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Insights for a Mindful Approach to Connecting with French
Why speaking more doesn’t mean speaking better
Still a beginner? Fluency is often perceived as the holy grail for language learners. The final destination towards which we are all progressing, whether at a sustainable pace or as an incredible race. No matter the approach, however, frustration often invites past...
A different language, a different you?
Why do you learn languages? Why do you learn languages?Take your time and answer that question with your heart. You would probably agree that a language is more than just vocab and grammar structures. It’s the way the language connects and separates, with its...
When Your French Practice Becomes a Meditation
As an intermediate learner, you may have noticed that learning French has its challenges, especially when we focus on the results. You may know that mindfulness and meditation offers us many tools for a more peaceful, sustainable and pleasant approach to language...
The Healing Power of Learning French
How journaling in English saved me I was a teenager when I grabbed my first empty journal. In an outburst of anger and desperate tears, I opened my drawer and let the words roll out of me, through my pen and onto the paper. Everything that my mouth couldn’t possibly...
Journaling for Language Learning? Oh yes!
Journaling is a wonderful tool to create a deeper connection with the language you are learning, as well as with yourself. Guest post by Maria Ortega Garcia
So, Language Retreats are a Thing?
Today I’ve invited some of my fellow language coaches to tell you more about the Language Retreats they offer. Meet María Ortega Garcia, Embodied Spanish Coach and María Seco from Spanish for El Camino, who collaborated on their latest retreat, guiding their students...
All About Language Retreats
Last summer, in early August, in a little French beach village called Beaulieu-sur-mer (which literally means “beautiful place on the beach”), I hosted my first Mindful French Retreat with my eager and curious participants. But what made 5 people cross the world to...
The Deeper Reason You’re Learning French
Practicing mindfulness helps you connect with the deepest reasons why you learn French. As I keep noticing, most learners identify their motivation for learning French at a superficial level, whether it is extrinsic or intrinsic. For example, you may say you’re...
Comment développer une mentalité de croissance
Quand j’étais petite, on me disait souvent que j’étais intelligente et talentueuse pour les langues. C’est un gentil compliment, n’est-ce pas? Mais si je te disais que ces compliments que l’on fait, avec toutes nos bonnes intentions, sont en fait néfastes (negative)...
L’apprentissage « naturel »: 7 façons d’être inspiré par les enfants.
Cet article participe à l’évènement inter-blogueurs « L’apprentissage (quasi) naturel des langues étrangères », organisé par le blog Le français illustré. As-tu déjà observé la facilité avec laquelle les enfants apprennent à parler une langue? C’est incroyable...
The Mindful French Learner's Guide
Are you tired of the traditional French class? Do you feel disconnected from your French practice? Do you wish you were more discipined? Are you stagnating in a pool of intermediate French soup?
This free Mindful French Learner's Guide will show you the way to a more respectful and meaningful way to acquire French, all while making progress on your path to self-awareness.
You will experience:
* The benefits of journaling in French
* The link between mindfulness and French
* How reading and listening can become natural when you are genuinely interested in the topic.