{"id":4517,"date":"2012-10-12T22:34:23","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T22:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltchat.org\/wordpress\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2012-10-12T22:34:23","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T22:34:23","slug":"what-is-mindfulness-and-how-can-it-be-used-in-elt-eltchat-summary-10102012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2012\/10\/12\/what-is-mindfulness-and-how-can-it-be-used-in-elt-eltchat-summary-10102012\/","title":{"rendered":"What is mindfulness and how can it be used in ELT? #ELTchat Summary 10\/10\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>This summary was contributed by Philip Longwell \u00a0&#8211; @teacherphili &#8211; and is reposted here from his <a href=\"http:\/\/tpstefltravels.blogspot.co.uk\/2012\/10\/mindfulness-elt-chat-summary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">blog<\/span><\/a> with his kind permission<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cYesterday is history<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>tomorrow is a mystery<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>but today is a gift.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>That is why it is called<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>the present.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gO4vDCoUJ0o\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Grand Master Oogway tells it like it could be, to Po.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong>On 10 October 2012, various minds came together to attend the second session of ELTchat of the day.\u00a0 They were guided towards the subject of mindfulness.\u00a0 It is something I only came across myself about 4 weeks ago and which I have been trying to practice in my own life since.\u00a0 The actual topic suggested was &#8216;What is mindfulness and how can it be used in ELT&#8217;?\u00a0 I had written about this topic a couple of weeks before and that <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ccbo4jj\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">post<\/span><\/a> was used as a starting point.\u00a0 The chat coincided with World Mental Health Day.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As I (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teacherphili\">@Teacherphili<\/a>) had suggested the topic, it was down to me to ask a few questions and to supply a number of &#8216;quick and dirty&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marisa_C\">@Marisa_C<\/a>) definitions.\u00a0 In readiness, and somewhat against the &#8216;spirit of mindfulness&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elawassell\">@elawassell<\/a>), I prepared these in advance to copy and paste into TweetDeck! 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What does it mean to you?\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&#8216;<span lang=\"EL\">Is it a\u00a0bit of living in the moment?&#8217; said <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SueAnnan\">@SueAnnan<\/a>.\u00a0 &#8216;F<\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">ocusing on noticing specific\u00a0things, and not overthinking?<\/span>&#8216; said @esolcourses, before adding &#8216;<\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">&#8216;<span lang=\"EL\">taking things at a slow and\u00a0steady pace perhaps too, and not trying to throw too much information into the<br \/>\nmix?<\/span><\/span><\/span>&#8216;.\u00a0 &#8216;<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><span lang=\"EL\">Presence of mind,\u00a0attentiveness to the present &#8230; attentive awareness of the reality of things&#8217; added <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theteacherjames\">@TheTeacherJames<\/a>. \u00a0 &#8216;Seeing what I do and knowing why I am doing it&#8217;, added <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wiktor_K\">@Wiktor_K<\/a>.\u00a0 &#8216;Mindfulness is a translation of a word that simply means awareness&#8217;, according to Prof M Williams, Oxford Uni, added <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cgoodey\">@cgoodey<\/a>, before saying that &#8216;it is being aware of what&#8217;s happening, as it&#8217;s happening, and not being distracted.&#8217; \u00a0<span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarjorieRosenbe\">@MarjorieRosenbe<\/a> said she had only heard of it in business coaching, but didn&#8217;t expand on that.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teflerinha\">@Teflerinha<\/a> offered a number of ideas, initially stating &#8216;you&#8217;re responding to what is here and now, not what you planned to do &#8230; and not labelling students, because that&#8217;s also judging using past experience &#8230; <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">living in the moment- which<br \/>\nmeans not bring past experience to bear in making judgements&#8217;. In addition, she <span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">, offered that &#8216;mindful eating is taking time to savour, smell and taste [the food] rather than gobbling it down!