Waking up to ourselves: The use of mindfulness meditation and emotional intelligence in the teaching of communications
New Directions for Community Colleges September 1, 2010 DOI: 10.1002/cc.414 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that mindfulness meditation can increase awareness of unconscious communication influences, enabling observation of emotional reactions and breaking habitual patterns, thereby broadening communicative options. |
Abstract
AbstractCommunication concepts can be viewed as internal and external influences on our behavior that typically have an unconscious impact on us. Mindfulness meditation can help us become more aware of these influences as they occur moment to moment, allowing us to observe our emotional reactions to them and enabling us to break free of habitual patterns of behavior, thus broadening our communicative options in each moment of our lives.