Contemplative Practices for Self-Care with JMU professor Dr. Ed Brantmeier
Presented on: Thursday, April 16th at 9:00 AM EDT
Resources
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The Tree of Contemplative Practices
The Tree illustrates some of the contemplative practices currently in use in secular organizational and academic settings. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list. Below the Tree you will find links to descriptions of many of these practices as well as a more in-depth description of the Tree and image files for downloading.
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APA Article
"Finding the Peace Within Us" by Bridget Murray
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Article from Psychology Today
Mindful Meditation is a Type of Meditation.
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Watch the recording of this webinar: https://bit.ly/3coqm8t How do we take care of our inner life during times of extreme change? Join fellow JMU alumni to engage in self-care through exploring contemplative practices. Mindfulness meditation/quiet centering practice, metta (loving kindness) meditation, and compassionate listening will be explored. Research on contemplative practices suggests that they can help to foster focus, self-regulation, insight, empathy, and an interpersonal connection to others. Contemplative Practices are things we do each day that center us: fishing, walking in a forest, sitting by a tree, connecting with others via deep listening, and/ or prayer. This session will be led by JMU faculty member, Dr. Edward J. Brantmeier, Assistant Director of Scholarship Programs for the Center for Faculty Innovation and Associate Professor in the Learning, Technology, and Leadership Education Department at James Madison University. He has worked in teacher education and/or educational leadership preparation for more than fifteen years and he has worked with university faculty as an educational developer for the past seven years. Ed has taught multicultural education, cross-cultural education, foundations of education, and peace education courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Edward is passionate about transformative education in k-20 contexts that involves: education for sustainability; contemplative practices; inclusion and diversity; peace and justice; course re/design; cultural competence; and critical theoretical approaches.