ACTIVE ATTENTIVENESS: Workshopping Mindful and Responsive Programming NYCMER conference May 21, 2018
AGE GEND NDA Introductions (3 minutes) • How do you decide what to react to? • Definitions of Mindfulness (5 minutes) – How do you decide how to respond? • Our Reaction and Response (5 minutes) – Stumbling Blocks and Implementations (5 minutes) • Workshopping (30 minutes) • Conclusion (10 minutes) •
WEL ELCOME & E & IN INTR TRODUCTIO CTIONS Olivia Buscarino – Manager of School & Family Programs obuscarino@rubinmuseum.org Laura Sloan – Manager of Docent & Access Programs lsloan@rubinmuseum.org Emily Chow Bluck – Coordinator of School & Family Programs ebluck@rubinmuseum.org Liz Titone – Lower School Art Teacher, Shen Gallery Museum Educator and Co-Director, Packer Collegiate Institute lititone@packer.edu
What is Mindfulness?
MINDFULNESS IN BUDDHISM Sati/satipa ṭṭ h ā na in Buddhism ( sati = that which is remembered; upa ṭṭ h ā na = attendance) Sati is the first factor of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment . Satipa ṭṭ h ā na or “correct " or "right" mindfulness is the seventh element of the Noble Eightfold Path . The Foundations of Mindfulness practice (satipa ṭṭ h ā na): • – Contemplation of the body – Contemplation of feeling – Contemplation of consciousness – Contemplation of mind-objects (the dharmas / dhammas)
TRAJECTORY OF BUDDHISM IN THE WEST 1927 1935 1950’s 1951 1958 1959 Beat First English Shunryu Reprint of English Generation. translation of Jack Kerouac Suzuki , a Soto Tibetan Book translation of Buddhism publishes The Tibetan Book Zen monk and of the Dead Herman became a part Dharma Bums . of the Dead teacher, with Hesse’s of American published. arrived in San commentary Siddhartha counter- Francisco and from Carl published. cultural began to teach Jung . English identity. classes about translation of Buddhism. Alexandra David-Néel ’s 1966 1965 My Journey to 1976 Lhasa 1963 1979 published. Thích Nh ấ t Philip Kapleau H ạ nh meets Chögyam published The with Martin Trungpa 1960’s Vietnamese Three Pillars of Jon Kabat-Zinn Rinpoche Luther King, Buddhist Zen and founded the began giving Jr. and urges monk, Thích founded the Stress him to publicly teachings Qu ả ng Đứ c, Rochester Zen Reduction denounce the about burned Center. Clinic, Influx of Vietnam War. Shambhala himself to adapting refugees from Buddhism . death in ritual Buddhist Tibet, protest. mindfulness for Vietnam, 1970’s Jon Kabat- stress Laos, and Sharon Zinn met Philip reduction and Cambodia Salzberg Kapleau and scientific founded the then went on research. Insight American to study with Meditation sympathy for Buddhist Society. the “Tibetan teachers like Cause” grew Thích Nh ấ t as Chinese H ạ nh. rule over Tibet solidified.
MINDFULNESS IN THE WEST, A REINTERPRETATION Mindfulness in a secular context (Psychology, Neuroscience) – Mindfulness is defined as the study and practice of paying attention before judgment. – Nancy Hathaway – "A general application of Mindfulness, on the level of the normal life activities, is of no less importance," The Heart of Buddhist Meditation by Thera Nyanaponika – Jon Kabat-Zinn's Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
MINDFULNESS IN POPULAR CULTURE AND VERNACULAR
REINTERPRETATIONS OF MINDFULNESS IN THE WEST In Mindfulness, a Method to Sharpen Focus and Open Minds • – By Alina Tugend, 2013 – (published in the NYTimes under Business “Shortcuts” and “Your Money”) Which Mindfulness? • – The modern understanding of mindfulness differs significantly from what the term has historically meant in Buddhism – By Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., 2014 “How to be Mindful with your cat ” 11/2/16 • “How to be Mindful at your desk ” 1/25/17 • “How to be Mindful on the Subway” 3/8/17 • “How to be Mindful when you are angry” 4/5/17 • “How to be Mindful while reading” 7/19/17 • “How to be Mindful When Making Art” 9/27/17 • “How to be Mindful in an Argument” 10/4/17 •
