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The mindful classroom : constructive conversations on race, identity, and justice / Tru Leverette.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leverette, Tru, author.
- Series:
- Mindfulness in education.
- Mindfulness in education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intercultural communication in education.
- Mindfulness (Psychology).
- Multicultural education.
- Race relations--Study and teaching.
- Race relations.
- Social justice--Study and teaching.
- Social justice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]
- Summary:
- Engaging deliberative pedagogy, identity politics, and social justice, The Mindful Classroom offers mindfulness and movement practices to help facilitators guide difficult conversations. Useful in face-to-face and online classes as well as community-engaged environments, this book guides constructive conversations toward positive social change.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Note
- Introduction
- Engaging Identity
- Notes
- Chapter 1: What We Talk about When We Talk about Race: Encountering Individual Identity, Personal Agency, and Collective Struggle
- The Politics of Identity
- Mindful of Identity
- Bringing Mindful Race Talk into the Classroom
- Let's Talk
- Mindfulness and Movement Practices
- Human Beings
- *Body
- Six Movements of the Spine
- To Practice
- Mind
- Body Scan
- Accommodations
- Spirit
- Finding the Breath
- Belly Breathing
- Three-Part Breathing
- Alternatives
- Constructive Conversation Applications
- Human Beings Doing: Mindfulness in Everyday Life
- Chapter 2: Who and How Will We Be?: Creating Constructive Conversations
- The Role of Deliberative Pedagogy
- The Classroom: Mindful Deliberative Pedagogy
- Attention to the Classroom Space
- Inviting and Welcoming
- Responding to Resistance
- Creating an Anti-racist Classroom
- The Online Classroom
- How to Have Difficult Conversations
- Slow Down
- Allow Discomfort
- Listen Actively
- Be Polite
- Take Turns
- Don't interrupt
- Speak "with" not "to"
- Remember You're Talking with Someone
- Be Compassionate and Empathetic
- Be Courageous
- Question rather than Assume or Accuse
- Prioritize the Process
- Mountain Pose
- Witness: Agent
- To Practice:
- Walking Talks
- Online Alternative: Mindful Seeing
- Counting Breath
- Chapter 3: From Page to Presence: Using Literary Studies to Engage the World
- Mindful of Stories.
- How Will We Be? Literature and the Empathic Imagination
- Untold Stories
- From Page to Presence
- Standing Back Bend
- Metta Meditation
- Expanded Heart Breath
- Chapter 4: Engaging Community
- Mindful of Purpose
- Mindful of Community
- Mindful of Culture
- Mindful of Relationships
- Mindful of Mind
- Tree Pose
- Community-Building Option
- Five-Senses Meditation
- Sharing Light
- Deepening Option
- Chapter 5: The Mindful Classroom: Seeing and Freeing the Whole Student
- Holistic Teaching
- Learning Objectives
- Mindful Syllabus
- Literature and the Empathic Imagination
- Course Description
- Course Goals:
- Texts
- Course Requirements
- Assignments
- Lessons on Love
- In Conversation
- Opening Questions
- Deeping Questions
- Reflecting Questions
- Notes from the Classroom
- Community-based Learning Projects
- Instructions
- Digital Humanities Institute Showcase
- Chapter 6: Student Voices: Reflections from Mindfully Engaged Students
- Not Such a Black-and-White Issue: Race in America
- Crepuscular
- Who Am I? A Second Look
- Reflection
- Where Are We Going? Communities to Come
- Love Like That
- Service
- Growth
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Appendix A
- Navel Gazing
- Self-Awareness to Issue Awareness
- Challenging Racism and Other Forms of Oppression
- Appendix B
- Appendix C.
- Benefits of Asana (Physical Postures)
- Physiological
- Psychological
- Biochemical
- Benefits of Pranayama (Breathing Exercises)
- Benefits of Meditation
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Facilitating Difficult Conversations and Civic Discourse
- Holistic Teaching and Creativity
- Mindfulness
- Self-Care and Somatics
- Social Justice
- Yoga
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-3280-5
- 1-7936-3541-2
- OCLC:
- 1291317138
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