Teachers need renewal, just like any profession.  Montessori Teachers require a bit of a different 'up keep' of sorts, and sometimes it's an active choice to maintain our particular level of self-care.  Below is a small list that helps me in my teaching practice. Find an outlet.  For creativity.  For inspiration.  For decompressing.  Being a teacher (any type of teacher!) requires that you leave all of your outside-of-the-classroom baggage at the door.  Able to greet each child- each and every day- with a warm and open heart.   It takes an active plan within each of us to keep that magic going.  Try:   art music volunteering yoga & meditation reading writing dancing hiking cooking sewing/knitting building and tinkering Go to a Montessori Conference or Session.   American Montessori Society , Association Montessori Internationale , North American Montessori Teachers Association .  Or, go visit your tra...