The Mindful Librarian. Daniel Logan The Osceola County School for the Arts

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1 The Mindful Librarian Daniel Logan The Osceola County School for the Arts

2 I. Introduction II. Defining Mindfulness III. Guided sessions of mindful awareness IV. Suggestions for further reading V. Mindfulness in Schools All exercises are completely safe and completely optional Please turn off cell phones and other electronic devices

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9 What is mindfulness?

10 Mindfulness means paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, with qualities such as compassion, curiosity, and acceptance. (p.7)

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14 Mindfulness is moment-tomoment, non-judgmental awareness, cultivated by paying attention. Mindfulness arises naturally from living. It can be strengthened through practice. This practice is called meditation. But meditation is not what you think. (p.1)

15 Mindfulness is a meditative awareness that cultivates the capacity to see things just as they are from moment to moment. Ordinarily our attention swings rather wildly, carried here and there by random thoughts, fleeting memories, captivating fantasies, snatches of things seen, heard, or otherwise perceived. (p. 7)

16 By contrast, mindfulness is a distraction-resistant, sustained attention to the movements of the mind itself. Instead of being swept away and captured by a thought or feeling, mindfulness steadily observes those thoughts and feelings as they come and go. (p. 8)

17 A Moment of Mindfulness Take a few moments right now to gather your attention by simply being fully present with your breath as it enters and leaves your body. Notice the slight movements of your body with each breath. Pay attention to the rising and falling of your chest or abdomen as you breath in and out. Keep your attention there for several breaths, being aware of your breathing in a calm and effortless way, allowing its rhythms to unfold naturally, staying present with your awareness. (p. 14)

18 Mindfulness means seeing things as they are, without trying to change them. The point is to dissolve our reactions to disturbing emotions, being careful not to reject the emotion itself. Mindfulness can change how we relate to and perceive our emotional states; it doesn t necessarily eliminate them. (p. 6)

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21 RAIN Recognize Accept Investigate Non-Identify

22 Q: How would I specifically use the tool of mindfulness to deal with irritation toward a colleague? A: It often helps to pay attention to the feeling of irritation not so much the story of why you re irritated, but the actual feeling of it. What does irritation feel like in your body? Where do you sense it? How does it feel as a mood? This doesn t mean you will never take constructive action or set clearer boundaries or whatever is involved in the irritation, but it helps tremendously to be able to identify irritation as it s starting, rather than after you ve taken regrettable action. (p. 42)

23 Feeling good about what we do for a living depends more on our moment-to-moment experiences than it does on prestige, status, or pay. Being present is its own reward and offers benefits of both empowerment and integration. (p.46)

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34 This course covers the basics of information literacy utilizing the Florida FINDS (Focus, Investigate, Note, Develop, Score) research model. Search strategies, database and website evaluation, note taking and organization, citation formats in MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association), creation of presentation products (including the utilization of various software programs for the production of multimedia), and an understanding of the metacognitive reflection process are an integral part of this course.

35 Closing eyes, thinking about lots of things. Jazz Band, music playing, angry. Telephone ringing, doors opening and closing, sound of paper being moved around. Purple, blue, folder, binder, writing on paper, free-writing. Confusion. Many thoughts are converging at the same time. Brain going crazy.

36 Today during the meditation process I felt mindfully aware of my body and my surroundings. Before we started I was very energetic and I felt like walking around or talking to my friends. But now, I fell relaxed and ready to learn. I also feel that the ability to sit still is easier.

37 When Mr. Logan told us to pay attention t our toes, I noticed that my right side was a lot hotter than my left side. The same goes for the rest of my body, too. My right is a lot hotter than left side. I think it might have to do with my right-handedness. I m not sure, though.