&#8217;\u00a0 As someone who seemed passionate about the topic, @Teflerinha later stated that\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EL\">&#8216;mindfulness in teaching\u00a0is about responding as fully as possible to what the students are bringing at\u00a0that moment.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bhDAsNxXFvY\/UHa8WatudoI\/AAAAAAAABiY\/DvhtE5d0x80\/s1600\/Mindful+Moment.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-bhDAsNxXFvY\/UHa8WatudoI\/AAAAAAAABiY\/DvhtE5d0x80\/s400\/Mindful+Moment.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jagaro.net<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">@Teacherphili offered a number of definitions, which overlapped with some given above: &#8216;It means paying attention on purpose to the things you are doing\u00a0 &#8230; being aware &#8230; choosing to focus attention on something and experiencing things in the present &#8230;\u00a0 and more fully &#8230; using any one or all of one&#8217;s senses. &#8230; It should be non-reactive, that is, not based on previous conditioning. &#8230; to respond to your experience rather react to thoughts&#8217;.\u00a0 In addition, @teacherphili wanted to distinguish reaction and response: <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><span lang=\"EL\">\u00a0\u00a0 &#8216;A reaction is automatic and\u00a0gives you no choice, whereas a response is deliberate and considered action.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">Mindfulness\u00a0 is not directly related to ELT.\u00a0 It is a practice which stems from Buddhism.\u00a0 It is employed in Western psychology to alleviate a variety of mental and physical conditions, such as anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and depression.\u00a0 It is meditative, but is not intended to be relaxing, although becoming relaxed might be a by-product of it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">@Wiktor_K postulated that &#8216;the opposite of mindfulness might be the teacher who teaches the lesson not the class&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0 Mindful learning, he added, &#8216;would then make use of noticing, self-study, enjoying the langauge.&#8217;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">@MarjorieRosenbe questioned the issue of labelling as something we should avoid in any case, to which @teflerinha agreed, before adding, &#8216;I think mindfuless is something we should strive for in any case.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">@Cgoodey was inclined to think that it is with her students that she is &#8216;most mindful, [but that there was work needed] in the rest of her life&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VgDO6ypVgL0\/UHbJovEE4sI\/AAAAAAAABjI\/TV0RRlzjgys\/s1600\/Mindfulness-drop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VgDO6ypVgL0\/UHbJovEE4sI\/AAAAAAAABjI\/TV0RRlzjgys\/s320\/Mindfulness-drop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"189\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">motivationinspirationandlife<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n@Teacherphili asked, from what people knew about it so far, could mindfulness be used in ELT?\u00a0 He wanted to propose that it could, but was it, as @SueAnnan was first to point out, just another name for something which is already done?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shaunwilden\">@ShaunWilden<\/a> agreed, stating, &#8216;<span lang=\"EL\">So basically what we&#8217;re saying\u00a0<\/span>here is here&#8217;s another term for what we already do!&#8217;\u00a0 @SueAnnan pointed out that <span lang=\"EL\">&#8216;perhaps not everyone is doing\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">it- the ones who do the job and go home, don&#8217;t really care&#8217;, to which @ShaunWilden agreed but implored that &#8216;we don&#8217;t need another term for it,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EL\">we&#8217;re overloaded with them as we are.&#8217; \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\">@Teflerinha doubted whether we did it consistently, while @TheTeacherJames added that it appeared to be <\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>deeper form of reflection and an antidote to the busyness of lessons.&#8217;\u00a0 <span lang=\"EL\">@tim_crangle agreed, adding, &#8216;isn&#8217;t mindfullness a lot more sophisticated than just silent reflection?&#8217;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenburrows\">@Stephenburrows<\/a> stated, &#8216;I think there is a definite \u00a0<\/span>place for learners to think &#8220;why am I here, what do I want&#8221; and being\u00a0truthful.&#8217; \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_crangle\">@tim_crangle<\/a> was generally welcoming to this concept but posed the question, &#8216;if it is more sophisticated than simple reflection, is it a technique that TTs need to learn seriously&#8217;.\u00a0\u00a0 A very good point, considering that all practitioners of mindfulness say that it does, indeed, require practice.\u00a0 It is not something that can just happen. It is very purposive, suggesting that a teacher would have to be very receptive to start with for this to take place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauraahaha\">@Lauraahaha<\/a> was skeptical, fearing her late class students would find this time to drift off.