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Sourced using additional notes from Erin Sharaf, MA, PA-C

Mindfulness for Educators and students

Emma Olohan

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PART 1:

FINDING STILLNESS

ENHANCING CONCENTRATION

STRESS REDUCTION

PART 2:

IMPROVING COMMUNICATION

PROMOTING POSITIVE

EMOTIONS

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What we do with our mind matters.

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BREATHING PRACTICE

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A particular way of paying attention:

• On purpose

• In the present moment

• Non-judgmentally

*WITH KINDNESS AND CURIOSITY

What is Mindfulness?

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HOW DO WE PRACTICE?MANY WAYS, INCLUDING:

Mindful• Eating

• Walking

• Moving

• Listening

• Breathing

Noticing the relationship between• Thoughts

• Physical Sensations

• Emotions

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Without Mindfulness:

Stimulus Reaction

• Automatic, habitual patterns• Often leads unconsciously to suffering

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WITH MINDFULNESS:

STIMULUS MINDFULNESS RESPONSE

• THERE IS SPACE FOR CONSCIOUS CHOOSING• MORE SKILLFUL RESPONSES• LESS SUFFERING

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Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9-phWL8t08

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What Can Mindfulness Enhance?

• Attention, focus

• Emotional resilience

• Academic performance

• Positive mood

• Compassion, empathy, altruism

• Physical and mental health

• Optimism and kindness

http://www.mindfulschools.org/about-mindfulness/research/

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What Can Mindfulness Decrease?

• Stress

• PTSD

• Negative emotions

• ADHD

• Impulsivity

• Test anxiety

• Depressionhttp://www.mindfulschools.org/about-mindfulness/research/

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Benefits for Teachers!

Decreased Burnout

More satisfied with job

Greater efficacy in the class

More emotionally supportive classrooms

Better classroom organization

Connect better with students

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COMING TO OUR SENSES

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S-STOP

• T-Take a deep Breath

• O-Observe

• P-Proceed, Park

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

1. Participation needs to be a choice.

2. Need to feel safe in order to fully engage.

3. There is no “getting it right,” there’s only engagement in the process.

4. YOUR attitude is crucial and can change everything. (playfulness, curiosity and exploration)

5. Trust the practices to do the work over time.

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MINDFULNESS ACCORDING TO TEACHERS(VIDEO)

https://vimeo.com/86520490

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Mindfulness Skills for:

Improving

Communication

Enhancing Positive

Emotions

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RELEVANCE:

20%: of students have considered suicide

and reported being bullied in UNI/ College / school

45%: of students expressed they were not engaged

did not feel recognised

could not do their best work

5-8X Increase in anxiety and/or depression in college students over past 50 years

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THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS

1 50% … predetermined SETPOINT

2 10%...EXTERNAL CONDITIONS

3 40% …VOLUNTARY ACTION

~WHAT WE DO WITH OUR MIND MATTERS

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Mindfulness in Action (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUJs0fXTWTE

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• It’s not joy that makes us grateful, it’s gratitude that makes us joyful.

• ~Brene Brown

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GRATITUDEWHY: Fewer emotional and physical symptoms Stronger relationships and communities More optimistic More alert, enthusiastic, attentive Promotes altruistic behavior Less importance on material goods Better GPA (possibly…GGSC study in progress)

HOW: Verbal, journal, letters (21 days) Find new things (we adapt) In the moment elicits stronger response than retrospective Share your gratitude Can add gratitude to a negative experience Sandwich your day with gratitude

http://gratitudepower.net/science.htm

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Principles to Guide a Learning Community

1. Show up, choose to be present.

2. Pay attention to what has heart and meaning.

3. Speak the truth without blame or judgment

4. Be open to outcome, not attached to outcome

Angeles Arrien, PhD, The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Path of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary, 1993 Harper, San Francisco

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LOVING-KINDNESS PRACTICE

Mindfulness=Heartfulness

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For more information:

• Center for Mindfulness

• Mindfulness in Education Network

• Mindful Education

• A Still Quiet Place

• Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education

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References:Beauchemin, J. Hutchins, T.L, Patterson, F. (2008). Mindfulness Meditation May Lessen Anxiety, Promote Social Skills, and Improve Academic Performance Among Adolescents With Learning Disabilities. Journal of Evidence-Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, 13(1), 34-35.

Burke, C. (2010). Mindfulness Based Approaches with Children and Adolescents: A Preliminary Review of Current Research in an Emergent Field. Journal of Child Family Studies, 19:2, 133-144.

Carson, J.W, Carson, K.M, Gil, K.M, Baucom, D.H. (2004). Mindfulness-Based Relationship Enhancement. Behavior Therapy, 35, 471-494.

Flook, L. et al. (2010). Effects of Mindful Awareness Practices on Executive Functions in Elementary School Children. Journal of Applied School Psychology,

26:1, 70-95

Flook L, Goldberg SB, Pinger L, Bonus K, Davidson RJ. (2013). Mindfulness for Teachers: A pilot study to assess effects on stress, burnout and teaching efficacy. Mind, Brain and Education. 7(3). doi: 10.1111/mbe.12026.

Jennings, P. A. et al. (2011). Improving Classroom Learning Environments by Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE): Results of Two Pilot Studies. Journal of Classroom Interaction, 46:1, 37-48

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Jennings, P. A. (2012). Building an Evidence Base for Mindfulness in Educational Settings. http://www.mindful.org/mindful-voices/on-education/building-an-evidence-base-for-mindfulness-in-educational-settings

Peters, J.R, Erisman, S.M, Upton, B.T, Baer, R.A, Roemer, L. (2011). A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationships Between Dispositional Mindfulness and Impulsivity. Mindfulness, 2:228-235. doi10.1007/s12671-011-0065-2.

Smith, A. Guzman-Alvarez, A., Westover, T., Keller, S., & Fuller, S. (2012). Mindful Schools Program Evaluation. University of California at Davis: Center for Education and Evaluation Services

Twenge, J., et al., (2010). Birth cohort increases in psychopathology among young Americans, 1938-2007: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of the MMPI. Clinical Psychology Review 30, 145-154

Van de Weijer-Bergsma E, Formsma AR, de Bruin EI, Bögels SM. (2012). The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Behavioral Problems and Attentional Functioning in

Adolescents with ADHD. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21(5):775-787.

Weng, H.Y. et al. (2013). Compassion Training Alters Altruism and Neural Responses to Suffering. Psychological Science, 24(7) 1171-1180.

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THANK

YOU!

Emma Olohan

Twitter:

@emmaolecturer