Teacher Tanya Meyer

About me

Hello there, it's Tanya Meyer, a committed and entrepreneurial English-as-a-foreign-language teacher to adults, operating at the intersection between efficient language learning, awareness-raising, and overall happiness and wellbeing, to help bring clarity, understanding and joy to your English language acquisition and use.

My signature program, Confident English Training, is a blended self-access and live coaching online program designed to help you use English more effectively in real-life situations. It equips you to understand and be understood, and it supports you as you train to become an articulate, fluent and confident user of standard, global English.

Confident English Training brings higher quality and enjoyment to your English development process by offering a holistic approach to language learning, including contemplative practices (mindfulness and meditation) that lead to calmer and more skillful communication.

Qualifications:

- BA in English Language and Literature

- Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), Pass Grade A

- Cambridge Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (DELTA)

- Postgraduate studies in Psychoanalysis

- The Five Mindfulness Trainings (Plum Village, France)

- Seminar: Mindful Teachers, Awakened Schools (Plum Village)

- Inner MBA Conscious Business Program (Sounds True/LinkedIn/Wisdom 2.0)

Highlights:

⭐️ Have worked with thousands of clients and learners across industries in the UK, in Mexico and online

⭐️ Plenary at BBELT 2024 (Best and Brightest English Language Teaching): Total Relaxation: The Importance of Rest for Efficient Processing

⭐️ Speaker at BBELT 2020, Mexico City: Teaching with the 5 Powers

⭐️ Speaker at IATEFL 2017, Glasgow, UK: Becoming Mindful Teachers to Enhance Learning and Improve Performance

⭐️ Speaker at BBELT 2016, Mexico City: Teaching with Joy – 5 Steps to Mindfulness

⭐️ Speaker at BBELT 2015, Mexico City: Happy Teachers will Change the World

⭐️ Speaker at BBELT 2013, Mexico City: Discourse Digested: What is Cohesion and How Does it Work?

What is mindfulness?

It is the practice of being aware of what is happening inside and around you in the present moment. We think we're aware, but much of the time we go through life on autopilot. How can we become proficient at anything if we're not really there?

How do these practices help you with your English?

In today's busy world, taking a few moments to practise mindfulness is a powerful way of supporting whatever you do. On the one hand, you learn to respond to stress and conflict more skillfully, while on the other, you cultivate peace and joy, which help you relax, focus and concentrate better, see things more clearly, and gradually, become more discerning in your day to day life. There is a much better chance of improving your English when you feel relaxed and happy than when you're in a hurry and tense. Mindfulness improves your ability to know what you're doing right, what needs to be done next, when to pause, and what might not be so helpful for your progress.

And because you're practising in English, you're processing language at deeper levels, and not just with the intellect. You're learning to judge less and communicate more authentically, more naturally, and in a more relaxed way.