Bringing Mindfulness into Schools

Ik post de aankondiging van deze workshop/training op mijn site omdat er wellicht lezers zijn die dezelfde interesse hebben als ik. Namelijk de combinatie van jongeren en mindfulnesstraining.
De workshop wordt georganiseerd door de mensen van www.yogatree.nl.



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Yoga Tree presents:
A Training for People Bringing Mindfulness into Schools
with Martina Schneider

September 12-13-14 September 2008
Location at Yogatree
Friday 12th: 11:30- 18:00
Saturday 13th: 9:30-17.00
Sunday 14th: 9:30-17.00

Cost: 235 eu
www.yogatree.nl

The workshop is open to anyone interested in teaching mindfulness in schools. We will engage in the practice of mindfulness and present a sample curriculum for a mindfulness training course targeted toward children and young adults. It can be used as a template for a 5 – 8 week, two to three times per week training, or can be adjusted to accommodate other programs. We will give recommendations for adjusting the curriculum to fit the constraints of particular situations. The workshop will be a combination of Buddhist mindfulness meditation, interactive exercises, and lecture.

The workshop will be held in English.

Topics include:
• Practice of Buddhist mindfulness meditation for the workshop participants
• Importance of embodying mindfulness
• Working with children from diverse social, economic and racial backgrounds
• Teaching mindfulness to children in challenging situations
• Getting and keeping children interested and engaged
• Working with classroom teachers
• Involving parents in supporting student’s use of mindfulness

Presenter:
Originally from Germany, Martina Schneider lives in Berkeley, California. Martina has been a student of Buddhist mindfulness meditation practice since 1996. She has done long-term intensive meditation practice and was ordained as a Buddhist nun in Burma. Martina has worked in a soup kitchen and served as part of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, California. At the present time, she is studying psychology and teaches mindfulness to children in elementary schools. She is currently in teacher training at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, California with Jack Kornfield.

Website References: www.parkdayschool.org
For questions email: ikatizasatya [at] gmail.com;
Registration: marietta [at] yogatree.nl