Aikido as Transformative and Embodied Pedagogy
Gordon, Michael A.![Aikido as Transformative and Embodied Pedagogy](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/346/34610494/CHSBZCOP0334610494.jpg)
Drawing on the author's lifelong practice in the non-competitive and defensive Japanese art of Aikido, this book examines education as self-cultivation, from a Japanese philosophy (e.g. Buddhist) perspective. Contemplative practices, such as secular mindfulness meditation, are being increasingly integrated into pedagogical settings to enhance social and emotional learning and well-being and to address stress-induced overwhelm due to increased ...