Mindful Alignment - Foundations of Educator Flourishing

This book addresses how educators can develop mindful alignment as a foundation for flourishing in schools. It presents three arts of mindful alignment-well-being as wholeness; positive relationships; and living from strengths, passions, and purposes-that can be applied in educators' work and lives.

List of contents

Introduction: Towards Crafting Architectures to Nurture the Educator's Soul
Chapter One: Mindfulness and Mindful Alignment: A Life-Long Professional Learning Process
Chapter Two: Wellbeing as Wholeness
Chapter Three: Positive Relationships
Chapter Four: Higher Purpose in Work and Strength-Based Living
Chapter Five: Job Crafting
Chapter Six: Mindful Awareness as a Foundation for Flourishing
Appendix
References
About the Authors

About the author

Sabre Cherkowski is associate professor and director of the Centre for Mindful Engagement in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia.Kelly Hanson is doctoral student at the University of British Columbia.Keith Walker is professor of educational leadership in the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Saskatchewan.

Product details

• Authors: Sabre Cherkowski, Sabre Hanson Cherkowski, Kelly Hanson, Keith Walker
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781498570800
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7080-0
• No. of pages: 126
• Series: Mindfulness in Education
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Guides > Health > Relaxation, yoga, meditation, autogenic training; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Mindfulness, HEALTH & FITNESS / General, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, SELF-HELP / Meditations, EDUCATION / Professional Development, Popular psychology, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation, Popular medicine & health, teacher training, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Popular medicine and health, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification