Foundations of Mindfulness
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Everyday acts of care and friendship
Practice generating feelings of warmth and goodwill toward family, friends, and classmates while noticing how...
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Ceremonial practices for cultivating goodwill
Design loving-kindness ceremonies that generate positive emotions and strengthen group bonds, participate in structured metta...
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Building resilience through loving-kindness
Investigate how loving-kindness practice affects their emotional well-being and sense of security even during social...
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OM MANI PADME HUM
Analyze the symbolic meaning of each syllable in OM MANI PADME HUM; evaluate how mantra...
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Using the breath as an object of meditation
Implement mindfulness and breathing awareness to develop a calm, focused, and balanced mind. Create and...
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Using listening to solve problems
Execute advanced listening techniques including reflective listening and asking clarifying questions in real classroom conflicts;...
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Listening as a special gift
Execute structured partner listening exercises where one person shares while the other demonstrates complete attention...
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Listening across differences
Generate therapeutic-level listening skills for holding space during difficult conversations; test approaches for listening across...
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Learning to listen with your whole body
Demonstrate good listening by showing quiet body, watching eyes, and still hands during story time;...
