Abstract This chapter introduces concepts and exercises of contemplative pedagogy and spiritually competent orientation. Drawing upon theoretical and empirical work on educational benefits of contemplative practice to enhance student learning and clinicians’ attitudes, awareness, and dispositions, we describe a model consisting of four parts which instructors may apply to their courses:...
Abstract Centering is a contemplative practice derived from centering prayer. In the context of counseling, our study explores centering as an intervention to enhance counselors’ empathy. Additionally, we investigate the moderating influence of nonduality, particularly bliss, on the changes in empathy over time. Through a randomized controlled trial involving counseling graduate students across...