Cultivating a Contemplative Classroom Climate 52 A. Cultivating Nature Awareness Through Sensory-Based Contemplative Activities 57 60 the Earth’ Meditation ‘Touching 64 Nature Awareness: Literary Resources Cultivating Environmental Awareness and 65 Appreciation of Indigenous Ways of Knowing B. Cultivating Somatic Awareness Through Contemplative Physical Activities 68 69 Smile’ Meditation ‘Inner 70 Meditation ‘Peace’ 73 Awareness of Breathing 74 Pranayama: 9 Breaths 76 Anapanasati: Mindfulness of Breathing C. Cultivating Social, Psychological, and Emotional Awareness Through Active Imagination 76 76 The Wise One Phenomenological / Poetic Awareness of Felt Sense 78 D. Cultivating Awareness and Creativity Through Contemplative Activities 82 82 Contemplation of Space in 10 Directions 84 Contemplative Photography: Clearing Your Mind’s Eye 85 Cultivating Mindful Awareness of Colour 87 Cultivating Awareness of Music: Gesture Drawing and Free Writing 88 Writing as Contemplative Practice 89 Multimodal Exploration of Dreams
Cultivating a Contemplative Classroom Climate 52 A. Cultivating Nature Awareness Through Sensory-Based Contemplative Activities 57 ‘Touching the Earth’ Meditation 60 Nature Awareness: Literary Resources 64 Cultivating Environmental Awareness and Appreciation of Indigenous Ways of Knowing 65 B. Cultivating Somatic Awareness Through Contemplative Physical Activities 68 ‘Inner Smile’ Meditation 69 ‘Peace’ Meditation 70 Awareness of Breathing 73 Pranayama: 9 Breaths 74 Anapanasati: Mindfulness of Breathing 76 C. Cultivating Social, Psychological, and Emotional Awareness Through Active Imagination 76 The Wise One 76 Phenomenological / Poetic Awareness of Felt Sense 78 D. Cultivating Awareness and Creativity Through Contemplative Activities 82 Contemplation of Space in 10 Directions 82 Contemplative Photography: Clearing Your Mind’s Eye 84 Cultivating Mindful Awareness of Colour 85 Cultivating Awareness of Music: Gesture Drawing and Free Writing 87 Writing as Contemplative Practice 88 Multimodal Exploration of Dreams 89
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