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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Mindfulness practices"”.
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Four investigations of arising phenomena in contemporary work settings: the cases of mindfulness practices and crowdworking online platforms
… First, organizations started to introduce mindfulness practices to their workforce. Rooted in spirituality and formerly used in clinical therapy, mindfulness is applied as a human resource development practice to train employees and managers to cope with the increased work intensification. …
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Black male college students' eudaimonic well-being : a qualitative single-case study exploring self-determination for mindfulness practices.
Studies on mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being's impact on Black male college student success are limited, with much of the current literature on this demographic primarily focusing on its challenges and deficits. Research supports mindfulness as beneficial for Black Americans, rendering it an …
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Mindfulness practices in secondary schools: Exploring teachers’ attitudes, and the barriers and facilitators to achieving teacher buy-in to a whole-school approach
Mindfulness practices are increasingly being introduced into schools as a whole-school approach, with teachers often responsible for implementing the exercises with their students. The aim of this research project was to explore the attitudes secondary teachers hold towards mindfulness practices …
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An Experiential Perspective on the Buddhist Not-Self: Implications for Western Psychology
The Buddhist concept of “mindfulness” has had a large impact on Western psychological interventions over the past 20 years. Several new treatments that draw directly on mindfulness practices have been developed and found to be efficacious (Baer, 2006). The concepts of mindfulness and mindfulness …
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An Experiential Perspective on the Buddhist Not-Self: Implications for Western Psychology
The Buddhist concept of “mindfulness” has had a large impact on Western psychological interventions over the past 20 years. Several new treatments that draw directly on mindfulness practices have been developed and found to be efficacious (Baer, 2006). The concepts of mindfulness and mindfulness …
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Mindfully Impacting Transformation: Mindfulness Strategies for an Adult Leadership Academy in a Low-Income Community
<p>Mindfulness practices, such as meditation, are consistently found to help participants reduce stress. An important exception may be in the case of poverty-related stress. This study focuses on Cooperative Leadership Academy (CLA) members who participated in a pilot program where community …
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Examining the Conditions for Student Well-Being and Whole Person Health with Mindfulness and Somatic-Based Learning
… purpose of this research was to understand how mindfulness practices and physical activity in the classroom can contribute to the overall well-being and health of students and teachers. Research has shown that these practices increase self-awareness, compassion, introspection, and a reduction in …
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Mindfulness : an autoethnographic teacher research study
This dissertation outlines the emergence of a mindfulness pedagogy based on a mixed methods approach. The study uses both qualitative and quantitative methods, and is informed by autoethnography and teacher research. The data comes from a semester-long study of the writer’s classroom as she …
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Integrating Mindfulness: A qualitative study with therapists practicing mindfulness meditation
Mindfulness-based practices from eastern traditions are increasingly being utilized by western mental health providers. In some cases, these practices are taught directly to clients. In other instances, therapists engage in the practices, which may or may not influence their work as clinicians. …
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Integrating Mindfulness: A qualitative study with therapists practicing mindfulness meditation
Mindfulness-based practices from eastern traditions are increasingly being utilized by western mental health providers. In some cases, these practices are taught directly to clients. In other instances, therapists engage in the practices, which may or may not influence their work as clinicians. …
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Interconnections between Self and Others: Building an Ethical Foundation for a Mindful Model of Spatial Literacy
… ethnographic study exploring embodied mindfulness practices in relation to self and community. I begin by recasting mindfulness (Kabat-Zinn, 2013; Langer, 1989) as literacy (Soloway, 2015) so as to bridge mindfulness studies with contemporary socially situated understandings of literacy …
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What's the Problem: Teacher Stress and Student Behavior
… in the classroom including self-care and mindfulness practices. This research comments on coping strategies and management strategies teachers are using to navigate the impact of their stresses on their students. Teachers can utilize this information to inform their proactive and reactive …
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Dėmesingą įsisąmonimą mokykloje praktikuojančių pradinio mokyklinio amžiaus vaikų vykdomosios funkcijos /
… research that aims to investigate the effects of mindfulness practice on children's executive functions. 23 children, 9 boys and 14 girls, aged 7 to 9 years, participated in the study. The study was conducted by dividing the children into two groups: an experimental group in which the children …
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Learning How to be Still: A Narrative Inquiry.
… and spirit; on exploring and experimenting with Mindfulness and Mindfulness practices; on the reflexive potential of Personal Journaling as a tool for learning, recording and researching; and on the power of narrative and storytelling. The thesis will be of interest to anyone passionate about …
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Multi-dimensional aspects of mindfulness: psychometric evaluation, neurobiological underpinnings, and experiential insights
… aimed to deepen our understanding of mindfulness by exploring a psychometric evaluation of self-report scales, neurobiological underpinnings, and experiential insights in a multidimensional approach. The objective encompassed three specific aims: firstly, to evaluate the psychometric …
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Dėmesingas ryšys su kūnu: kūno pripažinimo, atjautos kūnui ir dėmesingo įsisąmoninimo sąsajos bei kūno skenavimo meditacijos poveikis /
… body appreciation or body compassion, as well as mindfulness, are important for both physical and mental health, and exploring them can contribute to better individual functioning. The present study examined the relationships between body appreciation, body compassion and mindfulness, the …
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A comparison of Aristotelian and Buddhist ethics and the implications for a "moral way" for young people
… meditation and insight, the central role of mindfulness and compassion, I will present the guidelines for a "moral way" for young people. An analysis of the differences between the two ethical systems draws out their different emphases on reason and compassion, and the separateness of self …
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Surviving and Thriving as a Teacher: Exploring the Emotional Management Struggles and Strategies of Teachers
… support systems as well as direct and indirect mindfulness practices. As a result of these findings, there are three key recommendations. First, an understanding of the emotion work often experienced by teachers needs to be integrated into professional development opportunities for prospective, …
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