Kelly Hanson is doctoral student at the University of British Columbia.

• ContentsForewordKaren Ragoonaden and Sabre CherkowskiAcknowledgmentsNote from the EditorChapter One: A Mindful Teaching CommunityKelly HansonChapter Two: Foundations of Our MindfulnessKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, andMelissa JohnsonChapter Three: Gathering, Being, and Moving TogetherKelly Hanson, Melissa Johnson, and Shawna DenmanChapter Four: Mindfulness and CreativityKelly Hanson, Jeanne Parker, and Deanne CollinsonChapter Five: Mindfulness and Social JusticeKelly Hanson, Doryan Elliott, and Ryan ScorgieChapter Six: Mindfulness and NatureKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, and Michael RossFinal thoughts: The Ecology of Our StoriesKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, and Lori HazelAbout the Editor and Contributors

A Mindful Teaching Community is an accessible and inspiring contribution to the literature on mindful and relational teaching. Kelly Hanson and her colleagues introduce educators to mindfulness practices and guide them in inquiry through the self-study of teaching practices. Through their stories of experience, they offer teachers practical approaches to being authentically present in classrooms and in professional learning communities.

Kelly Hanson is doctoral student at the University of British Columbia.

• ContentsForewordKaren Ragoonaden and Sabre CherkowskiAcknowledgmentsNote from the EditorChapter One: A Mindful Teaching CommunityKelly HansonChapter Two: Foundations of Our MindfulnessKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, andMelissa JohnsonChapter Three: Gathering, Being, and Moving TogetherKelly Hanson, Melissa Johnson, and Shawna DenmanChapter Four: Mindfulness and CreativityKelly Hanson, Jeanne Parker, and Deanne CollinsonChapter Five: Mindfulness and Social JusticeKelly Hanson, Doryan Elliott, and Ryan ScorgieChapter Six: Mindfulness and NatureKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, and Michael RossFinal thoughts: The Ecology of Our StoriesKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, and Lori HazelAbout the Editor and Contributors

A Mindful Teaching Community is an accessible and inspiring contribution to the literature on mindful and relational teaching. Kelly Hanson and her colleagues introduce educators to mindfulness practices and guide them in inquiry through the self-study of teaching practices. Through their stories of experience, they offer teachers practical approaches to being authentically present in classrooms and in professional learning communities.

Kelly Hanson is doctoral student at the University of British Columbia.

• ContentsForewordKaren Ragoonaden and Sabre CherkowskiAcknowledgmentsNote from the EditorChapter One: A Mindful Teaching CommunityKelly HansonChapter Two: Foundations of Our MindfulnessKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, andMelissa JohnsonChapter Three: Gathering, Being, and Moving TogetherKelly Hanson, Melissa Johnson, and Shawna DenmanChapter Four: Mindfulness and CreativityKelly Hanson, Jeanne Parker, and Deanne CollinsonChapter Five: Mindfulness and Social JusticeKelly Hanson, Doryan Elliott, and Ryan ScorgieChapter Six: Mindfulness and NatureKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, and Michael RossFinal thoughts: The Ecology of Our StoriesKelly Hanson, Clay McLeod, and Lori HazelAbout the Editor and Contributors

A Mindful Teaching Community is an accessible and inspiring contribution to the literature on mindful and relational teaching. Kelly Hanson and her colleagues introduce educators to mindfulness practices and guide them in inquiry through the self-study of teaching practices. Through their stories of experience, they offer teachers practical approaches to being authentically present in classrooms and in professional learning communities.