Contemplative Pedagogies for Transformative Teaching, Learning, and Being

Jing Lin, University of MarylandTom Culham, City University in Canada and Simon Fraser UniversitySachi Edwards, University of Tokyo

• Introduction: Contemplative Pedagogies for Profound Transformation in Teaching, Learning, and Being; Jing Lin, Tom Culham, and Sachi Edwards.Section I. Meditation: Why And How Can It Powerfully Transform Us?Chapter 1. Connecting Meditation, Quantum Physics, And Consciousness: Implication For Higher Education; Jing Lin And Roshan Parikh.Chapter 2. Mindfulness, Meditation, and the Cultivation of Empathy: Contemplation From a 10-Day Meditation Retreat; Ayush C. Pokharel.Section II. Programs Transforming Students Through Contemplative Curricula.Chapter 3. Pedagogical Infusion of the Contemplative: Simon Fraser University's Contemplative Inquiry Master's of Education Program in Canada; Laurie Anderson, Muga Miyakawa, Meena Mangat, Charles Scott, and Heesoon Bai.Chapter 4. Nourishing the Inner Life of the Educator; Robert London.Section III. Mindfulness For Teacher Education And Teacher Professional Development.Chapter 5. From the Instrumental to the Existential: An Experiential Approach to Teaching Mindfulness; Hongyu Wang.Chapter 6. Expanding the Ripples of Peace and Thinking of New Metaphors: Employing Transformational Peace Language Activities in Teacher Education and the Schools; Rebecca L. Oxford and M. Matilde Olivero.Chapter 7. Teaching Compassionately: Teacher Professional Development and Impact; Molly S. Dunn.Section IV. Movements As Meditation: Aikido And Tai Chi, And Labyrinth Walking.Chapter 8. Tai Chi as a Contemplative Practice and Its Impacts in Higher Education; Fan Yang and Jing Lin.Chapter 9. Contemplative Practices: Introducing Tai Chi as a Mindfulness Exercise in School Curriculums; Julie Keddell.Chapter 10. The Labyrinth as Contemplative Pedagogy in Higher Education; Natalie Vinski Ibrahim.Chapter 11. The Way of the Classroom: Aikido as Transformative, Embodied Pedagogy for Self Cultivation; Michael Gordon.Section V. Working With Young Children And Adolescents, And Children On The Streets.Chapter 12. Building a Mindful Classroom: The Quaker School Experiences; Yuyun Peng.Chapter 13. Cultivating Response-Ability Through Contemplative Practices: Philosophical Underpinnings and Pedagogical Applications in a Hong Kong High School; Weili Zhao and Marty Schmidt.Chapter 14. Street Family: A Global Look at Programs for Street Children and Contemplative Approaches for Restorative Justice; Cameron Busacca.Section VI. Cultivating Love And Virtue Ethics.Chapter 15. Application of Meditation in Business Ethics Education: An Action Research; Tom Culham and Neha Shivhare.Chapter 16. Cultivating a Heart Space: The Role of Eros in Facilitating Campus Group Meditation; Keith Brown and John P. Miller.Section VII. Learning And Teaching Contemplatively, Reflectively, And Relationally.Chapter 17. The Classroom as an Interconnected, Living Space: Integrating Reflective, Contemplative Practice Into General Education; Amanda Fiore.Chapter 18. Reflective Journaling as Contemplative Practice: Applications for a Social Justice Educator; Sachi Edwards.Chapter 19. Using Contemplative Practice to Build and Explore Connections to Nature: A Case Study; Jennifer Byrne.About the Contributors.