Sustainability (for your soul!)

Emma Waters

By Emma Waters
Community contribution / June 1, 2015

I have sustainability on my mind at the moment having received a grant for $1000 to bring my veggie garden/sustainability project dreams out of my head and into reality.

Having never grown a vegetable in my life (surely eating loads of them counts?!) I am truly spending this year ...

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By Emma Waters

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Emma is a primary school teacher of 14 years currently working in Byron Bay. She is a mother to daughter Mali, a yoga teacher (jalayoga.com.au), surfer and meditation student. Emma is passionate about healthy living and finding a work-life balance within the teaching profession (which is always a work in progress). She believes in the healing power of nature and the necessity of stillness every day for students and teachers alike. Emma started her blog centredteacher.com & facebook.com/centredteacher in 2014 to provide teachers with resources and tips for calm and clarity in and out of the classroom.

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