Teaching Mindfulness

Teaching Mindfulness

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Overview*Introduction " THE BUDDHA"- David Grubin*Using Film as an Eduaction al Resources-Mirabai Buch*Teaching about the buddha& Buddhism- Peter Brown*Teaching Mindfulness-Dr Amy saltzman*Q& A

Peter Brown Comparative World Religions Teacher

Peter Brown Comparative World Religions Teacher Teaching about the Buddha & Buddhism

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Three purposeswhat is freedom? what is human nature? what is sacred?Course outlineTeaching Buddhism1. Visitation- Buddha center2.Essentiel question Freedom3.Daily mindfulness activities: the training4.Life of the Buddha: find meaning in myth5.Reflective writing: discovering your own truth6.The noble eight-fold path: the fist of right speech

Visitation- Buddha center

Essentiel question Freedom

What is freedom

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Daily mindfulness activities: the training

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At school

At school

Life of the Buddha: find meaning in myth

Reflective writing: discovering your own truth

The truth of dukka(suffering) Is it the truth for you?

The cause of dukka:tanha Is it true for you?

The trath of cessation of Dukka: happiness Is this true for you?

Methaphor of a "path"

Right view

Right intention

Right speech

speech should be helpful, kind, truthful and timely

Right action

Right livehood

Right effort

Right mindfulness

Right meditation

Teaching Mindfulness

Amy Saltzman

Amy Saltzman

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Mindfulness is paying attention to your life here and now with kindness and curiosity. It allow for choice, to choose how to repond to various situation. Mindfulness is a natural human capacity.

What can we attend to?

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Take a monet and pay attention to our feeling such as emotion, hearing, smelling, touching and thoughts. Change your way of thinking, avoid the unkind mind judgement and compare which is a negative shadow.

Pay attention to:

Pay attention to:

What does this type of attention allow for?

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It allows for choice and how to respond in various situation.

Breathe exercise

Research

Epidemics in our classrooms

Preliminary K-12 Data

Teaching from your experience

Teaching from your own experience

What is mindfulness?

Use "THE BUDDHA" film for introuction

David Grubin filmmaker

David Grubin filmmaker

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David Grubin is an American documentary filmmaker, who has produced and directed numerous films, many of which are best-known from airing on PBS.Born: 1944, Washington, D.C.Spouse: Joan GrubinMovies: The Buddha, Downtown Express, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon David Grubin Productions, Inc.Info@grubin.com www.grubin.com

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Based on Buddha life

25000 years A.C

message passing "A way to deal with suffering"

Meditation "empty the mind"

Find Nirvana

Mirabai Bush Co-Director and senior Fellow Center for Contemplative Mind

Mirabai Bush Co-Director and senior Fellow
Center for Contemplative Mind in society Northampton, Ma

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This film is only to intro

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Using the film "the Buddha" as an Educational Resource

Introduction of Buddhism

History of culture

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It a story of a man who offered his contribution to the evolution of human spirit available to all.

Buddha is teacher

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Like a teacher, he shared the practice and discover in a systematic set of training to develop compassion.

Intoduce the basic practice and meditation

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The Buddha talks help students develop attention skill, social skill and self regulation.