38 Works Cited Slide 1 Ridgewell, Becky. "Sticking with Your Practice Come What May." This Mindful Life. N.p., 12 May Web. 18 Oct "Social Science Library." Social Science Library. Bodleian Libraries, 17 Mar Web. 18 Oct Slide 3 "Bloomington Aikido." Bloomington Aikido. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct Flickstein, Matthew. The Meditator's Atlas: A Road Map of the Inner World. Boston: Wisdom Publications, Print. "Orlando Insight Meditation Group." Orlando Insight Meditation Group. N.p., Web. 19 Oct "Shotokan Karate of America." Shotokan Karate of America. N.p., Web. 19 Oct Slides 4-6 Hapak, Peter. "TIME Magazine Cover: The Mindful Revolution - Feb. 3, 2014." Time. Time Inc., 03 Feb Web. 18 Oct Cooper, Anderson. "Mindfulness." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, 14 Dec Web. 18 Oct Mindful Magazine. Mindful.org, 20 Apr Web. 18 Oct

39 Slide 7 Moniz, Richard, Joe Eshleman, Jo Henry, Howard Slutzky, and Lisa Moniz.The Mindful Librarian: Connecting the Practice of Mindfulness to Librarianship. Cambridge, MA: Chandos, Print. Slide 8 Charney, Madeleine. "Mindfulness for Librarians." Facebook. N.p., 18 Oct Web. 18 Oct Slides Alidina, Shamash, and Steven D. Hickman. Mindfulness for Dummies. Hoboken: Wiley, Print. Bodian, Stephan. Meditation for Dummies. Hoboken: Wiley, Print. Slide 13 Benson, Herbert, and Miriam Z. Klipper. The Relaxation Response. New York: Avon, Print. Slide 14 Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness. New York: Hyperion, Print. Slides Bennett-Goleman, Tara. Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart. New York: Harmony, Print.

40 Slide 19 Silverton, Sarah. The Mindfulness Breakthrough: The Revolutionary Approach to Dealing with Stress, Anxiety and Depression. London: Watkins, Print. Slide 20 "Center for Mindfulness." University of Massachusetts Medical School. N.p., 24 June Web. 19 Oct Slide 21 Salzberg, Sharon. Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-day Program. New York: Workman Pub., Print. Slides Salzberg, Sharon. Real Happiness at Work: Meditations for Accomplishment, Achievement, and Peace. New York: Workman, Print. Slide 24 Carlson, Richard. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff-- and It's All Small Stuff. New York: Hyperion, Print. Goleman, Daniel. Working with Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam, Print. Slide 25 Harris, Dan. 10% Happier. New York: Dey Street, Print. Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. New York: Hyperion, Print.

41 Slide 26 "Mindfulness In Schools - For the Flourishing of Young Minds." Mindfulness In Schools. N.p., Web. 19 Oct Slide 27 Mindful Schools Mindfulness for Your School, Teachers, Students." Mindful Schools. N.p., Web. 19 Oct Slide 28 "Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (ibme) Mindfulness Retreats for Teens & Young Adults." Inward Bound Mindfulness Education. N.p., Web. 19 Oct Slide 29 "Mindful Kids Miami - Mindfulness Training to Benefit Children in Miami-Dade County." Mindful Kids Miami. N.p., Web. 19 Oct Slide 30 Brown, Jeffrey. "Teaching Students How to Combat Traumas of Poverty on the Yoga Mat." PBS. PBS, 03 Mar Web. 19 Oct Slide 31 Davis, Lauren C. "When Mindfulness Meets the Classroom." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 31 Aug Web. 19 Oct Slide 32 "Baltimore Elementary School Replaces Detention With Meditation." Mental Floss. N.p., 26 Sept Web. 19 Oct

42 Slide 33 Broderick, Patricia C. Learning to Breathe: A Mindfulness Curriculum for Adolescents to Cultivate Emotion Regulation, Attention, and Performance. Oakland: New Harbinger, Print. Broderick, Patricia C. Learning to Breathe Student Workbook: A Six-week Mindfulness Program for Adolescents. Oakland: New Harbinger, Print. Slide 34 "M/J Library Skills/Information Literacy (MC) (# )." M/J Library Skills/Information Literacy (MC). Florida State University, Web. 19 Oct