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Education for Awakening was the first book-length discussion of Eastern approaches to holistic education and this revised edition presents an even more integrative landscape. Combining the wisdom of the East and contemporary embodied pedagogies, Nakagawa shows what a truly integral educational vision looks like—a vision that will inspire both teachers and students to unpack the spiritual depths of learning and re-engage education with greater meaning, compassion, and wonder.  -- Jorge N. Ferrer, PhD, Author of Participation and the Mystery: Transpersonal Approaches to Psychology, Education, and Religion In this stimulating and illuminating book, Dr. Nakagawa draws upon his deep understanding of Western, Asian and indigenous paths to full human development to demonstrate that they are complementary elements in a comprehensive holistic philosophy. This is a work of ambitious and impressive scholarship, describing a holism that is truly whole. -- Dr. Ron Miller, founding editor of Holistic Education Review Education for Awakening is remarkably “nutrient dense”; like a perfect food, it provides rich, comprehensive, accessible nourishment. With a vast reach of Eastern and Western thought, it grounds Holistic education in a multidimensional reality that engenders an expansive view of both education and of the human being. It brings clarity to worldview and contemplative direction for world presence–helping to open self to world. This is a rare and outstanding resource that understands the potential for education to transform consciousness and culture.   -- Tobin Hart, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of West Georgia

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Yoshiharu Nakagawa is a professor of education at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.

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