\u00a0 <span lang=\"EL\">&#8216;5 silent mins at end of class to<br \/>\n&#8216;reflect&#8217; could be counter-productive&#8217;, she thought.<\/span>\u00a0 She wondered if it was being mindful of their learning or other things? to which @teacherphili replied, <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><span lang=\"EL\">&#8216;it [can be] focused activities,\u00a0concentrating on present thing.&#8217;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">@Teacherphili posted that it can &#8216;tap into experimenting with all your potential senses&#8217;, to which<\/span> @ShaunWilden stated<span lang=\"EL\">, &#8216;so does VAK, gustaotu,\u00a0olfactory\u00a0 &#8211; we&#8217;ve been there with\u00a0learning styles&#8217;.\u00a0 He<\/span> then asked for specific activities that made mindfulness any different.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"EL\">It is definitely not a learning style, according to @TheTeacherJames and @MarjorieRosenbe, &#8216;aside from sensory-based activities&#8217;. \u00a0 The latter also wondered whether <span lang=\"EL\">sensory awareness\u00a0training with teachers would be mindfulness?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">@TeacherPhili agreed, joking about it being a new term for something we already do, <span lang=\"EL\">and offering to take &#8216;a vow of<br \/>\nmindfulness&#8217;.<\/span>\u00a0 Joking aside, @esolcourse pointed out that &#8216;is not that far removed from Dogme&#8217;. Teachers, she added, &#8216;need to resist temptation to cram too much into lessons and allow for thinking time&#8217;.\u00a0 @SueAnnan said she had observed teachers, earlier that day, who &#8216;forgot about the students&#8217; and, therefore, were showing &#8216;mindlessness&#8217;.\u00a0 @Marisa_C added that she had seen enough &#8216;unmindful lessons in [her] time.&#8217;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PtQWpPTLCgc\/UHbJidJaYqI\/AAAAAAAABjA\/tPugq203O9M\/s1600\/Mindfulness+For+Dummies+cover.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PtQWpPTLCgc\/UHbJidJaYqI\/AAAAAAAABjA\/tPugq203O9M\/s320\/Mindfulness+For+Dummies+cover.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Silence&#8217; appeared to be something that people picked up from the original blog post.\u00a0 &#8216;Too much TTT (teacher talking time) could be countered by reflection time for students &#8230; I love the silent bit, so need to reflect.&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaznosel\">@shaznosel<\/a>).\u00a0 &#8216;The Sound Of Silence&#8217; activity, taken from Luke Meddings&#8217; &#8216;Teaching Unplugged&#8217; book was proposed by @teacherphili, &#8216;where <span lang=\"EL\">students listen attentively, leading\u00a0<\/span>to personalised, emergent language.&#8217;\u00a0 @Marisa_C stated that<span lang=\"EL\"> &#8216;one thing that may be\u00a0<\/span>DIFFERENT in activities like Sound of Silence from reflec\/introspect on ur learning\u00a0<span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">is it calls up emotions. &#8230; <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"> many Ts [are] afraid of silence and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">quickly rush to blot it out with TEACHER NOISE!!!!! <\/span>&#8216;\u00a0 <\/span> @TheTeacherJames said, after reading the post, he<span lang=\"EL\"> &#8216;tried the Sound of Silence activity. Really\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">interesting, created a different atmosphere.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0 He pointed out that too many teachers like to fill silence with their own voice,<\/span><\/span> adding &#8216;silence that is necessary between a question and answer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"> Teachers often rush in too quickly. &#8216;<\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">The post seriously made him think about silence in the classroom, a fact not disputed by moderator, @ShaunWilden, &#8216;<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><span lang=\"EL\">Having silent periods in the\u00a0class is something alot of teachers avoid. I do agree that small periods to sit and<br \/>\nthink are useful.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0 <span lang=\"EL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cioccas\">@Cioccas<\/a> highlighted a\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3qsqva9\">TED Talk<\/a>, by Julian Treasure, on conscious listening, silence\u00a0and channels of sound. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">Halfway through the chat, @teacherphili proposed 5 minutes of silence to which some responded in the spirit of the topic: &#8230;. &#8216;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#8217; @Marisa_C, [\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ] @Wiktor_K and &#8216;Ommmmmmmmmmm&#8217; @<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">stephenburrows.