This paper explores how certain Buddhist-inspired principles such as impermanence of self and com... more This paper explores how certain Buddhist-inspired principles such as impermanence of self and compassion for all (metta) and the practice of mindfulness can contribute to challenging ways in which young men adopt troublesome aspects of systemic patriarchy. It (1) briefly examines the problem of systemic patriarchy in its most dominant forms, neoliberal hegemonic masculinity and right-wing racist authoritarian masculinity; (2) critically discusses examples of mindfulness education and counseling programs for young men that have been severed from their Buddhist origins (McMindfulness) that attempt to challenge young men around patriarchal beliefs and thoughts but end up reproducing neoliberal hegemonic masculinity; (3) briefly considers the problem of McMindfulness and its relation to Buddhism and neoliberal hegemonic and mindful masculinity; and (4) offers Buddhist perspectives as part of a counter-view that may serve within programs as an alternative to current forms of patriarchy w...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) could be effective in engaging children and reducing child... more Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) could be effective in engaging children and reducing childhood obesity risk. The purpose of this study was to test feasibility, fidelity, and potential impact of a pilot MBI in urban school youth. A two-group quasi-experimental study was conducted in a Harlem, New York school. Participants comprised 51 students (ages 9–12, 54% female, 85% African American/Black). The experimental (E) group (n = 26) participated in a nine-session pilot MBI. Sessions were 90 min and offered weekly as part of afterschool programming. Children only attending during the school day comprised the control (C) group (n = 25). Process evaluation (e.g., fidelity, reach) was performed. Interviews with the E group were conducted to determine program acceptability. Mindful eating and resilience measures were collected at baseline and post-intervention. Intervention feasibility was high as the retention rate was 100% and fidelity was good as nine out of ten sessions were impl...
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Chapter in 19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City. Edited by Shirley R.Steinberg and Joe L. Kin... more Chapter in 19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City. Edited by Shirley R.Steinberg and Joe L. Kincheloe. New York: Peter Lang. 2004
As mindfulness becomes more secular and popular, there are more arguments about its purpose and u... more As mindfulness becomes more secular and popular, there are more arguments about its purpose and use value. Because of its disparate uses, many proponents of any one side often talk past each other and miss their mark. This paper employs an integral meta-theory that accounts for subjective, inter-subjective, objective, interobjective, and developmental perspectives on mindfulness. This helps categorize modes of mindfulness in order to clarify their purposes and functions within a society characterized by neoliberal principles and structures. It adopts the standpoint of a prophetic critique similar to those critiques of McMindfulness and insists on the inseparability of both universal self-development and social justice. The approach expands on a taxonomy developed by the socially engaged Buddhist scholar, Bhikkhu Bodhi. The modes of mindfulness are classical, secular therapeutic, secular developmental, secular instrumental, secular interpersonal, and socially transformative mindfulness. It proposes that a prophetic integral mindfulness employs all modes of mindfulness in order to do justice to as many perspectives as possible and thereby contribute to human evolution.
... Click on any of the links below to perform a new search. ERIC #: EJ375757. Title: Saying No t... more ... Click on any of the links below to perform a new search. ERIC #: EJ375757. Title: Saying No to Ron and Nancy: School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in the 1980s. Authors: Forbes, David. Descriptors: Classroom Communication ...
... First ring (monological) 1. Personal 2. Education 3. Social Second ring (dialogical) 4. Socia... more ... First ring (monological) 1. Personal 2. Education 3. Social Second ring (dialogical) 4. Socially conscious counseling 5. Emotional intelligence 6. Critical pedagogy Third ring (contemplative) 7. Transpersonal counseling 8. Holistic education 9. Mindful social action TABLE 1 ...
