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A new Core: Non-cognitive Skills based on The a e art & & scien ence o ce of mindful ulne ness b s base sed E EQ by y Ravi vi P Prad adhan Performing with grace under pressure 20, Oct 2016 Intro STEM Ravi Pradhan

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A new Core: Non-cognitive Skills

based on

The a e art & & scien ence o ce of mindful ulne ness b s base sed E EQ

by y Ravi vi P Prad adhan

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Performing with grace under pressure

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Ancient Author??

  • Educating the mind,

without educating the heart is no education at all.

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Nine dots

Join all nine dots in 4 straight lines, without lifting pen from the paper

. . . . . . . . .

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An innovative way to address antibiotic resistance

based on using nano-engineered polymers to break up cell walls

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In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are very few.

Suzuki Roshi

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A serious d disconnec ect

Korn Ferry/Hay Group Survey of 450 business leaders in US, India and China: What % of:

  • college graduates hired are not ready for the workplace? %
  • employees with refined people skills advance faster? %

CONTRAST WITH: What % of:

  • college graduates say technical/academic skills more valuable

than people/soft skills %

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How essential and crucial to succeed as a studen? 10= very essential ………6= essential …………1= does not matter

  • Improve control of impulses and regulation of negative

emotions

  • Reduce persistent negative self-critic.
  • Reduce test anxiety
  • Increase resilience capacity to deal with failure and adversity.
  • Improve focus/concentration of task at hand despite

distractions

  • Improve quality of relationships at home and school
  • Strengthen resilience to deal with stress

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Outside the academic cognitive box??

  • How do you teach/learn non-cognitive skills in

an academic system –

  • that values intellectual, rational, logical, and

Linguistic-mathematical knowledge (or cognitive skills); and,

  • that believes in the superstition of a

fragmented body-emotions-mind?

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How we react or respond to stressful situations determines its harmful effects. Resilience capacity is critical skill

Automatic default reactions: Fight, Flee, Freeze/shut down

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Negative Ruminations.

Worry/fear/ungrounded views about future, regrets/shame/hurt/negative about past

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Test anxiety?

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Frequent Negative Emotions?

  • Anger (family)
  • Pride
  • Jealousy
  • Greed/avarice
  • Anxiety/fear, negativity, complaining mood
  • Depression is the fastest growing epidemic.
  • Youth suicide rising fast.

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Profound impact on brain & hence learning

Daily harmful effect on all three

and hence perception, cognition & learning

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Body + 5 senses Thinking Intellect Feelings emotions

BEHAVIOR

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Guess? ss?

How many seconds in a day? How many thoughts a day? (approx) What % of thoughts are about the past or future? What would be its visible impact – if focus improved by just 20%?

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Vagus Nerves: & stress management

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Autonomic Nervous System - Balance Parasympathetic: calms, regulates Sympathetic: stimulates BP/heart, shuts down PFC, body functions. Vagus nerve, brain and inflammation

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Deep Breathing: a key technique Deep breathing: use diaphragm 5/5 5/7 7/3/9 Hypernea

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What is mindfulness? Yes, No, IDK

1.Empty your mind, blank state? 2.Escape pain & suffering?

  • 3. Suppress thoughts/feelings?
  • 4. Primarily to deal with stress?

5.Only for hermits, monks ?

  • 6. Same benefits as a workout?
  • 7. Same as a spa treatment (feel good)?

Note: The word meditation comes from Christian practice. It is still not an acceptable term to use in K-12 education in the US.

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Basic Posture on chair or floor Straight spine Not resting on chair Palms down on knees Feet flat on floor Bend chin down a little Eyes closed or open If open, soft gaze

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Non-meditation, effortless, natural awareness, wisdom & compassion Awareness of mind-essence, equanimity, mette, karuna glimpse into ego-lessness, shunyata

meaning of life, skillful actions, adaptive, creative, bold

Basic awareness of awareness; understanding of distorted perceptions and self-fabrication, what hooks or triggers emotions, shift in Perception and Appraisal emotional self-regulation Increase in positive emotions Stress regulation basic awareness of body, 5 senses, thoughts, feelings Present moment, non- judgmental, without Self /ego being entangled awareness of stress factors

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An appreciative eyes-ears-mind-heart

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1.In the past month who has

shown you an act of kindness,

  • r generosity that touched you?

2.Who, what, where, when? How did it touch you.

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Appreciation

  • Identify 1 person in this

conference who you want to appreciate for what s/he did or said. What, when, where and how it touched you?

  • Write down key points.

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Effects of Positive Emotions brain-emotions-body

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  • Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin:
  • feel good, connect to others
  • Neural connections: thinking, logic
  • More cooperative: Not in survival mode,

not thinking only about me.

