Contemplative Practices Facilitating Awareness, Compassion, and Healing in Study Abroad: A Reflective and Explorative Study
Journal of Contemplative and Holistic Education 2025 Ciara Hoyne, Jing Lin
This reflective essay focuses on the relationship between contemplative practices and participation in a short-term study abroad trip. The study explores how contemplative practices help facilitate self-understanding, alleviate stress, enhance connection to the host community and culture, and enable healing. We use our experiences participating in a short-term study abroad program as an example...