Mindful Practice for Social Justice : A Guide for Educators and Professional Learning Communities.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (155 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Meet the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 You are Either Magical, Or You Are Not -- What is Your Power? -- Barriers and Limitations to Power -- Getting Started: Initial Self-Assessment -- 2 Three Domains for Peak Learning Experience -- Overview of Authentic Presence -- Overview of Freedom -- Overview of Emergence -- Becoming Aware of Human Experience -- Implicit Bias Revisited -- 3 Authentic Presence: Personal Awareness and Self-Mastery -- Strategy 1. Contemplation and Meditation -- Strategy 2. Movement and Yoga -- Strategy 3. Identity and Culture Study -- Strategy 4. Acting and Performance -- Assessing for Barriers -- Application to Practice: Planning Tool -- 4 Freedom: Social Awareness and Adaptability -- Strategy 1. Intergroup Dialogue -- Strategy 2. Rituals and Ceremony -- Strategy 3. Balanced Technology -- Strategy 4. Bearing Witness -- Assessing for Barriers -- Application to Practice: Observation Tool -- 5 Emergence: Transpersonal Awareness and Agency -- Strategy 1. Envisioning and Imagination -- Strategy 2. Wisdom Traditions and Philosophy -- Strategy 3. Shared Mindful Inquiry -- Shared Mindful Inquiry Instructions -- Strategy 4. Channeling Energy -- Assessing for Barriers -- Application to Practice: Performance Assessment and Coaching Tool -- 6 The Unicorn Point -- Building a Team -- Afterword.
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