Dan Tricarico
@thezenteacher.bsky.social
I help teachers reduce stress, improve self-care, and avoid burnout.
Teacher 📚/Writer 🖊️
/Speaker 🎤/Photographer 👁️
BOOKS: The Zen Teacher, Sanctuaries, Write Here & Now, Teaching is Being
SPEAKING: The Zen Teacher Retreat
https://a.co/d/fusAG2G
Teacher 📚/Writer 🖊️
/Speaker 🎤/Photographer 👁️
BOOKS: The Zen Teacher, Sanctuaries, Write Here & Now, Teaching is Being
SPEAKING: The Zen Teacher Retreat
https://a.co/d/fusAG2G
What if your most powerful teaching asset wasn’t what you do, but who you are?
Want to be more YOU in the classroom?
Check out my new book.
Link in the bio.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare #teachingisbeing
Want to be more YOU in the classroom?
Check out my new book.
Link in the bio.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare #teachingisbeing
July 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
What if your most powerful teaching asset wasn’t what you do, but who you are?
Want to be more YOU in the classroom?
Check out my new book.
Link in the bio.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare #teachingisbeing
Want to be more YOU in the classroom?
Check out my new book.
Link in the bio.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare #teachingisbeing
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. But when you learn to appreciate yourself, you get more than a week. #zenteacher #teacherwellness #edchat #edusky #selfcare #k12
May 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. But when you learn to appreciate yourself, you get more than a week. #zenteacher #teacherwellness #edchat #edusky #selfcare #k12
Cover reveal: Teaching is Being: Embracing the Educator Within. Hope to have it available in about 60 days. But love this cover! #edusky #edchat #zenteacher #selfcare #teacherwellness #k12
May 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Cover reveal: Teaching is Being: Embracing the Educator Within. Hope to have it available in about 60 days. But love this cover! #edusky #edchat #zenteacher #selfcare #teacherwellness #k12
Finished HAMLET, turned in essays, started movie.
Me: That’s so weird. Because that’s the same look I had when I started reading your essays.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
Me: That’s so weird. Because that’s the same look I had when I started reading your essays.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
March 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Finished HAMLET, turned in essays, started movie.
Me: That’s so weird. Because that’s the same look I had when I started reading your essays.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
Me: That’s so weird. Because that’s the same look I had when I started reading your essays.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
“Simplicity scales. Complexity stalls.”
—Jon Acuff
Simplify to keep things moving and growing.
Complexity will slow you down.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
—Jon Acuff
Simplify to keep things moving and growing.
Complexity will slow you down.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
February 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Simplicity scales. Complexity stalls.”
—Jon Acuff
Simplify to keep things moving and growing.
Complexity will slow you down.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
—Jon Acuff
Simplify to keep things moving and growing.
Complexity will slow you down.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
When you’re teaching the gravedigger scene from HAMLET, it’s important that you have the right materials and supplies. (Is he still looking at me??? #shook)
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
February 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
When you’re teaching the gravedigger scene from HAMLET, it’s important that you have the right materials and supplies. (Is he still looking at me??? #shook)
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
February 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Love. My. School.
(just a post of simple gratitude).
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
(just a post of simple gratitude).
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
January 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Love. My. School.
(just a post of simple gratitude).
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
(just a post of simple gratitude).
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
“To learn, wander. To achieve, focus.”
—James Clear
(One of the best weekly email newsletters going. . .)
—James Clear
(One of the best weekly email newsletters going. . .)
December 19, 2024 at 6:45 PM
“To learn, wander. To achieve, focus.”
—James Clear
(One of the best weekly email newsletters going. . .)
—James Clear
(One of the best weekly email newsletters going. . .)
For a beautiful morning, breakfast at the diner (eggs over medium, crispy hash browns, sourdough toast) and Steve Miller’s, “The Joker” and CCR’s “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” on the diner PA system.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
December 15, 2024 at 3:44 PM
For a beautiful morning, breakfast at the diner (eggs over medium, crispy hash browns, sourdough toast) and Steve Miller’s, “The Joker” and CCR’s “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” on the diner PA system.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
3 deep breaths at lunch, recess, after school, or sitting at a red light on the way home can COMPLETELY reset your nervous system & mood.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
December 12, 2024 at 11:01 PM
3 deep breaths at lunch, recess, after school, or sitting at a red light on the way home can COMPLETELY reset your nervous system & mood.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
December 12, 2024 at 2:11 AM
What’s on your calendar, that’s there out of habit, but that you can take off to create a little more time and space?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
December 7, 2024 at 8:55 PM
What’s on your calendar, that’s there out of habit, but that you can take off to create a little more time and space?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
For an early morning walk at sunrise, eggs, toast, and coffee for breakfast, texting my daughter, and only two big things on my to do list today.
