Knowing The Mind

Download or read book Knowing the Mind written by Yau Yan Wong and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-12-12 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about Yau Yan Wong’s experiences as a teacher-researcher in practicing, teaching, and researching mindfulness practice in Thailand over the past 13 years. After learning from several Buddhist masters from different wisdom traditions, she introduced mindfulness practice to the students and teachers in an international school to nurture a healthier and more compassionate culture within the community. This book includes Wong’s years of research findings on the benefits of mindfulness on child development, such as better focus, higher emotional intelligence, psychological resilience, and more. It also includes many short mindfulness practices and heuristics for teachers and parents to promote their emotional well-being and that of others in their daily lives.