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Date: Thursday, September 24, 2015
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Halifax Campus, Henry Hicks, Lord Dalhousie Room

A recent book title and the cover of Time described mindfulness in terms of a “revolution.”  Mindfulness has much to offer us in becoming more fully human in the classroom and beyond. Yet as many recent presentations portrayed mindfulness akin to a wonder drug that eases stress, insomnia, anxiety and a host of other ailments, its depth has been diminished. "The commercialization of a centuries old Buddhist meditation practice has devolved into slogans that sound as if they were lifted from embroidered wall hangings” (Strozzi-Heckler, 2015).

This session explores how we can incorporate mindfulness into classroom practices while respecting its origins. We will also address how “awareness alone is not enough” (Tejaniya, 2011) and how including compassion as the other wing of mindfulness can help to create the foundation for an exhilarated learning community.

To register for this event visit http://stay.dal.ca/KxRegistration_CLT/Billy_Strean

Biography

Billy Strean is Professor in the Faculty of Physical Education & Recreation at the University of Alberta. In 2008, he received the Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and in 2011, he was selected to join the 3M National Teaching Fellowship. Billy has worked with hundreds of groups across North America to help them to feel great, work great, and be great.