Integrative Practice
Practice 2: Transforming Emotions

Mindful Self-care
Cultivate Emotional Wisdom
Heal the Heart and Learn to Love
The Challenge of Difficult Emotions
Reducing Fear and Anger
Cultivate Love and Gratitude
Source
Walsh, R. (1999) Chapers 5-9 in Essential Spirituality: the Seven Central Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind. New York: Wiley
Mindful Leadership
Positive Leadership
Source
ARAR, K. and OPLATKA, I., (2022). Ch 11 Positive Leadership in Advanced Theories of Educational Leadership. Cham, Switzerland: Springer..
Compassionate Leadership
Human suffering & humanising the workplace / Awareness, feeling, appraisal, responding / Leadership & Organisational benefits of compassion / Compassion and cognitive bias / Self-compassion for leaders / Developing compassionate leadership / Designing a compassionate organisation
PAPWORTH, K. D. (2023) Compassionate Leadership: for individual and organisational change. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Mindful Teaching
Being with Our Feelings
Increasing emotional wellbeing / Increased mental and physical wellbeing / More conscious behaviour and reduced bullying / Greater compassion, empathy and kindness / Healthier relationships / Integrity, values and right action. / Developing a diverse feelings culture / Sharing an established feelings language / Nurturing a culture of freedom and creativity / practising all-inclusive wellbeing rituals and routines
Source
Garai, A.K., Being with Our Feelings: a Mindful Approach to Wellbeing for Children: a Teaching Toolkit. London: Routledge
Further Reading
Wendy Turner (2023) Embracing Adult SEL: An Educator’s Guide to Personal Social Emotional Learning Success