Jean Mulloy PhD amp Natalie Keefer PhD Overview Experience mindfulness Health and Wellness benefits Mindfulness in the college curriculum Examples and E xperiences Breathe Psychological Benefits ID: 679605
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Mindfulness in the Modern Classroom
Jean Mulloy Ph.D. & Natalie Keefer Ph.D.Slide2
Overview
Experience mindfulness
Health and Wellness benefits
Mindfulness in the college curriculum
Examples and
E
xperiencesSlide3
BreatheSlide4
Psychological Benefits
Reduced rumination
Stress reduction
Boosts working memory
Increased focus
Less emotional
reactivity
More cognitive flexibilitySlide5
Health Benefits
Increased immune function
Decreased painSlide6
Meditation and Higher Education
Key Research findings-The Center for the Contemplative mind
Shapiro S. Brown, K. and
Astin
, J. 2008
http://www.contemplativemind.org/resources/higher-education/syllabiSlide7
Cognitive and Academic
Performance
Mindfulness meditation may improve ability to maintain preparedness and orient attention
Mindfulness meditation may improve ability to process information quickly and accuratelySlide8
Cognitive and Achievement Performance
Concentration-based meditation, practiced over a long-term, may have a positive impact on academic
achievementSlide9
Development of the Whole Person
Meditation can support development of creativity
Meditation supports and enhances the development of skills needed for interpersonal relationshipsSlide10
Development of the Whole Person
Empathic responses are increased with meditation and mindfulness practices
Meditation may help cultivate self-compassionSlide11
Mindfulness Education: What is it
Pedagogical practices that encourage personal growth and learning through the cultivation of conscious awareness of choice in ethical and relational contexts.
Beneficial for both students and teachers
Instill values such as humility, curiosity, open-mindedness, empathy and caring for others (
Roeser
& Peck, 2009) Slide12
Mindfulness Practices
Weekly in class exercises mindful drawing, listening, yoga or sitting
Log/journal or blog
Active student participation
First person investigations
Experiential learning exercisesSlide13
Mindfulness Practices
Designed
to help students and teachers develop clear, calm, and concentrated states of awareness
Beneficial for academic, athletic and interpersonal focus
Reduces stress and anxietySlide14
Mindfulness PracticesSlide15
Activities: Self-reflection on Global Interdependence
What factors have led to recent struggles in your life?
What factors have led to recent struggles in the world?
What factors impact your struggles and the struggles of others in the world?
What choices do you make that affect the happiness of others in the world? Slide16
Aphorisms or Quotes
We are all connected – what affects one, affects all in the web of life called Earth.
–Chief SeattleSlide17
Activity for Quotes and Moral Storytelling
Sit quietly and relax for one minute
Read aloud, slowly, the entire text, each person reading one or two sentences, then “pass along” the reading to the left to the next reader.
One minute of silence and reflection
Share a word or short phrase in response to the reading—just give voice to the word without explanation or discussion.
One minute of silence and reflection
Share what the passage means to you with your group
Listen attentively without correcting, judging or disputing
One person reads the short passage one last time, followed by another minute of silenceSlide18
Moral Storytelling
The Ant and the Chrysalis
An Ant nimbly running about in the sunshine in search of food came across a Chrysalis that was very near its time of change. The Chrysalis moved its tail, and thus attracted the attention of the Ant, who then saw for the first time that it was alive.
"Poor, pitiable animal!" cried the Ant disdainfully. "What a sad fate is yours! While I can run hither and thither, at my pleasure, and, if I wish, ascend the tallest tree, you lie imprisoned here in your shell, with power only to move a joint or two of your scaly tail."
The Chrysalis heard all this, but did not make any reply. A few days after, when the Ant passed that way again, nothing but the shell remained. Wondering what had become of its contents, he felt himself suddenly shaded and fanned by the gorgeous wings of a beautiful Butterfly.
"Behold in me," said the Butterfly, "your much-pitied friend! Boast now of your powers to run and climb as long as you can get me to listen." So saying, the Butterfly rose in the air, and, borne along and aloft on the summer breeze, was soon lost to the sight of the Ant forever.Slide19
Thank you for your time