This sheath, called myelin, keeps our brain healthy and encourages neural development. There is a sheath or covering around our neurons, or brain cells, and neuronal pathways. Resiliency, happiness and social-emotional learning are skills and like any skill, improve with training and practice. Mind Up builds resiliency, increases happiness or self-esteem and fosters neuroplasticity. The pillars of the Mind Up program are neuroscience, social emotional learning, positive psychology (including aspects of cognitive behavior therapy and solution focused therapy) and mindful awareness training. This is the idea of the Mind Up Curriculum. Imagine if we could facilitate complete attention for our students on their academics and social-emotional learning? Think about how much more engaged, successful and prepared for life our students would be. Pratyahara allows us to ignore the unnecessary sounds and sensation to bring our attention completely (dharana) to the image or task at hand. When our attention is completely focused, such as a teen completely engaged in a text message conversation, that they can’t hear their mom calling, the rain falling, or the doorbell ringing, that is considered dharana – focused attention. In yogic philosophy and practice, mindfulness is pratyahara or sense withdrawal and dharana, focused attention. And the MindUp Curriculum draws on all this current research.
The University of Massachussets, University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine, the University of California at Los Angeles and so many other universities across the country all have Centers and Departments that conduct major research students on mindfulness.
Mindfulness is exploding in the research world. The mindfulness or positive psychology movement has popularized the idea of informal meditation, such as walking with complete awareness on your footsteps eating an orange slowly while focusing on it’s texture, smell, taste washing dishes with complete awareness of each dish or matching your movement with your breath. One brings all their attention to their breath, a mantra (word or sound) or observe thoughts and sensations that arise during a specific period of time. In a secular context, meditation is a way to regulate the mind. Meditation has numerous definitions depending on the context. Ultimately, mindfulness is about turning inward and accepting your current situation and state of being. “Awareness of the present experience with acceptance” (Ronald Siegel) and “paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment and nonjudgementally” (John Kabat-Zinn) are two of my favorites. Mindfulness has been defined in many different ways. Mindfulness is a key practice or “technique” in positive psychology.
The basis of positive psychology stems from Abraham Maslow’s and Carl Rogers’ Humanistic Theory of psychology. Positive psychology focuses on peoples’ strengths and virtues to build resilience and lead more meaningful lives. Seligman at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998. Mindfulness is buzz word in positive psychology. What is this if not meditation? Mindfulness is meditation and meditation is mindfulness. At it’s core, it asks students to sit and focus on their breath, or a sense (sound, taste, touch) for up to 3 minutes 3 times a day. Talk about celebrities doing great things (right up there with Angelina Jolie who, with Secretary William Hague, spearheaded the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence, in conflict areas and the military)! Goldie Hawn brought together neuroscientists, positive psychologists and educators to develop a curriculum that introduces and reinforces mindfulness.
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Oh my goodness! Can I tell you how incredibly excited I was when our principal told us we were adopting a new positive behavior support program this year and it was MindUp?! MindUp is a series of lessons created by The Hawn Foundation.
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