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-P9lj-Qnpyf8\/UHa7uqvXidI\/AAAAAAAABiQ\/hArUiES3rRg\/s1600\/That+Was+Zen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-P9lj-Qnpyf8\/UHa7uqvXidI\/AAAAAAAABiQ\/hArUiES3rRg\/s1600\/That+Was+Zen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">On other specific activities, @teacherphili had a few suggestions, which he found from an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfuleducation.org\/mindfulnessforchildren.pdf\">article<\/a> about teaching mindfulness to children.\u00a0 He felt it was something that could be used with restless students or those who find difficulty in concentrating.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naomishema\">@naomishema<\/a> believed that &#8216;when her adult learners aren&#8217;t active, [their] cell phones come out &#8230; [I] don&#8217;t see many reflecting on what they learned.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\">Exercises using mindfulness\u00a0<\/span>could be carried out at the start or end of lessons, as warmers or coolers. @TheTeacherJames agreed with the &#8216;end of lesson reflection&#8217; idea.\u00a0 It might be only possible for the first 10 minutes, before getting on with the &#8216;real&#8217; lesson, but could certainly be useful for grounding or centering students in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\">The idea of concentrating on an object in\u00a0the room was proposed. This might using existing objects or &#8216;realia&#8217; brought in especially.\u00a0 <\/span>Ss could describe a\u00a0\u2018hidden\u2019 object to a partner, who could then draw it. \u00a0Focus could be on small details which\u00a0distinguish the object.\u00a0 Another idea was that students could\u00a0move around the room as softly as they can, as if walking on eggshells or a\u00a0delicate glass floor.\u00a0 Tell them to be aware of each &amp; every\u00a0movement they make.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One idea, liked by MarjorieRosenbe, was something called\u00a0\u2018thought bubbles\u2019 \u2013 Students close eyes and imagine bubbles containing thoughts,\u00a0feelings or perceptions, rising up. Watch it float up, then once it has reached the ceiling, describe these.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><span lang=\"EL\">@Marisa_C found the idea of staying focused interesting and asked for more ideas.\u00a0\u00a0 She suggested &#8216;activities with music without<br \/>\nwords might do [the] same &#8230; Students imagine characters, situations, stories&#8217;, before coming up with a new publication idea&#8230; &#8216;<\/span><\/span>Zen and The Art of ELT.&#8217;\u00a0 A quick search soon uncovered such an idea already exists &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeteachingsite.com\/teach7.htm\">see here<\/a>&#8211; even if it is for general teaching.MarjorieRosenbe mentioned music when she used to <span lang=\"EL\">do suggestopedia, &#8216;Baroque music at end put them out.&#8217;\u00a0 @Lauraahaha said this would definitely switch her off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EL\">It appeared to some that mindful practice might only work in certain situations, and only understood in some cultural contexts.\u00a0 Some were skeptical that there is a place for it in the ELT classroom, while others thought there were some positive benefits which could be taken from a maximum of 5-10 minutes per lesson spent on purposeful thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>@Wiktor_K and @cioccas were concerned by reducing a big philosophical\/religious concept to a set of classroom tips.\u00a0 @teacherphili agreed, but just wanted it discussed nonetheless.\u00a0 It is true, that effective mindfulness takes practice and is, possibly, best demontrated by Buddhist monks.\u00a0 The ideas presented were removed from the religion and made to work in settings (ie classrooms) that are most responsive to the purposeful thought actions proposed.\u00a0 As @Wiktor_K acknowledged, there were awesome tips discussed, which would get the class &#8216;back on track&#8217;.\u00a0 This is where it could be most beneficial, it seemed.\u00a0 Not necessarily as a learning aim, but more as a technique used for classroom management.\u00a0 @TheTeacherJames asked,<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<o:TargetScreenSize>800x600<\/o:TargetScreenSize>\n<\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><span lang=\"EL\"> &#8216;What&#8217;s wrong with being\u00a0influenced by big ideas? Why do we have to be shallow in our ambitions?&#8217; to which @cioccas offered that\u00a0<\/span>&#8216;those on this # are anything but shallow in their ambitions.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An analogy was made with driving. \u00a0\u00a0 Once we become competent at something, like driving, we don&#8217;t need to consciously think about the act (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esolcourses\">@esolcourses<\/a>).\u00a0 We often arrive at our destination not knowing how we got there, in reality.\u00a0 A mindful drive would involve being aware of the traffic, the scenery, the signs.\u00a0\u00a0 Some tips concerning driving specifically state counting the number of seconds it takes for a red light to change to green. \u00a0\u00a0 Just as we can get into a state of being autopilot when driving, so too can get like that in teaching, it would seem.