Mindful Learning: Mindfulness-Based Techniques for Educators and Parents to Help Students
Mar 2015 · Shambhala Publications
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), as pioneered by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others, is now being successfully applied in myriad areas of human activity—and most recently, in education. It’s no surprise that psychologists and educators have found that mindfulness-based practices improve attention and performance and reduce stress in the classroom and in other school-based activities. This practical guide explains mindfulness and its applications and shows educators how it can be used with students.
Topics include
• cultivating resilience and managing stress
• emotional development
• communication and relationships
• mindful use of technology
• mindfulness for enhancing creativity
• mindfulness and sports
• teaching with attention
• working with resistance
• managing personal stress in the classroom
• and much more
This book is essential reading for teachers, counselors, parents of children high-school-age and above, and college and graduate students.
Topics include
• cultivating resilience and managing stress
• emotional development
• communication and relationships
• mindful use of technology
• mindfulness for enhancing creativity
• mindfulness and sports
• teaching with attention
• working with resistance
• managing personal stress in the classroom
• and much more
This book is essential reading for teachers, counselors, parents of children high-school-age and above, and college and graduate students.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), as pioneered by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others, is now being successfully applied in myriad areas of human activity—and most recently, in education. It’s no surprise that psychologists and educators have found that mindfulness-based practices improve attentio...
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About the author
DR. CRAIG HASSED is an internationally recognized expert in mindfulness who has presented widely at national and international seminars and conferences and has published extensively in the areas of mind-body medicine and mindfulness. He has been instrumental in promoting mindfulness as a simple, natural, and accessible technique for enhancing wellness, preventing and managing illness, and improving performance within health, educational and corporate settings. He is a senior lecturer and mindfulness consultant at Monash University. DR. RICHARD CHAMBERS is a clinical psychologist in private practice, where he specializes in mindfulness-based therapies and runs regular mindfulness courses. He is also employed as a mindfulness consultant by Monash University and regularly consults for top-tier law firms and premier educational institutions. He is actively involved in research, has published a number of peer-reviewed articles, and has presented at a number of academic conferences. He is also a developer of Smiling Mind, a free web and iPhone app designed to make mindfulness accessible to young people.
DR. CRAIG HASSED is an internationally recognized expert in mindfulness who has presented widely at national and international seminars and conferences and has published extensively in the areas of mind-body medicine and mindfulness. He has been instrumental in promoting mindfulness as a simple, ...
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