Tuning In : Mindfulness in Teaching and Learning

A resource from the Friends Council on Education for reflective teaching methodology is catching the attention of educators across the country. The essays in this collection demonstrate that contemplative methods can be used with any curriculum content to support development for self-understanding, empathy, emotional intelligence and social skills. Essays contributed by teachers for teachers show children, teenagers and teachers using pebbles, mandalas, literature, beanie babies, yoga, journals, homework, artwork to strengthen the core skills underlying all learning: concentration, observation, relaxation, and open, receptive awareness with a positive, curious attitude. The 144-page book is valued by leaders in the field of mindfulness meditation, including Thich Nhat Hanh, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Shinzen Young, and Mary Rose O?Reilley: ?There can be no more important education for children in the 21st century than learning to be the master of one?s own mind. I am delighted that the contributors to this book have come out to share how mindfulness and concentration can be a pleasure to learn, as well as to teach,? Thich Nhat Hanh commented.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0982403003
• ISBN13: 9780982403006
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Friends Council on Education
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"