\u00a0 @stephenburrows thought this was a great analogy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>@cgoodey pointed out at the end that mindfulness definitely seems to be something worth finding out more about, not just for the classroom, but for personal benefits.\u00a0 @shaznosel agreed that it is very difficult to stop and reflect as &#8216;most teachers [operate] on turbo speed&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion it was an appropriately focused discussion on mindfulness, with many positive and welcome reminders for teachers who, to some extent, are already mindful of their classes.\u00a0 Many were curious to know what it is and what relevance it could have to ELT. \u00a0 Some &#8216;awesome&#8217; ideas were highlighted, with a few tips picked up, especially on the issue of what can be done with &#8216;silence&#8217;.\u00a0 There were some cynical positions taken, but this mostly revolved around the idea that &#8216;mindfulness&#8217; was being proposed as a learning style or methodology, rather than something that could be drawn on as and when needed, in the right setting.\u00a0 It is certainly true, as @cgoodey stated, that the classroom is often the most mindful experience of the working day for many teachers.\u00a0 It is often the most aware teachers are on any given day and that if it is of any use, it could be for personal satisfaction, away from teaching.\u00a0 For those that (purposefully) thought there was a little more to this, then there is plenty of reading and videos out there on the topic.\u00a0 On the issue of teaching children, there is a link below on an article, whilst on the issue of personal health and well-being, I recommend &#8216;Mindfulness for Dummies&#8217; by Shamash Alidina, or anything by Jon Kabatt-Zinn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z_0q52fyONY\/UHa7cnfAcsI\/AAAAAAAABiI\/_0D_quavWgI\/s1600\/Mindfulness+Chat+Participants+Wordle.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z_0q52fyONY\/UHa7cnfAcsI\/AAAAAAAABiI\/_0D_quavWgI\/s640\/Mindfulness+Chat+Participants+Wordle.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"215\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">The chat participants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Links:<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Gestalt Review Article by Hooker, K and Fodor, I on teaching\u00a0mindfulness to children: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindfuleducation.org\/mindfulnessforchildren.pdf\">http:\/\/www.mindfuleducation.org\/mindfulnessforchildren.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ted Talk on Silence and Listening: <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3qsqva9\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3qsqva9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shamash Alidina, who wrote &#8216;Mindfulness for Dummies&#8217;:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/learnmindfulness.co.uk\/teacher-training\/\">http:\/\/learnmindfulness.co.uk\/teacher-training\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A forum site set up by a guy who suffers from chronic illness:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.everyday-mindfulness.org\/\">http:\/\/www.everyday-mindfulness.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Zen and The Art of Teaching: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeteachingsite.com\/teach7.htm\">http:\/\/www.creativeteachingsite.com\/teach7.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"internal-source-marker_0.34081337065435946\">About the Author<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/MsUAX6LyLYnb1aIyhL6oriypD_LIbfnXSHqy-P7ev1_tWVlew56YxyMtpRhxjL8O_25Q6VZmdM_JROpmCuTEMCqrCBSdeZ_UNAO4qumfx1qov2GNE6Y\" alt=\"\" width=\"196px;\" height=\"261px;\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong>@Teacherphili is Phil Longwell. He is about to graduate from The University of Warwick with an MA in ELT and begin work at Eastern International University in Vietnam. \u00a0He has previously volunteered as a teacher in Tanzania and worked in Changwon (South Korea), Beijing, Cambridge (UK) and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). \u00a0He likes cooking, swimming, making movies and has just taken up yoga and mindfulness practice. \u00a0This is his second summary for #ELTchat.<br \/>\n<strong id=\"internal-source-marker_0.34081337065435946\"><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summary was contributed by Philip Longwell \u00a0&#8211; @teacherphili &#8211; and is reposted here from his blog with his kind permission \u201cYesterday is history tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.\u201d Grand Master Oogway tells it like it could be, to Po. &nbsp; On 10&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/2012\/10\/12\/what-is-mindfulness-and-how-can-it-be-used-in-elt-eltchat-summary-10102012\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-summary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4517\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eltchat.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}