Mel Gustray

yoga instructor & meditation guide, high school health/phys ed teacher, teacher of students with disabilities, varsity coach, forever student

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

It always brightens my week witnessing kids stepping out of their comfort zones & supporting each other along the way #SEL #PhysEd

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Roz Thompson from @aaanortheast joined us in drivers ed today to talk about The Blunt Truth: driving under the influence & some softball players joined in yoga this afternoon #goodday

[John Bustin @mrbustin22]

Thanks to @andersonHPE and @WannaTeachPE for this awesome warm up game. First to get 3 cones in their corner is the winner @KCAKentville

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Today we met the stress of midterms with the sound of crystal bowls. A face off we learned to breathe through. #MeditateEveryday #SEL #mindfullness #healthmovesminds

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Girls tennis team winding down the season with a Neptune Scavenger Hunt interacting with @Scarlet_Fliers still on campus & ending with a team pickleball tournament 🏆

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

It’s been a busy start to the school year for everyone, especially fall athletes. @NHSFliersFH slowed things down with a deep stretch & mindfulness practice with me yesterday. Thanks for having me Field Hockey. GL wrapping up the season

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Celebrated our Seniors last night & worked hard for the win. Grateful for our 2 captains & excited to see what’s up ahead for them @Scarlet_Fliers

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Family Beach Yoga & Community Clean Up was such a success. Thanks to @CleanOcean @BGCMonmouth & @Scarlet_Fliers Girl’s Tennis + all the Salted Souls who joined in Bradley Beach this weekend. The 45 participants & 33 giveaways left everyone’s hearts full & our beach a lot cleaner

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

My rainy Saturday started with leading our @Scarlet_Fliers through yoga & breathwork. Being an athlete is what brought me to yoga, but the mental clarity, improved focus & confidence are what made me stay committed to it. #DotheDifficult @TuneSoftball @NeptuneBaseball

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Starting my bday with a beach clean up with the middle & high school softball teams & their families .. about 60 Fliers came out in support of @BradleyBeach_NJ . We ended with a bagel breakfast & confidence building activity @Scarlet_Fliers @_NeptuneHS #bestbirthdaygift

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Upon returning from Spring Break I asked my students to leave an encouraging/ uplifting note to help motivate their classmates to finish out the school year strong. #wegotthis #SEL #MotivationMonday

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Join me this afternoon @SHAPENJ as I present on Connecting with Your Students & Your Self Through SEL

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

@teacher2teacher Students can share their Peaches & Pits of the day/ week with each other.. peaches are the part of fruit everyone enjoys.. what’s going well, what has brought them joy..Pits are the part of the fruit that no one likes much. What’s been challenging you this week? Weighing on you?

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

When you have a difficult, disrespectful, and defiant student, my biggest tip for you… is to have lots of conversations with them when they are not in trouble. These conversations are where you build rapport… and that rapport makes future confrontations less likely.

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

A student today after “Speed Dating” activity-“Ms. G, I’ve never talked to anyone that much before.”
Me- “Well, how do you feel now?”
Student- “My heart is racing. I got out of my comfort zone. I think I’m proud.”
#missionaccomplished school connections matter most

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

As an exit slip on Friday I had my students write a note to my new students. Choose a) what to expect/advice for class b) a motivational quote/lyric or c) something they enjoyed throughout the semester. Peer to peer feedback surpasses anything I can share. #meaningfulSEL

[Mel Gustray @mgustray]

Finished out finals week with a sound bath meditation & envisioning our future success. Hoping my students take these mindful practices with them into their new semester & continue goal setting along the way @_NeptuneHS

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

Building meaningful relationships with your students is an important investment that carries over into so many other aspects of the classroom and throughout the school building.