The Mindfulness Bell 91: Mindfulness & Public Health, 2023
The Mindfulness Bell 91: Mindfulness & Public Health, 2023

Author: The Mindfulness Bell

Publisher: Parallax Press

Published: 2023-05-09

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1952692547

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This issue focuses on the path of practice with Buddhist psychology and neuroscience for individual and collective health. In "Rebuilding Health," Thích Nhất Hạnh teaches us to stop running and find healing. Dharma teacher Jo-ann Rosen and the EMBRACE Sangha offer insights on seeing the practice through a neuroscientific and trauma-sensitive lens. "Neuroscience Infused Body-scan," a Dharma talk by Brother Pháp Linh. Practitioners share about healing trauma and mindfulness in public health research. Sharings from Happy Farm, Wake Up, Wake Up Schools, the Earth Holder Community, and the Thích Nhất Hạnh Foundation.

Radical Mindfulness
Radical Mindfulness

Author: James K. Rowe

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-10-26

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1000985393

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Radical Mindfulness examines the root causes of injustice, asking why inequalities along the lines of race, class, gender, and species continue to exist. Specifically, James K. Rowe examines fear of death as a root cause of systemic inequalities and proposes a more embodied approach to social change as a solution. Collecting insights from powerful thinkers across multiple traditions—including Black radicals, Indigenous resurgence theorists, terror management theorists, and Buddhist feminists— Rowe argues for the political importance of seemingly apolitical practices such as meditation and ritual. On their own, these strategies are not enough, but integrated into social movements that are combating structural injustices, mind–body practices can begin transforming the embodied fears that feed endless fuel to supremacist ideologies and yet are not targeted by most political actors. Radical Mindfulness is for academics, activists, and individuals who want to overcome supremacy of all kinds but are struggling to understand and develop methods for attacking it at the roots.

Personal Health: A Public Health Perspective
Personal Health: A Public Health Perspective

Author: Michele Kiely

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Published: 2024-03-14

Total Pages: 790

ISBN-13: 1284301664

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Written to guide students developing healthy lifestyles while helping them better understand the policy decisions that encourage health, Personal Health: A Public Health Perspective uniquely provides information about individual health topics – including those of great interest and relevance to college-aged students – while presenting them in the context of community and global health. Thoroughly updated to reflect current statistics, research, treatments, and more, the Second Edition also includes coverage of COVID-19, including its impact on mental health; expanded coverage of the social determinants of health and health inequities; new material on violence prevention including sexual assault and gun control; different ways to approach healthy eating and helpful tips on incorporating exercise; and much more. Filled with examples from social media, websites, and the popular press as well as peer-reviewed publications, the Second Edition also is enlivened with numerous features.

Moving the Needle on Children’s Physical Activity – How to Best Promote More Movement?
Moving the Needle on Children’s Physical Activity – How to Best Promote More Movement?

Author: Mirko Brandes

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Published: 2024-07-24

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 2832552099

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Globally, physical inactivity is on the rise in most countries, and according to the WHO, it is considered one of the leading major public health risks. As children’s physical activity behaviors are conveyed into adulthood, many interventions focus on establishing healthy physical activity habits in children to prevent the potential negative health outcomes associated with low physical activity over the life course. The school environment provides an opportunity to reach the majority of children, however, physical activity promotion in schools can often be a challenge. Barriers to the success of physical activity interventions include the physical, social and economic environment, competencies, and workload of teachers, as well as the perception that physical activity may interfere with the primary task of schools, which is education. Moreover, the evaluation of physical activity interventions for children is challenging, raising a discussion on how to best evaluate these interventions.

Disrupting White Mindfulness
Disrupting White Mindfulness

Author: Cathy-Mae Karelse

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2023-05-23

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1526162059

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Disrupting White Mindfulness offers a timely commentary on the dominant narratives that shape the mindfulness industry - whiteness, postracialism and neoliberalism. Its positioning as ‘apolitical’ forges institutions that fit comfortably into increasingly divided societies. The race-gender profile of these institutions reveals a White, middle-class profile of decision-makers, educators and staff that is mirrored in its audiences. Mechanisms that recycle the industry’s whiteness include corporatist pedagogies, edicts of authority, disengagement with difference and inappropriate uses of mindfulness that distance People of the Global Majority. A growing emergent movement focused on a justice-infused mindfulness and liberatory wellbeing decolonises mindfulness and de-centres whiteness. Its premise in indigenous, global South, queer knowledges leverages difference to produce multiple solutions focused on liberation. There is room for White Mindfulness to change.

A Theology of Health
A Theology of Health

Author: Tyler J. VanderWeele

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess

Published: 2024-09-15

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0268208328

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While the health of the body can be defined by its functioning parts and systems, the health of the person is more complex. To flourish, we need to understand health in the context of God’s intent. A Theology of Health presents a Christian understanding of the very concept of health, both the health of the body and the health of the person. Preeminent scholar Tyler J. VanderWeele argues that health can be understood as wholeness as intended by God and that sin—whether individual wrongdoing, societal injustice, or the fallenness of creation—causes ill health. VanderWeele explains that restoration and fulfillment of health is salvation, pointed toward in the life of Jesus Christ, to be lived out through the work of the Church, and for which we await final completion. VanderWeele also demonstrates the broader relevance and implications of his insights to all who seek to understand health, well-being, and the ultimate ends of human life. A Theology of Health is an essential theological exploration that seeks to promote health, healing, and flourishing of the whole person.

Caring for the Whole Musician: Awareness and Mindfulness
Caring for the Whole Musician: Awareness and Mindfulness

Author: Larry Lee Hensel

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-05-10

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1000913309

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Caring for the Whole Musician brings together insights from two expert musicians and educators to consider the relationship between mental and physical health and artistic practice for musicians. Offering a holistic perspective that encompasses the whole being – body, mind, and heart – this book provides emerging musicians with tools, practices, and mindsets to address key challenges throughout their journey. The first part, Awareness, addresses wellness and embodiment in music, exploring how our bodies are constructed and how the use of our bodies as instruments affects function. Using approaches including Body Mapping and the Alexander Technique, this part helps readers discover adverse habits that interfere with natural movement, and nurture awareness of the body. The second part, Mindfulness, explores how meditative practice can be incorporated into every stage of concert preparation and embedded within the daily life of the musician. Offering mindfulness exercises related to each stage of the music-making process, these chapters provide strategies for readers to enhance their well-being and focus. Centered in the understanding of the musician as a whole being, this book provides an essential guide to how practices of awareness and mindfulness can allow musicians to better care for themselves and flourish in their artistic careers.

Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education
Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education

Author: Aloka, Peter

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2023-12-29

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13:

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a sudden transition from traditional face-to-face instruction to online and blended learning. The repercussions of this seismic change have left an indelible mark on students, particularly those thrust into the challenging realm of fully engaging in online learning during this tumultuous period. As we navigate the delicate landscape of higher education post-pandemic, a critical gap in scholarly literature becomes glaringly apparent; there is a scarcity of focused works addressing the nuanced well-being of students in this new academic reality. Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education is a groundbreaking book that boldly steps into this void, offering a comprehensive and meticulously researched examination of the challenges faced by students transitioning from secondary to higher education amid the pandemic. By delving into stressors, coping mechanisms, and the intricate web of factors influencing emotional, psychological, and physical well-being, the book is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, and institutions seeking to understand and address the multifaceted dimensions of student well-being.