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Author: Candy Gunther Brown
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781469648477
ISBN 10: 1469648474
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 28 February 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
What's the harm in having kids do mindfulness meditation or sun salutations in homeroom? . . . . Like many of us, Brown believed that these were secular applications until she examined the historical and religious context for herself. This book is a thorough history of mindfulness and yoga in public schools, related court cases, and legal analysis that led Brown to advocate an opt-in model as a way to maintain the separation of church and state.--Tricycle Pivotal and revealing. . . . Brown is insistent on the importance of empirical findings and her descriptions of yoga and mindfulness are all evidence-based and factual.-- Oxford University Press Journals: Journal of Church and State Brown has extensively researched all facets of this topic and lays the evidence out for readers in a manner that is clear and easy to follow.--International Journal of Christianity & Education
What's the harm in having kids do mindfulness meditation or sun salutations in homeroom? . . . . Like many of us, Brown believed that these were secular applications until she examined the historical and religious context for herself. This book is a thorough history of mindfulness and yoga in public schools, related court cases, and legal analysis that led Brown to advocate an opt-in model as a way to maintain the separation of church and state.--Tricycle
Brown has extensively researched all facets of this topic and lays the evidence out for readers in a manner that is clear and easy to follow.--International Journal of Christianity & Education Pivotal and revealing. . . . Brown is insistent on the importance of empirical findings and her descriptions of yoga and mindfulness are all evidence-based and factual.-- Oxford University Press Journals: Journal of Church and State What's the harm in having kids do mindfulness meditation or sun salutations in homeroom? . . . . Like many of us, Brown believed that these were secular applications until she examined the historical and religious context for herself. This book is a thorough history of mindfulness and yoga in public schools, related court cases, and legal analysis that led Brown to advocate an opt-in model as a way to maintain the separation of church and state.--Tricycle
Author Information
Candy Gunther Brown, professor of religious studies at Indiana University, is the author of several books including The Word in the World and The Healing Gods.
