les pastèques au barbecue,

[read more…]

abisproduction201 abonnetoi39 active listener94 activelistening78 agen20201 agenonline1 animal194 animal series10 animals97 apprendslefrançais91 boostyourfrench72 breathe17 breathing18 calm6 chef13 comprehensiblefrench241 conference5 confidence92 cook32 Cooking41 cuisine29 demo5 enjoy48 enjoyable39 expirer1 fable59 fables21 fle269 frenchacquisition135 frenchacquisitionforall34 frenchcooking9 frenchlearner58 frenchlearners48 healthytips2 inspirer1 joy27 joyful4 learnertips3 listen283 onlinepresentation2 presentation140 relax48 relaxmax11 respiration10 respirer1 sla123 slowfrench64 stories40 storylistening142 summer28 summer20201 tip4 topchef2

French the natural way: pas de panique ! How to relax in 3 steps

Coucou les French learners,

C’est déjà la fin du mois d’octobre, oh non ! Le temps passe vite ! It is already the end of October, time passes by quickly!

“Time passes by. And each time time passes by, something fades”

[read more…]

abonnetoi39 all saints day3 brain61 breathe17 breathing18 cerveau4 compelling39 compellinginput8 comprehensible100 comprehensible input36 comprehensiblefrench241 comprehension250 culturefrancaise80 dailyfrench190 destress5 effortless9 effortlessly5 fle269 francaisfacile37 francaislangueetrangere56 frenchculture295 frenchpoetry39 frenchstories6 histoires en français12 literature92 littéraire84 november3 novembre2 optimalinput74 personal13 poem71 relax48 relaxmax11 respiration10 richinput154 scripts113 slowfrench64 storyscripts8 stressfree43 subconscious5 toussaint4 victorhugo5 videoscripts82 weekly input15 weeklyvideo17 yoga12

The lion’s breath or how to refocus

Last year when I was teaching Spanish, I became a fan of brain breaks. According to Dr. Lori Desautels: “They refocus our neural circuitry with either stimulating or quieting practices that generate increased activity in the prefrontal cortex, where problem solving and emotional regulation occur.

[read more…]

Adriene3 Adriene Mishler1 body20 brain61 brain break6 break6 breathe17 breathing18 classroom9 comprehensible100 comprehension250 Education20 endofyear1 energy2 engage150 engaged138 engaging10 feelgood30 findwhatfeelsgood3 fool1 fwfg1 homepractice2 input47 keepmotivated173 lion11 motivation201 movement1 refresh1 relax48 release10 reset1 Spanish33 strength5 stressfree43 target language12 tension1 yoga12 yogaevrydamnday2 yogaforstrength4 yogalove5 yogapose2 yogawithadriene5 yogaworks3