51.059 - Contemplative Practice in Educational Spaces

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Yoga in the United States and Canada manifests in both liberating and imperialist ways (Berila, Klein, Jackson Roberts, 2016). As four women of Colour (Black and South Asian) scholars located in three US states and Ontario, Canada, we explore how yoga and other contemplative practices emerge in various contexts with complex implications for access, profit, wellness, and liberation. The presenters will explore such constructs as spirituality in higher education, contemplative practice in teacher education, Black girlhood, and considerations of intellectual property and private ownership in yoga.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Holistic Education

Chair

• Jillian Carter Ford, Kennesaw State University

Papers

• Yoga and Wellness Training for Teachers of Color: Healing Racialized Trauma in Our Selves and Schools - Sameena Eidoo, University of Toronto

• Contemplative Practice-Infused Pedagogies - Jillian Carter Ford, Kennesaw State University

• #BlackGirlsBreathe: Exploring the Possibilities of Integrative Wellness for Colored Girls - Adrianne Rochelle Pinkney, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University