The Power of Presence: A Guide to Mindfulness Practices in Early Childhood - Softcover

Erwin, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876598319 ISBN 13: 9780876598313

Publisher: Gryphon House, 2020

Synopsis

The Power of Presence: A Guide to Mindfulness Practices in Early Childhood is written for today's educators who feel pressured by unrealistic demands, are overwhelmed by the daily chaos of early childhood teaching, and seek to find peace in their classrooms. - Find and foster your own awareness - Cultivate and encourage mindfulness practices in your classroom - Nurture mindfulness, openness, curiosity, and calm throughout the day - Create an inclusive classroom that accepts and encourages all children A more peaceful, present learning environment will help children to reclaim their safe, joyful, confident, and competent approach to learning. The adults in the children's lives, whether families or educators, will also thrive in this mindful approach with more patience, focus, and confidence. Together, they'll be able to breathe in blue skies and reach new heights of learning.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Joy Erwin, EdD is Professor at Montclair State University where she prepares current and future teachers to think critically, reflect deeply, and teach inclusively. Over the past 25 years, her commitment to educational equity in early childhood has been at the heart of her teaching, advocacy, and research. Within the primary theme of challenging injustice (with an emphasis on disability), Dr. Erwin's scholarship has focused on multiple strands within early childhood inclusive education, including mindfulness and well-being, membership and belonging, family-professional partnerships, and early self-determination. In pursuit of social action, both locally and globally, Dr. Erwin has published widely in prestigious academic journals and has authored multiple books and chapters. She has accepted invitations to teach about inclusive early childhood worldwide, for example in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. She has engaged in educational inquiry and projects with universities around the world. Dr. Erwin currently lives in New York City, where she practices yoga and meditation every day.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gryphon House
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0876598319
• ISBN 13: 9780876598313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208