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We offer two weekly drop-in sessions, an innovative eight-week foundation course in
mindfulness and contemplative education, a mindfulness foundation course, and the .b
course of the Mindfulness in Schools project. We also work with academics interested
in exploring the integration of contemplative practices within their teaching. Some
participant comments include:
“It’s helped me focus better on my studies and made me feel more ‘in the zone’.” (Student)
“I think that it’s something that we should build into all lectures.” (Staff)
References
Altobello, R., 2007. Concentration and Contemplation: A Lesson in Learning to Learn.
Journal of Transformative Education. October 01, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 354-371.
Barbezat, D. and Bush, M., 2014. Contemplative practices in higher education : powerful
methods to transform teaching and learning / Daniel P. Barbezat, Mirabai Bush ; foreword
by Parker J. Palmer; afterword by Arthur Zajonc. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley
brand; First edition.
Ergas, O., 2017. The Ethics of the Inner Curriculum. In: Reconstructing Education through
Mindful Attention. Springer, pp. 149-166.
Greeson, J. M., Toohey, M. J. and Pearce, M. J., 2015. An adapted, four-week mind-
body skills group for medical students: reducing stress, increasing mindfulness, and
enhancing self-care. Explore. vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 186-6.
Rose, E., 2013. On reflection: An essay on technology, education, and the status of thought
in the twenty-first century. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press Inc.
Zajonc, A., 2009. Meditation as contemplative inquiry: when knowing becomes love.Great
Barrington, Mass.: Lindisfarne Books.
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Celebrating 25 years of SHED