Teaching Peace: What September Teaches Us Beyond the Classroom. Why this school year begins with presence, forgiveness, and intuitive leadership.

✨ September Blog for Schools

As the doors of schools open again and classrooms fill with new faces and fresh notebooks, September brings more than just a new academic year. It brings an energy of completion, transformation, and deep sensitivity — both in our children and within ourselves.

In Akara Numerology, September carries a double 9 and a quieted base — an invitation to begin again without carrying everything from the past. There is also a 7 in the heart and in the asset positions, guiding us toward kindness, forgiveness, and inner calm.

💫 What the Energies Say About This School Year:

• Lead with intuition, not only structure. The number 9 governs our subtle body — the energy that senses beyond words. Children this month may feel sensitive, easily overwhelmed, or unsure of how to express themselves. Offer gentle structure, but listen deeper.

• Make space for emotions. The start of a school year is always emotional. With the 7 as the heart number, we’re reminded that what children need most is presence. A moment of eye contact. A pause before correction. A breath before responding.

• Forgiveness will be your greatest tool. With the asset also being a 7, transformed by a 2, there is a longing to belong. If a child acts out, asks for attention, or struggles to connect, meet them with compassion — not discipline. Offer firm yet loving boundaries.

• Zero invites new beginnings. With the base dissolving into a 0, we’re invited to start fresh — truly fresh. Can we meet our students without old stories? Without assumptions? Can we leave behind what no longer works and teach from who we are now?

🕊️ This Month, Teach Peace:

Create moments of stillness in the classroom.
Use breath before instruction.
Let children feel your calm before you teach your content.
Because peace is not just an ideal. It’s a skill. One they learn by feeling it in your presence.

“When the teacher breathes, the classroom breathes.”
— Sat Kirtan

💡 Simple Practices for Educators:

• Start the day with 2 minutes of silence or breathwork

• Let go of one old classroom rule that no longer serves

• Offer one moment of acknowledgment to each child, each day

• Practice forgiving yourself when the day doesn’t go as planned

Get a copy of the book 'Akara Numerology by Nam Hari Kaur Khalsa and learn more about this system, which is so helpful in schools.