"LIFE IS PRECIOUS. LIVE, BREATHE, LOVE, TEACH, AND BE MINDFUL."
~NEILA STEELE
Neila Steele graduated from the University of Windsor in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree which led her to accepting a position working in the orthopedic ward of a private hospital in Detroit, Michigan. She had the opportunity to take time away from nursing to travel and work in Hiroshima, Japan in 1997. Many doors continued to open for Neila which resulted in her finding her place in the international schooling system as a school nurse and ESL teacher. She worked at the Hiroshima International School until 2007 before moving on to fully authorized IB schools in Baku, Azerbaijan, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nanjing, China and currently Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Neila is a certified English language teacher and has additional elementary teaching qualifications through the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. She has been a certified yoga instructor since 2005 having completed an intense teacher training program in Ubud, Bali. Her path in yoga eventually led her to finding and connecting with the art of mindfulness which she now integrates into many aspects of her personal and professional life.
Neila continues to bring mindfulness to the teaching faculty and the students at Gardens Elementary School in Saudi Arabia. Her goal is to continue to share the positive effects of mindfulness through presenting, speaking, and running workshops around the world. Neila and her husband Andy are the hosts of the podcast called 4 X Mindfulness.
Neila is a certified English language teacher and has additional elementary teaching qualifications through the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. She has been a certified yoga instructor since 2005 having completed an intense teacher training program in Ubud, Bali. Her path in yoga eventually led her to finding and connecting with the art of mindfulness which she now integrates into many aspects of her personal and professional life.
Neila continues to bring mindfulness to the teaching faculty and the students at Gardens Elementary School in Saudi Arabia. Her goal is to continue to share the positive effects of mindfulness through presenting, speaking, and running workshops around the world. Neila and her husband Andy are the hosts of the podcast called 4 X Mindfulness.
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"LIFE IS ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO OTHERS AND INSPIRING THEM TO BE THEIR BEST.
~ANDY VASILY
Andy Vasily is a leading educator who has worked at International Baccalaureate schools in 5 different countries over the past 18 years. He completed his teacher training at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada. Andy is currently a pedagogical coordinator at The KAUST School in Saudi Arabia. He is a certified cognitive coach and works closely with teachers helping them to deepen their practice.
Andy previously worked as a Child-Youth Counsellor at a young offender’s facility in Windsor, Ontario and it was through this experience that he first realized the stumbling blocks and injustices that many of these young people faced in their daily experience. As a direct result of seeing a need for change, he pursued a full-time career as an educator.
Wanting to push his own understanding of teaching and learning to a deeper level, Andy made the decision to begin blogging in order to share his teaching practice and connect with other educators and top researchers around the world. The value he saw in this exchange of vision and practical applications led to an enriched professional learning journey that he has shared with practitioners and scholars alike. Andy is an innovator in the area of education and has continued his commitment to student learning by bringing the global community together to create meaningful progress in the way students learn around the globe.
Andy also leads workshops, presents and speaks at conferences around the world and is the host of his own podcast called the Run Your Life podcast series. As well, he presented a TED X talk in 2017 at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. The talk can be found here: Transformative Moments.
Andy previously worked as a Child-Youth Counsellor at a young offender’s facility in Windsor, Ontario and it was through this experience that he first realized the stumbling blocks and injustices that many of these young people faced in their daily experience. As a direct result of seeing a need for change, he pursued a full-time career as an educator.
Wanting to push his own understanding of teaching and learning to a deeper level, Andy made the decision to begin blogging in order to share his teaching practice and connect with other educators and top researchers around the world. The value he saw in this exchange of vision and practical applications led to an enriched professional learning journey that he has shared with practitioners and scholars alike. Andy is an innovator in the area of education and has continued his commitment to student learning by bringing the global community together to create meaningful progress in the way students learn around the globe.
Andy also leads workshops, presents and speaks at conferences around the world and is the host of his own podcast called the Run Your Life podcast series. As well, he presented a TED X talk in 2017 at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. The talk can be found here: Transformative Moments.
