Mind & Life Podcast: Tish Jennings - Contemplative Education

In this episode, Wendy speaks with contemplative educator and researcher Patricia (Tish) Jennings. Tish has been a pioneer in bringing mindfulness and compassion into school settings, with a particular focus on helping teachers. This conversation covers many topics, including:
her experience as an educator and a meditator;
how teacher stress contributes to the classroom environment;
how contemplative practice can help bring awareness to automatic responses, and help shift them;
the process of attunement and our core as social beings;
how teachers can be sensitive to students who have experienced trauma;
problems with the industrialized model of education;
how teachers can be a force for change from the inside;
yoga and body sensation as mindfulness for young children;
somatic awareness and understanding emotions;
and what young people need most right now.
Original release date: September 23, 2022
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