Mindfulness programs in education proceed with little awareness of the cultural, social, politica... more Mindfulness programs in education proceed with little awareness of the cultural, social, political, and developmental context in which they operate. This chapter first argues that social critique is a valuable practice in its own right and can be useful toward developing more socially just and inclusive mindfulness education programs. It is critical of how mindfulness is practiced in schools to the extent it shares qualities of McMindfulness and reinforces neoliberal ideologies, policies, and practices. Without this critical awareness of contexts, programs tend to promote individualistic solutions to social problems and inequities and thereby serve to maintain the status quo of social injustice. This chapter critically employs concepts from integral meta-theory with an emphasis on cultural meanings, optimal human development, and universal social justice. It describes important realms of everyday life that are ignored by mindfulness education programs. It offers directions toward a critical integral contemplative education that promotes individual, interpersonal, and social development
This paper explores how certain Buddhist-inspired principles such as impermanence of self and com... more This paper explores how certain Buddhist-inspired principles such as impermanence of self and compassion for all (metta) and the practice of mindfulness can contribute to challenging ways in which young men adopt troublesome aspects of systemic patriarchy. It (1) briefly examines the problem of systemic patriarchy in its most dominant forms, neoliberal hegemonic masculinity and right-wing racist authoritarian masculinity; (2) critically discusses examples of mindfulness education and counseling programs for young men that have been severed from their Buddhist origins (McMindfulness) that attempt to challenge young men around patriarchal beliefs and thoughts but end up reproducing neoliberal hegemonic masculinity; (3) briefly considers the problem of McMindfulness and its relation to Buddhism and neoliberal hegemonic and mindful masculinity; and (4) offers Buddhist perspectives as part of a counter-view that may serve within programs as an alternative to current forms of patriarchy w...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) could be effective in engaging children and reducing child... more Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) could be effective in engaging children and reducing childhood obesity risk. The purpose of this study was to test feasibility, fidelity, and potential impact of a pilot MBI in urban school youth. A two-group quasi-experimental study was conducted in a Harlem, New York school. Participants comprised 51 students (ages 9–12, 54% female, 85% African American/Black). The experimental (E) group (n = 26) participated in a nine-session pilot MBI. Sessions were 90 min and offered weekly as part of afterschool programming. Children only attending during the school day comprised the control (C) group (n = 25). Process evaluation (e.g., fidelity, reach) was performed. Interviews with the E group were conducted to determine program acceptability. Mindful eating and resilience measures were collected at baseline and post-intervention. Intervention feasibility was high as the retention rate was 100% and fidelity was good as nine out of ten sessions were impl...
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Chapter in 19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City. Edited by Shirley R.Steinberg and Joe L. Kin... more Chapter in 19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City. Edited by Shirley R.Steinberg and Joe L. Kincheloe. New York: Peter Lang. 2004
As mindfulness becomes more secular and popular, there are more arguments about its purpose and u... more As mindfulness becomes more secular and popular, there are more arguments about its purpose and use value. Because of its disparate uses, many proponents of any one side often talk past each other and miss their mark. This paper employs an integral meta-theory that accounts for subjective, inter-subjective, objective, interobjective, and developmental perspectives on mindfulness. This helps categorize modes of mindfulness in order to clarify their purposes and functions within a society characterized by neoliberal principles and structures. It adopts the standpoint of a prophetic critique similar to those critiques of McMindfulness and insists on the inseparability of both universal self-development and social justice. The approach expands on a taxonomy developed by the socially engaged Buddhist scholar, Bhikkhu Bodhi. The modes of mindfulness are classical, secular therapeutic, secular developmental, secular instrumental, secular interpersonal, and socially transformative mindfulness. It proposes that a prophetic integral mindfulness employs all modes of mindfulness in order to do justice to as many perspectives as possible and thereby contribute to human evolution.
... Click on any of the links below to perform a new search. ERIC #: EJ375757. Title: Saying No t... more ... Click on any of the links below to perform a new search. ERIC #: EJ375757. Title: Saying No to Ron and Nancy: School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in the 1980s. Authors: Forbes, David. Descriptors: Classroom Communication ...
... First ring (monological) 1. Personal 2. Education 3. Social Second ring (dialogical) 4. Socia... more ... First ring (monological) 1. Personal 2. Education 3. Social Second ring (dialogical) 4. Socially conscious counseling 5. Emotional intelligence 6. Critical pedagogy Third ring (contemplative) 7. Transpersonal counseling 8. Holistic education 9. Mindful social action TABLE 1 ...
Mindfulness programs in education proceed with little awareness of the cultural, social, politica... more Mindfulness programs in education proceed with little awareness of the cultural, social, political, and developmental context in which they operate. This chapter first argues that social critique is a valuable practice in its own right and can be useful toward developing more socially just and inclusive mindfulness education programs. It is critical of how mindfulness is practiced in schools to the extent it shares qualities of McMindfulness and reinforces neoliberal ideologies, policies, and practices. Without this critical awareness of contexts, programs tend to promote individualistic solutions to social problems and inequities and thereby serve to maintain the status quo of social injustice. This chapter critically employs concepts from integral meta-theory with an emphasis on cultural meanings, optimal human development, and universal social justice. It describes important realms of everyday life that are ignored by mindfulness education programs. It offers directions toward a critical integral contemplative education that promotes individual, interpersonal, and social development
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