Mindfulness for Young Adults: Tools to Thrive in School and Life

ISBN-13: 9780367615857 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 244 str.

Linda Yaron Weston

Opis

Mindfulness for Young Adults: Tools to Thrive in School and Life is an interactive experience designed to enhance mindful awareness in life and to aid in teaching and learning the principles and practice of mindfulness.

Spis treści

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Module 1: Principles of Mindfulness

1.0 Introduction to Mindfulness

1.1 What is and isn’t Mindfulness?

1.2 Why Mindfulness? The Science and Benefits

1.3 How To: Foundations and Obstacles in Practice

1.4 School and Community Lens: Mindful Learning

Meditation: Anchoring through the Breath

Module 2: Body

2.0 Connection and Relationship to the Body

2.1 Body Scan and Conscious Breathing Techniques

2.2 Standing, Walking, and Mindful Movement Practices

2.3 Principles of Mindful Eating

2.4 School and Community Lens: Healthy Living

Meditation: Body Scan

Module 3: Heart

3.0 Noticing and Processing Emotions

3.1 Causes and Conditions of Peace, Kindness, and Joy

3.2 Working with Difficult Emotions

3.3 Mental Health and Mindfulness

3.4 School and Community Lens: Trauma-Sensitive Instruction

Meditation: RAIN Technique for Working with Emotions

Module 4: Mind

4.0 Working with Thoughts

4.1 Uncertainty and Anxiety

4.2 Resilience

4.3 Identity and Social Consciousness

4.4 School and Community Lens: Stress Resilience

Meditation: Mountain Visualization

Module 5: Mindfulness in Daily Life

5.0 Informal Practice in Daily Life

5.1 Relational Mindfulness and Connection

5.2 Decision Making

5.3 Change, Impermanence, and Grief

5.4 School and Community Lens: Success and Careers

Meditation: Decision Making

Conclusion

Resources

A. Mindfulness Exam

B. Guiding Questions for Complementary Reading

C. Student Panel: Mindfulness in the Classroom

D. Course Design and Pedagogy

E. Resources for Further Study

Index