--- title: The Shipley School | | Marc Balcer description: Marc Balcer is a Social, Emotional, and Ethical Development (SEED) teacher at The Shipley School. He has received training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Management and Mindful Self-Compassion. Marc enjoyed a 15-year career as an investor and entrepreneur before transitioning to coaching and teaching mindfulness and social emotional learning. As the founder of Center For Self-Care, Marc offers mindfulness and meditation workshops, retreats, and consultations with a special focus on middle age, men, and the workplace. --- - - [![ShipleySchool](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/TheShipleySchool-May-2017/Images/Shipley_Vertical-Logo.png)](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org) [![Schedule a visit.](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/TheShipleySchool-May-2017/Images/Top-Ad-Blog-2016-04.jpg)](https://www.shipleyschool.org/admissions/admissions-events-and-tours) - [Home](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org) - [Request Admissions Information](https://www.shipleyschool.org/request-admissions-information) - [Visit Shipley](https://www.shipleyschool.org/admissions/admissions-events-and-tours) - [Shipley Magazine](https://www.shipleyschool.org/the-shipley-magazine) - [News](https://www.shipleyschool.org/news) ### Featured Posts [![Winning the Homework Battle: 10 Tips for Helping Children with Homework](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/2020-02-06-10-Tips-for-Helping-Your-Child-With-Homework.jpg)](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/10-tips-for-helping-kids-with-homework) #### [Winning the Homework Battle: 10 Tips for Helping Children with Homework](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/10-tips-for-helping-kids-with-homework) [![I Accidentally Misgendered Someone! 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Don’t despair! Shipley SEED teacher and mindfulness coach Marc Balcer is here to help with these five tips to help you make good on your goals for the new year and beyond. [![4 Tips for Starting Your Mindfulness Practice](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/2019-10-03%20Tips%20for%20Starting%20Your%20Mindfulness%20Practice.jpg)](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/4-tips-for-starting-your-mindfulness-practice) [mindfulness](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/topic/mindfulness) [4 Tips for Starting Your Mindfulness Practice](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/4-tips-for-starting-your-mindfulness-practice) We want what’s best for our children—including helping them to thrive and flourish in healthy, self-sustaining ways. One of the best tools with which we can equip kids to do that is mindfulness, and it starts with us as parents and caregivers. 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