Friday only – Keynote Address: Amishi Jha, PhD
Improving Attention and Working Memory with Mindfulness Training,
7:30pm – 9:00pm, Bryn Mawr College, Thomas Great Hall, Bryn Mawr, PA
In this presentation Amishi Jha, University of Miami Associate Professor of
Psychology, will describe a program of research that investigates Concentrative
Mindfulness Training (MT), which involves focusing on a target object while
actively disengaging from internal and external distractions. Her research, which
looks closely at MT among other concentrative-based training programs, shows
significant results across multiple studies and suggests that MT might be a useful
tool for improving attention and working memory in children and adults.
Saturday only - Conference A Day of Mindfulness: Alive and Awake
Conference for Educators, Counselors and Administrators, 9:00am – 4:30pm
Bryn Mawr College, Thomas Great Hall, Bryn Mawr, PA
Includes breakfast and lunch
Plenary Panel
Linda-Susan Beard, PhD, Associate Professor of English, Bryn Mawr College
Gina Biegel, MA, LMFT, Psychotherapist and Founder of Stressed Teens
Robert Roeser, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology and Human
Development, Portland State University
Interest group sessions
Early childhood education; Teaching young children in elementary school;
Teaching children in middle school; Teaching young adults in high
school; Teaching university students; Teaching teachers; Research on
mindfulness; Developing a personal practice, Integrating personal practice
and work, Parenting
Sunday only – A Day of Mindfulness: Alive and Awake
$60 through 2/15, $75 after 2/15
Full-day workshop, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Bryn Mawr College, Thomas Great Hall, Bryn Mawr, PA
Includes breakfast and lunch
Come join us for a day of nourishing silence, mindful awareness practices
and reflection. Develop your capacity to be fully alive – to rest in your present
moment experience with openness and kindness. You will be guided through a
variety of mindful awareness practices including sitting and walking meditation,
mindful eating, and mindful movement. There will be meditations for cultivating
sensory clarity, focus, loving- kindness and compassion. This day is for
beginners as well as those with prior meditation experience.
Facilitators
Irene McHenry, PhD, Executive Director of the Friends Council on Education
Diane Reibel, PhD, Director of The Mindfulness Institute at the Jefferson-
Myrna Brind Center Integrative Medicine and a Research
Associate Professor, Thomas Jefferson University
All Events - Includes Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Friday Keynote Address and Saturday Conference
Saturday Conference and Sunday A Day of Mindfulness: Alive and Awake
Friday Keynote Address and Sunday A Day of Mindfulness: Alive and Awake
$160/$200
$100/$125
$140/$175
$80/$100
Details:
Mindfulness: Foundation for Teaching and Learning is a three-day gathering
for educators, counselors, administrators, and all others interested in the role
of mindfulness in education. Research shows that mindfulness skills enhance
concentration, attention, emotional balance, physical well-being, and openness
to learning. Educational institutions including early childhood centers, public and
private school systems, and national universities have embraced mindfulness as
valuable educational practice. Join educational colleagues to explore the cutting
edge of deep learning.
Sponsors: Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr College Department of Psychology, Association for Conte
mplative Mind in Higher Education, Association for Mindfulness in Education, Chesapeake Courage
Collaborative, Friends Council on Education, Mindfulness in Education Network
Cancellation Policy
We regret that we cannot offer refunds for cancellations after March 2nd. Cancellations
received by email by that date are eligible for a refund minus a processing fee following
the event. Cancellations received after that date are not eligible for any refund. Contact
mindfulnessconference2012@gmail.com if you cancel and do not receive a cancellation
confirmation within a week.
How to cancel
Submit cancellations via email: mindfulnessconference2012@gmail.com
for more information: http://www.mindfuled.org/
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