Mindfulness as a Tool for Reflection in Service-Learning

Mindfulness as a Tool for Reflection in Service-Learning

Dane Emmerling led our workshop, Mindfulness as a Tool for Reflection in Service-Learning.

Workshop participants experienced a lively discussion around Opening up Service-Learning Reflection by Turning Inward, Trae Stewart's essay that argues that reflection traditionally practiced in service-learning asks students to focus on the past for insights about the future, skipping over present thoughts and feelings. Read the article about mindfulness and its possible uses in service-learning and community-engaged experiences.