Treating each step as a prayer

Emma Waters

By Emma Waters
Community contribution / July 1, 2015

"As you walk upon the sacred Earth treat each step as a prayer," says Black Elk. This quote came to me in a bar of organic raw chocolate – an Easter present from one of my students (they know me so well!).

The quote is on my prayer table at home so it’s been a few months that I have been contemplating ...

Principal (Level 4) - Northgate State School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland) Brisbane

An exciting leadership opportunity awaits at Northgate State School! We are seeking an enthusiastic and strategic Principal to lead our vibrant school community and s...

Teaching - Secondary / May 18, 2026

Business Manager - New Farm State School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland) Brisbane

New Farm State School is seeking a Business Manager to join the team! Drive school success behind the scenes! Join New Farm State School as a Business Manager and l...

Teaching - Secondary / May 18, 2026

Principal (Level 4) - Grovely State School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland) Brisbane

Step into a leadership role where your passion for education can truly make a difference! Grovely State School is seeking an energetic and forward-thinking Principal t...

Teaching - Secondary / May 18, 2026

By Emma Waters

Community

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.

Similar news

School news / Much loved Watson 'treats each student with the upmost compassion and care' Opinion / It's time to treat teachers as the professionals they once were Opinion / Accepting each moment as it is

Latest comments

Jane Caro is not qualified and has no idea what she is talking about.Nothing new . She knows little about economics ...

— John Connors on ‘Reverse Robin Hood’: Jane Caro Lashes Australia's Unfair School Funding Model

Top events

Opinion / Why more diagnoses won’t fix what’s happening in Australian classrooms

Walk into any school staffroom in Australia and ask what has changed over the past decade and the answer is strikingly consistent.

School news / Canvas breach: Australian schools the likely target of sophisticated phishing scams

In the wake of the Canvas data breach, Australian teachers and school leaders should now brace for an imminent wave of highly targeted phishing scams aimed at their communities, a cyber safety expert has warned.

School news / ‘We took out all the group work’: school’s instructional shift lifts literacy outcomes

Before one small regional Victorian school overhauled its approach to teaching English, there was a lot of ‘busy work’ underway in lessons – but not necessarily much actual learning happening.

School news / Concern grows as Budget targets ‘inappropriate’ disability funding for schools

Described by the Albanese Government as ‘ambitious’ yet grounded in ‘responsible’ economic management, the 2026/27 Budget cracks down on the tax treatment of housing and trusts, and delivers new tax sweeteners to workers – but what’s in it for sch...

School news / Canberra teen accused of planning racist terrorist attack

A teenager has been charged with terror offences over allegations he was planning a terrorist attack motivated by nationalist and racist extremism.

School news / Google’s ‘teacher approved’ badge on kids’ apps is problematic: study

Google is using ‘ambiguity by design’ to conceal the legitimacy of its ‘teacher approved’ apps for children under 13, researchers have discovered.

School news / ‘Extremely difficult’: school principal speaks after stabbing

A school principal stabbed in the neck by a teacher who “mentally snapped” after learning his contract would not be renewed has opened up about his ordeal.

School news / Data breach fears for schools and unis grow after suspected ransom note

Names, email addresses and school locations are believed to have been compromised in a global data breach affecting Australian education providers.

School news / Australian teachers let down by flawed critical thinking capability: instructional coach

Australian teachers have been led astray by a prominent general capability in the national curriculum, which is based on the misguided premise that critical thinking can be taught as an abstract skill, a former teacher turned instructional coach h...

School news / Major cyber attack exposes private details of students and school staff

Personal information of Queensland public school students and teachers has been compromised in a massive global data breach affecting millions.

Comments