This article explores the use ofmindfulness practices in a leadership program, and highlights two major contributors to the development ofmindfulness,Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk and Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn, a physician. Selected mindfulness programs are reviewed, and a research study integrates mindfulness practices in a leadership program, and theeffect of mindfulness practices onstudent leadership is discussed with results and conclusions.
References
[1]
Bass, B. (1981). Handbook of Leadership. New York, NY: Free Press.
[2]
Broderick, P. (2013). Learning to BREATHE: A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents to Cultivate Emotion Regulation, attentIon, and Performance. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.
[3]
Flook, L., Smalley, S. L., Kitil, M. J., Galla, B., Kaiser Greenland, S., Locke, J., Ishijima, E., & Kasari, C. (2010). Effects of Mindfulness Awareness Practices on Executive Functions in Elementary School Children. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 26, Issue 1.
[4]
Frank, J., Bose, B., & Schrobenhauser-Clonan, A. (2014). Effectiveness of a School-Based Yoga Program on Adolescent Mental Health, Stress, Coping Strategies, and Attitudes toward Violence. Findings from a High-Risk Sample. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 50, 29-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2013.863259
[5]
Goldstein, J. (2007). A Heart Full of Peace. Boston, MA: Wisdom Publications.
[6]
Hanh, T. N. (2014a). How to Sit. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press.
[7]
Hanh, T. N. (2014b). How to Eat. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press.
[8]
Hanh, T. N. (2015a). How to Walk. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press.
[9]
Hanh, T. N. (2015b). How to Relax. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press.
[10]
Hanh, T. N. (2015c). How to Love. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press.
[11]
James, W. (1950). The Principles of Psychology. New York, NY: Dover.
[12]
Jennings, P. (2015). Mindfulness for Teachers. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co.
[13]
Jennings, P. A., Frank, J. L., Snowberg, K. E., Coccia, M. A., & Greenberg, M. T. (2013). Improving Classroom Learning Environment by Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE): Result of a Randomized Controlled Trial. School Psychology Quarterly, 28, 374-390.
[14]
Maslow, A. (1968). Toward a Psychology of Being. Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand.
[15]
Metz, S., Frank, J., Reibel, D., Cantrell, T., Sanders, R., & Broderick, P. (2013). The Effectiveness of the Learning to BREATHE Program on Adolescent Emotion Regulation. Research in Human Development, 10, 252-272.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2013.818488
[16]
Noggle, J., Steiner, J., Minami, T., & Khalsa, S. (2012). Benefits of Yoga for Psychosocial Well-Being in a US High School Curriculum: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 33, 193-201.
[17]
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1982). An Out-Patient Program in Behavioral Medicine for Chronic Pain Patients Based on the Practice of Mindful Meditation. General Hospital Psychiatry, 4, 33-47.
[18]
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1998). The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness and Stress Level. In J. C. Holland (Ed.), Psycho-Oncology (pp. 767-779). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
[19]
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2003). Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Context: Past, Present and Future. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10, 144-156.
https://doi.org/10.1093/clipsy.bpg016
[20]
Rechtschaffen, D. (2014). The Way of Mindful Education. New York, NY: Norton & Company.
[21]
Schonert-Reichl, K., & Lawlor, M. (2010). The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Education Program on Pre and Early Adolescents’ Well-Being and Social and Emotional Competence. Mindfulness, 1, 137-151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-010-0011-8
[22]
Siegel, D. (2014). Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain. New York, NY: Tarcher. https://doi.org/10.1037/e651052013-077
[23]
Sisk, D., & Rosselli, H. (1987). Leadership Skills & Behaviors Scale. In Leadership: A Special Type of Giftedness (pp. 102-106). Unionville, NY: Trillium Press.
[24]
Sisk, D., & Shallcross, D, (1982). The Growing Person. Buffalo, NY: Bearly Limited Press.
[25]
Sisk, D., & Shallcross, D. (1986). Leadership: Making Things Happen. Buffalo, NY: Bearly Limited Press.
[26]
Sisk, D., & Kane, M. (2017). Planting Seeds of Mindfulness. New York, NY: Royal Fireworks Press.
[27]
Sisk, D. (2017a). Mindfulness and Its Role in Psychological Well-Being. Psychology Research, 7, 530-535.
[28]
Sisk, D. (2017b). Mindfulness Practices That Can Be Implemented in the Regular Classroom. Journal of Yoga and Physiotherapy, 2, 1-4.
[29]
Williams, K., Kolar, M., Roger, B., & Pearson, J. (2001). Evaluation of a Wellness-Based Mindfulness Stress Reduction Intervention: A Controlled Trial. American Journal of Health Promotion, 15, 422-432. https://doi.org/10.4278/0890-1171-15.6.422
