Aikido as Transformative and Embodied Pedagogy - Teacher as Healer (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)

Drawing on the author's lifelong practice in the non-competitive and defensive Japanese art of Aikido, this book examines education as self-cultivation, from a Japanese philosophy (e.g. Buddhist) perspective. Contemplative practices, such as secular mindfulness meditation, are being increasingly integrated into pedagogical settings to enhance social and emotional learning and well-being and to address stress-induced overwhelm due to increased pressures on the education system and its constituents. The chapters in this book explore the various ways, through the lens of this non-violent relational art of Aikido, that pedagogy is always something being practiced (on the level of psychological, somatic and emotional registers) and thus holding potential for transformation into being more relational, ecological-minded, and reflecting more 'embodied attunement.' Positioning education as a practice, one of self-discovery, the author argues that one can approach personal development as engaging in a spiritual process of integrating mind and body towards full presence of being and existence.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	August 2020
First published:	2019
Authors:	Michael A. Gordon
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-023955-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational psychology Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Teacher training Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-023955-1
Barcode:	9783030239558

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