\u2018Mindfulness\u2019 is a term that encompasses numerous practices, found in many secular and religious traditions, devoted to stilling the mind and focusing on the present moment. The benefits of mindfulness often tend to emphasize personal outcomes, such as inner calm, reduced stress and enhanced well-being. But there can be broader benefits as well. Mindfulness can also be a practice that helps unhook or \u2018decolonize\u2019 our minds from the dominant western attitudes of acquisition, control and domination that have led to so much environmental destruction and indigenous trauma.
Jane Dawson is a writer, educator, and spiritual director based in Victoria, but currently working in Ottawa, Ontario. In 2021, she will be teaching an online graduate course on \u201cMindfulness, Health Care, and Adult Learning\u201d at St. Francis Xavier University, located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. With this regional diversity, \u2018live local, work national\u2019 is her new vocational mantra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"