Mindful Alignment

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.

• Introduction: Towards Crafting Architectures to Nurture the Educator’s SoulChapter One: Mindfulness and Mindful Alignment: A Life-Long Professional Learning ProcessChapter Two: Wellbeing as WholenessChapter Three: Positive Relationships Chapter Four: Higher Purpose in Work and Strength-Based LivingChapter Five: Job CraftingChapter Six: Mindful Awareness as a Foundation for FlourishingAppendixReferencesAbout the Authors

What makes this book exceptional is its focus on wholeness and mindful alignment for individual, team, and organizational learning. In enacting this holistic focus, the authors have integrated two additional perspectives—the Intersubjective (how people in groups understand each other) and Interobjective (how people coexist with systems). The inclusion of all four perspectives is essential in mapping out the complete ‘architecture’ of the context in which educators live and work. This book will interest educators at the school system and post-secondary level, as well as parents, who are curious about the evolving educational context and the future role of mindfulness.