What are you grateful for today?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
What are you grateful for today?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
December 7, 2024 at 4:05 PM
For an early morning walk at sunrise, eggs, toast, and coffee for breakfast, texting my daughter, and only two big things on my to do list today.
What are you grateful for today?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
What are you grateful for today?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
2nd draft done. Now off to my Beta reader for feedback. Really happy with how this one’s shaping up. #zenteacher #edchat #edusky #teacherwellness #selfcare #manifesto
December 3, 2024 at 11:01 PM
2nd draft done. Now off to my Beta reader for feedback. Really happy with how this one’s shaping up. #zenteacher #edchat #edusky #teacherwellness #selfcare #manifesto
Breakfast in a diner is one of (what I call) my “Pamper Triggers.” What can you do today to feel soothed, comfortable, and taken care of?
What are your Pamper Triggers?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
What are your Pamper Triggers?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
December 1, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Breakfast in a diner is one of (what I call) my “Pamper Triggers.” What can you do today to feel soothed, comfortable, and taken care of?
What are your Pamper Triggers?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
What are your Pamper Triggers?
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
November 28, 2024 at 3:57 PM
In the noise of life, silence is a refuge. It’s where clarity blooms, tension eases, and the soul finds balance. Take a moment today to pause, breathe, and reconnect with stillness and silence. #Mindfulness #Stillness #InnerPeace #zenteacher #edusky #edchat #teacherwellness #k12 #selfcare
November 27, 2024 at 5:55 PM
In the noise of life, silence is a refuge. It’s where clarity blooms, tension eases, and the soul finds balance. Take a moment today to pause, breathe, and reconnect with stillness and silence. #Mindfulness #Stillness #InnerPeace #zenteacher #edusky #edchat #teacherwellness #k12 #selfcare
For some easy decluttering to create space, throw 10 things away every day.
At the end of the week, you will have eliminated 70 things.
Give yourself some breathing room.
Fill that space with stuff you want.
Or nothing.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
At the end of the week, you will have eliminated 70 things.
Give yourself some breathing room.
Fill that space with stuff you want.
Or nothing.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
November 27, 2024 at 1:37 PM
For some easy decluttering to create space, throw 10 things away every day.
At the end of the week, you will have eliminated 70 things.
Give yourself some breathing room.
Fill that space with stuff you want.
Or nothing.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
At the end of the week, you will have eliminated 70 things.
Give yourself some breathing room.
Fill that space with stuff you want.
Or nothing.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
When you have to be downtown in the morning, you might as well practice your street photography.
Such a mindful hobby. Teaches you to be in the moment.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare #photography
Such a mindful hobby. Teaches you to be in the moment.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare #photography
November 27, 2024 at 5:07 AM
When you have to be downtown in the morning, you might as well practice your street photography.
Such a mindful hobby. Teaches you to be in the moment.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare #photography
Such a mindful hobby. Teaches you to be in the moment.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare #photography
The breath is the most fundamental unit of existence.
Want to get grounded?
Check in with your breath.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
Want to get grounded?
Check in with your breath.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
November 27, 2024 at 1:24 AM
The breath is the most fundamental unit of existence.
Want to get grounded?
Check in with your breath.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
Want to get grounded?
Check in with your breath.
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
A little something I whipped up for my high school kids on the day before Thanksgiving break because hand turkeys are always fun. But it’s also why they don’t let me near the Art building. #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #edusky #teacherwellness #selfcare
November 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
A little something I whipped up for my high school kids on the day before Thanksgiving break because hand turkeys are always fun. But it’s also why they don’t let me near the Art building. #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #edusky #teacherwellness #selfcare
For my Friday morning bagel and coffee treat on the day before Thanksgiving Break. #zenteacher #edusky #teacherwellness #edchat #selfcare #gratitude
November 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
For my Friday morning bagel and coffee treat on the day before Thanksgiving Break. #zenteacher #edusky #teacherwellness #edchat #selfcare #gratitude
ChatGPT just made me a 6 month marketing plan for my photo side hustle in, oh, I’d say, *looks at watch* about 2 min. If you’re not using ChatGPT as your personal assistant, what is even happening? #zenteacher #photography #edchat #k12 #edusky #teacherwellness #portraits #headshots
November 20, 2024 at 9:06 PM
ChatGPT just made me a 6 month marketing plan for my photo side hustle in, oh, I’d say, *looks at watch* about 2 min. If you’re not using ChatGPT as your personal assistant, what is even happening? #zenteacher #photography #edchat #k12 #edusky #teacherwellness #portraits #headshots
Artsy photo of my campus today (with maybe just a bit of post-production editing).
What an amazing way to stay mindful and in the moment!
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
What an amazing way to stay mindful and in the moment!
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
November 20, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Artsy photo of my campus today (with maybe just a bit of post-production editing).
What an amazing way to stay mindful and in the moment!
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare
What an amazing way to stay mindful and in the moment!
#edusky #zenteacher #edchat #k12 #teacherwellness #selfcare