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2012

Margaret Maureen Farah

A Deeper Kind of Craving; healing food and body issues through the practice of presence is about understanding what is at the heart of overeating. Despite the attention on the obesity crisis there is little discussion of the spiritual underpinnings of overeating. This research explored the...

Fall 2015

Brennan, Margaret A

Binge eating disorder (BED) and bulimia nervosa (BN) are psychological disorders with devastating effects. Many individuals with these disorders either do not seek treatment or fail to improve with standard treatments. Over the past decade, Yoga has increasingly been incorporated into the...

2016-03-29

Karen Jacobsen

Influenced by broader societal trends, mindfulness training and movement meditation practices within disciplines such as yoga have gained rapidly growing acceptance in education. This project addresses initiatives to promote the cultivation of mindful awareness and compassion within public...

Fall 2018

Krumins, Norbert Michael

This dissertation was an extended meditation on the nature of the liminal space as an essential aspect of contemplative pedagogy. The liminal space pertains to place and time – a threshold, transitional, the in-between. The primary focus was on the post-secondary classroom, that is, the space...

2016-08-15

Erin Ochoa

Growing anxiety, disconnection with the environment, and the prospect of school and work as endless competition seem to characterize some of the more damaging elements of contemporary society. In an educational system that overvalues competition and compartmentalization, where are the spaces for...

2024-03-20

Bacon, Amy, Horrigan, Alexandra, Bondeson, Aria, D., Belle, Belinda, Person, Carmen, Wagner, Courtney, Ignacio, Danielle, Sulz, David, Powney, Deltra, Smith, Devin, Rahman Omi, Farah, Harry-Not-Potter, Ritz, Heather, Seyl Miyashita, Heather, JAHJackson, Mahindru, Jasleen, Wakoli, Julia, Shelley, Kimberly, Thompson, Kyra, Johnston, Lucinda, Smith-Arckerl, Madeline, Madelyn, Mak <3, Busari, Mariam, Karunamuni, Nadini, Ciancibello, Natascia, Mast, Rick, MacLennan, Rylee, Bowes, Sarah, Manchakowsky, Shawna, Hendrickson, Shyler, Cruikshank, Stephen, Vidya, Mo, Wenmin, University of Alberta Days of Action Committee

Happiness Reflected: A Community Creative Project, Volume 2 is the second annual collection of original creative works, including poems, artwork, prose and music. These works, submitted by University of Alberta community members as they explored perspectives and questions about their own...

2023-03-20

Akomolafe, Ebun, Bacon, Amy, D., Belle, Graff-McRae, Rebecca, Horrigan, Alexandra, Ingram, Madalina, Iris, Siri, Iwanus, Jerry, Johnston, Lucinda, Karunamuni, Nandini, Koller, Katherine, Lai, Jon, Lau, Iris, LG, Lo, Zyesa, Loveridge, Lorelei, Ma, Julie Claire, Mast, Rick, Merklinger, Tom, Munn, Holly, Nattrass, Madeleine, Nunn, Natasha, Palmer, Gavin, Panesar, Simran, Person, Carmen, Przystupa, Michael, Ritz, Heather, Smith, Devin, Smith-Ackerl, Madeline, Sulz, David, van Bruggen, Rebekah, Wagner, Courtney, University of Alberta Days of Action Committee

Happiness Reflected: A Community Poetry Project is a chapbook collection of original poems that were submitted by University of Alberta community members as they explored perspectives and questions about their own happiness. Intentionally curated by Days of Action for International Day of...

2015-09-21

Pritchard, Justin O.

This thesis research project is an investigation of the influence of mindfulness practice within the context of design education. Mindfulness is a present-moment and non-judgmental awareness. The project explored the connections between mindfulness practice, ideation, and creativity through...

Fall 2023

Chappell, Kaitlyn

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Individuals living with IBD suffer from chronic symptoms of fatigue and malnutrition and unpredictable flares of acute symptoms including abdominal pain,...

Fall 2010

Wiley, Jane

Counselling psychology is increasingly curious regarding the benefits of mindfulness and meditation. This research explores the relationship between the clinical work of psychotherapists and their long-term Buddhist-informed meditation. This is an emerging and cross-cultural field. Thorne's...