REINTERPRETATIONS OF MINDFULNESS IN THE WEST In Mindfulness, a Method to Sharpen Focus and Open Minds • – By Alina Tugend, 2013 – (published in the NYTimes under Business “Shortcuts” and “Your Money”) Which Mindfulness? • – The modern understanding of mindfulness differs significantly from what the term has historically meant in Buddhism – By Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., 2014 “How to be Mindful with your cat ” 11/2/16 • “How to be Mindful at your desk ” 1/25/17 • “How to be Mindful on the Subway” 3/8/17 • “How to be Mindful when you are angry” 4/5/17 • “How to be Mindful while reading” 7/19/17 • “How to be Mindful When Making Art” 9/27/17 • “How to be Mindful in an Argument” 10/4/17 •
REINTERPRETATIONS OF MINDFULNESS IN THE WEST In Mindfulness, a Method to Sharpen Focus and Open Minds • – By Alina Tugend, 2013 – (published in the NYTimes under Business “Shortcuts” and “Your Money”) Which Mindfulness? • – The modern understanding of mindfulness differs significantly from what the term has historically meant in Buddhism – By Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., 2014 “How to be Mindful with your cat ” 11/2/16 • “How to be Mindful at your desk ” 1/25/17 • “How to be Mindful on the Subway” 3/8/17 • “How to be Mindful when you are angry” 4/5/17 • “How to be Mindful while reading” 7/19/17 • “How to be Mindful When Making Art” 9/27/17 • “How to be Mindful in an Argument” 10/4/17 •
REINTERPRETATIONS OF MINDFULNESS IN THE WEST In Mindfulness, a Method to Sharpen Focus and Open Minds • – By Alina Tugend, 2013 – (published in the NYTimes under Business “Shortcuts” and “Your Money”) Which Mindfulness? • – The modern understanding of mindfulness differs significantly from what the term has historically meant in Buddhism – By Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., 2014 “How to be Mindful with your cat ” 11/2/16 • “How to be Mindful at your desk ” 1/25/17 • “How to be Mindful on the Subway” 3/8/17 • “How to be Mindful when you are angry” 4/5/17 • “How to be Mindful while reading” 7/19/17 • “How to be Mindful When Making Art” 9/27/17 • “How to be Mindful in an Argument” 10/4/17 •
REINTERPRETATIONS OF MINDFULNESS IN THE WEST In Mindfulness, a Method to Sharpen Focus and Open Minds • – By Alina Tugend, 2013 – (published in the NYTimes under Business “Shortcuts” and “Your Money”) Which Mindfulness? • – The modern understanding of mindfulness differs significantly from what the term has historically meant in Buddhism – By Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., 2014 “How to be Mindful with your cat ” 11/2/16 • “How to be Mindful at your desk ” 1/25/17 • “How to be Mindful on the Subway” 3/8/17 • “How to be Mindful when you are angry” 4/5/17 • “How to be Mindful while reading” 7/19/17 • “How to be Mindful When Making Art” 9/27/17 • “How to be Mindful in an Argument” 10/4/17 •
REINTERPRETATIONS OF MINDFULNESS IN THE WEST In Mindfulness, a Method to Sharpen Focus and Open Minds • – By Alina Tugend, 2013 – (published in the NYTimes under Business “Shortcuts” and “Your Money”) Which Mindfulness? • – The modern understanding of mindfulness differs significantly from what the term has historically meant in Buddhism – By Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., 2014 “How to be Mindful with your cat ” 11/2/16 • “How to be Mindful at your desk ” 1/25/17 • “How to be Mindful on the Subway” 3/8/17 • “How to be Mindful when you are angry” 4/5/17 • “How to be Mindful while reading” 7/19/17 • “How to be Mindful When Making Art” 9/27/17 • “How to be Mindful in an Argument” 10/4/17 •
REINTERPRETATIONS OF MINDFULNESS IN THE WEST In Mindfulness, a Method to Sharpen Focus and Open Minds • – By Alina Tugend, 2013 – (published in the NYTimes under Business “Shortcuts” and “Your Money”) Which Mindfulness? • – The modern understanding of mindfulness differs significantly from what the term has historically meant in Buddhism – By Robert E. Buswell Jr. and Donald S. Lopez Jr., 2014 “How to be Mindful with your cat ” 11/2/16 • “How to be Mindful at your desk ” 1/25/17 • “How to be Mindful on the Subway” 3/8/17 • “How to be Mindful when you are angry” 4/5/17 • “How to be Mindful while reading” 7/19/17 • “How to be Mindful When Making Art” 9/27/17 • “How to be Mindful in an Argument” 10/4/17 •
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