  • Resilience capacity to deal with stress
  • Improves blood pressure & heart

function

  • Increases telomere length and longevity.

It is free; no money or degree required.

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Mette – loving kindness

  • Practice of mette or loving kindness
  • Visualize a friend/family member
  • Generate wish.
  • Send mette or loving kindness to heal them
  • Generate wish that they are healed, happiness, etc..

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Heart Intelligence

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Neuron like cells Neurochemicals Electro-magnetic energy Heart affects brain more than brain affecte heart Chitta has intelligence Thinks & feels

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Self Awareness Social Awareness Self Management

Relationship Management

Responsible decision-making

Emotional Intelligence or EQ

modified from Goleman model

R E G U L A A T I O N A W A R E N E S

S

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IQ gets you a job EQ helps you advance. Lack of EQ gets you fired. IQ is more or less fixed EQ can be learned and developed (good news) Brain can be trained & developed (neuroplasticity)

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The adolescent brain: growing till age 24

Difficulty controlling emotions. Poor judgment and analysis

  • f potential risks and

consequences: I am invincible. Poor planning & decision making Strong peer effect, dopamine Prefer low effort, high pleasure or exciting experiences More impulsive and risky behavior, eg: experimenting with drugs, alcohol, sex

Positives: open to new ideas, innovative, relationship oriented, energy for action

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Mindfulness reduces Amygdala Hijack

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Input from the senses Amygdala Amygdala Signal to the body: Fight, flight or freeze response PFC Thoughtful, conscious, response Conscious response

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Naturally I Integ egrated ed a and I Inter ercon

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ected ed: med editation a and e emot

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skills

Non-dual nature

  • f awareness,

knowing, Self aware of awareness Analytical mindfulness nature of thinking feeling and behaving concentrated/focused awareness Four foundations of mindfulness body, sensations, breath, thoughts feelings

SOCIAL AWARENESS

Aware of how words, feelings, behavior affect others Aware of other’s feeling Empathy, deep listening Appreciative eyes/ears

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Building trust, harmony, we-ness Giving/receiving honest feedback Kindness, appreciation, compassion Motivate, inspire others Leading teams Time/priority management Other practical skills

ELF AWARENESS

Strengths/weaknesses Observer/witness Emotional triggers Identify habitual patterns Deceptive patterns

SELF-REGULATION

Calm awareness Undistracted focus Emotional regulation Self-compassion Dealing with negative patterns, including self-critic Impulse control and wise decision making

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Benefits of Mindfulness based EQ – emerging evidence

  • Just 6 + hours of mindfulness practice: shift in the structure and functioning of the PFC

(brain) and in other areas.

  • Emotional regulation and balance (reduce amygdala, decouple ACC- PFC)
  • Awareness, focus and concentration despite distractions
  • Stress management
  • Working memory and academic performance in tests
  • Quality of relationships.
  • And for students: impulse control, reduce risky behavior, better decision making, bullying,

disciplinary problems, and test anxiety.

  • Improve academic performance 11-17%, across race, income, sex.
  • Reduce episodes of depression (for mild/medium, reduce drugs

)

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Which company??

Which global company has an internal staff training program based on:

mindfulness emotional intelligence leadership/management skills neuroscience

There is a waiting list. Many other global companies have started similar internal trainings.

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How to teach/learn these non-cognitive skills

  • Curriculum
  • Pedagogy
  • Testing/assessment
  • Modeling by teacher

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Non-C0gnitive Skills for students

  • 1. Deep breathing, yoga
  • 2. Mindfulness meditation
  • 3. Emotional Skills/EQ (self-awareness, Self-regulation,

relationship management, reducing negative emotions)

4.Conversational intelligence (deep listening,

Negotiating, brainstorming, creative problem solving, promise management, teamwork, collaboration giving and receiving Feedback, handling complaints, coaching skills)

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  • Educating the mind,

without educating the heart is no education at all.

  • Aristotle 384-322 BC.

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Debunking the 400-yr. old Cartesian fragmentation of body-mind-emotions This conference …..recognizes that learning, thinking and biological functioning do not operate in isolation…. Indeed, thinking and emotions are deeply intertwined with learning.

Conference “The science of Character”, Boston Oct 2015 David Daniel, professor of psychology James Madison University Editor of Brain, Mind & Education

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Body + 5 senses Mind Emotions

BEHAVIOR

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Are you ahead of or behind the Curve?

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MF-EQ skills

Business & management

STEM

MF-EQ Skills

Business & management

STEM

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Reflection

  • What was one insight or experience that

struck you the most? How & why?

  • Questions?
  • www.mindfulnessdojo.com
  • FB: Asian Mindfulness Dojo

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