Mindfulness, education and neuroscience
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Mindfulness, Education, LearningAbstract
The practice of Mindfulness sees as its main objective the achievement of a maximum degree of awareness through which the individual should reach a state of well-being. In fact, by becoming aware and not critical of themselves and reality, individuals should be able to control and contain emotions, sensations and negative thoughts that can lead to suffering. This paper starts from the analysis of the characteristics of this particular practice and then analyzes the effects on cognitive functioning and the implications of an educational nature.
La pratica della mindfulness vede come suo obiettivo principale il raggiungimento di un grado di consapevolezza massimo attraverso il quale l'individuo dovrebbe raggiungere uno stato di benessere. Difatti, divenendo consapevoli e non critici nei confronti di sé stessi e della realtà, gli individui dovrebbero riuscire a controllare e contenere emozioni, sensazioni e pensieri negativi che possono portare alla sofferenza. Il presente paper parte dall’analisi delle caratteristiche di questa particolare pratica e poi analizza gli effetti sul funzionamento cognitivo e le implicazioni di natura educativa.
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