{"product_id":"mindful-learning-isbn-9781611802429","title":"Mindful Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe most complete and readable mindfulness primer for educators and anyone who works with high school kids and young adults.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Mindfulness-based  stress reduction (MBSR), as pioneered by Jon Kabat-Zinn and others, is  now being successfully applied in myriad areas of human activity—most  recently, education. It's no surprise that psychologists and educators  have found that mindfulness-based practices improve attention and  performance and reduce stress in the classroom and in other school-based  activities. This book is a thorough yet readable introduction to  mindfulness and its applications and a primer for educators on how it  can be used with students, with numerous practical exercises.\u003cbr\u003e     The authors cover such topics as\u003cbr\u003e   • cultivating resilience and managing stress  \u003cbr\u003e   • emotional development \u003cbr\u003e   • communication and relationships \u003cbr\u003e   • mindful use of technology \u003cbr\u003e   • mindfulness for enhancing creativity \u003cbr\u003e   • mindfulness and sports \u003cbr\u003e   • teaching with attention \u003cbr\u003e   • working with resistance \u003cbr\u003e   • managing personal stress in the classroom \u003cbr\u003e   • and much moreIntroduction: What Is Education? \u003cbr\u003e1. What Is Mindfulness? \u003cbr\u003e2. The Science of Mindfulness \u003cbr\u003e3. Stress, Focus, and Performance \u003cbr\u003e4. Why Attention Matters \u003cbr\u003e5. Applied Mindfulness \u003cbr\u003e6. Sharpening the Tool\u003cbr\u003e7. Learning, Mental Flexibility, and Problem Solving \u003cbr\u003e8. Mindsets and Learning \u003cbr\u003e9. Resilience and Managing Stress \u003cbr\u003e10. Emotional Development \u003cbr\u003e11. Communication and Relationships \u003cbr\u003e12. eMindfulness \u003cbr\u003e13. Enhancing Creativity \u003cbr\u003e14. Movement and Sport \u003cbr\u003e15. Teaching with Attention \u003cbr\u003e16. Working with Resistance \u003cbr\u003e17. Managing Personal Stress in the Classroom \u003cbr\u003e18. Mindfulness beyond the Classroom \u003cbr\u003e19. Organizational Approaches to Mindfulness \u003cbr\u003e20. The Exercises \u003cbr\u003eEndnotes \u003cbr\u003eIndexDR. CRAIG HASSED is an internationally recognized expert in mindfulness  who has presented widely at national and international seminars and  conferences and has published extensively in the areas of mind-body  medicine and mindfulness. He has been instrumental in promoting  mindfulness as a simple, natural, and accessible technique for enhancing wellness, preventing and managing illness, and  improving performance within health, educational and corporate settings.  He is a senior lecturer and mindfulness consultant at Monash  University.  DR. RICHARD CHAMBERS is a clinical psychologist in private practice,  where he specializes in mindfulness-based therapies and runs regular  mindfulness courses. He is also employed as a mindfulness consultant by  Monash University and regularly consults for top-tier law firms and  premier educational institutions. He is actively involved in research, has published a number of peer-reviewed articles,  and has presented at a number of academic conferences. He is also a  developer of Smiling Mind, a free web and iPhone app designed to make  mindfulness accessible to young people.Mindfulness-based techniques for educators, parents, and students","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300513403109,"sku":"NP9781611802429","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611802429.jpg?v=1767732720","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mindful-learning-isbn-9781611802429","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}