An Exploration of Mindfulness Practices and Leadership - Creative Education

CE > Vol.9 No.9, July 2018

An Exploration of Mindfulness Practices and Leadership ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2018.99097 1,213 Downloads 3,047 Views Citations

Author(s)

Dorothy A. Sisk

Affiliation(s)

Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA.

ABSTRACT

This article explores the use of mindfulness practices in a leadership program, and highlights two major contributors to the development of mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk and Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn, a physician. Selected mindfulness programs are reviewed, and a research study integrates mindfulness practices in a leadership program, and the effect of mindfulness practices on student leadership is discussed with results and conclusions.

KEYWORDS

Mindfulness, Well-Being, Wellness, Connectedness, Deep Listening, Gifted

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Sisk, D. (2018) An Exploration of Mindfulness Practices and Leadership. Creative Education, 9, 1302-1311. doi: 10.4236/ce.2018.99097.

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