S4E02 - Emotional health and mindfulness in education

Join our conversation with Chris May, Maya Schroevers and Marieke van Vugt  as we peek into the world of well-being and mental health in educational institutions. Starting from the challenges faced by staff and students, we explore the importance of cultivating emotional health and its role in fostering understanding and resilience. Mindfulness emerges as a valuable tool to support both well-being and academic success within educational settings. The discussion takes a panoramic look at the hopes, challenges, and risks of incorporating mental well-being tools into the curriculum. Along the way, our guests share their perspectives and some practical tips on prioritizing self-care and awareness in daily life. For those curious to learn more, these show notes are completed by plenty of useful resources. Episode links: Chris May's website Maya Schroevers's website Marieke van Vugt's website The Embodied Critical Thinking project and a Mind&Life Europe summer school to go deeper on contemplative research and education More information on the research on violence in schools mentioned in the episode can be found in Chapter 15 of Dan Goleman's Emotional Intelligence and the references therein Additional resources from our guests: Mind & Life, discussions with researchers on meditation, and in particular an episode on the philosophical issues related to Cartesian dualism (podcast) UCLA Health free guided meditations (in a number of languages!) (audio recordings, app available) Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutes (TED talk) Judson Brewer: A simple way to break a bad habit (TED talk) Emotional health and mindfulness apps (free, developed by scientific foundations or non-profits) Healthy Minds Program (both meditation and emotional health program) How We Feel Medito (includes UCLA meditations linked above) Smiling Mind Minfulness Coach - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - Produced by Tassos Sarampalis and Marcello Seri, at the University of Groningen - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - + - - - Illustrations by Anne Caesar van Wieren ⁠www.annecaesar.nl⁠ What's the Angle and Zen Garden are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of ⁠silvermansound.com⁠.