Spiritual Learning Assignment #8
Project Name: How to Cultivate Spirituality
Names: Julianne Harter & Shelbe Mann
Roles: Julianne- Main idea, goals, objectives, rationale, videos
Roles: Shelbe- Power Point, podcast, design, videos, modules/ventures
Both: Word document, references, Power Point, activities, and modules/ventures
Goals:
Provide the adult learner with instruction on cultivating spirituality, identity, and creativity. After procurement of the new knowledge learners will have traversed into the realms of spirituality, identity, and the emotional connection to self and thoughts.
Objectives:
« Learn to cultivate and practice mindfulness.
« Attempt something new to nurture identity.
« Participate in spiritual connection to the environment.
Rationale:
Merriam and Baumgartner suggested, “Like somatic-embodied knowing spiritual knowing or learning is also about meaning-making, though perhaps more difficult to accommodate than embodied learning, which does have a tie to physical sensations.”
Grace can transform human consciousness. It is healing; stress and anger, grief, the most impoverished, can find healing in moments of grace…provides the perspective to see we in the large context…connected with each other and with the world beyond ourselves.
…it is not surprising that strategies for enhancing or fostering spirituality, soul, or grace during the teaching-learning transaction are about making space for it to happen.
Design:
We are made up of mind, body, and spirit; however, the body and spirit are seldom taken into consideration when learning occurs. Being aware of the body, mind, and spirit when learning can develop into a more meaningful and engaging process. Somatic learning or learning through the body calls for a focus on kinesthetic, sensory, affective, and spiritual learning experiences. The four parts of the somatic learning model can be defined as:
« Kinesthetic Learning: the focal point is precise movement and actions of the body.
« Sensory Learning: is when the learner focuses on their five senses to gather information to relate to their experiences.
« Affective Learning: the basis is the emotional connection within oneself and the world around them.
« Spiritual Learning: meaning is found through art, imagery, symbols, rituals, and more.
Ventures:
Step One: Mandala Painting
« A brief introduction to the history of Mandala: Mandala History
« View the following video: Beginner's Mandala
« Use the provided tools, paper, paint tray and paint to create a Mandala.
« The learner will be learning spiritually through creating the Mandala.
Step Two: Identity Charts
« View the video: Charting Your Identity
« Use the paper provided, markers, glue, scissors, old magazines, and/or printer as needed to create your chart.
« Music will be playing in the background with soft lighting in the room.
« Discuss your identity chart with your fellow learners in the room after you complete it.
« The learner will be learning affective and spiritually. They will be engaging in their own world and how they interact within it and creatively by charting their identity.
Step Three: Forrest Bathing
« View the video: Forrest Bathing
« Actively participate with the environment and explore their spirituality through forest bathing.
« Learners will be led into a forested area to engage in the environment surrounding them.
« This activity begins with identifying the universe as one’s own creation. Exposing oneself to mechanisms of the universe, mainly an ecology of Joy, Love, Beauty, Life, and Truth.
« The journey alternates between the inner Self (Joy, Beauty, Love, Life, Truth) and environment and creation. This brings kinesthetic, sensory, and affective learning together. The learner will be aware of their movements, five senses, and how they interact with the environment.
Step Four: Journal
« Provide the learners with journals and prompts to continue their spiritual journey after completing the course.
« Here are a few examples prompts from the provided website:
® Think about your identity, now and when you were a child. What makes you unique? How was this identity nurtured, or how could it have been nurtured?
® What do you think people notice about you when they first see you? What assumptions do you think they make? What would you like people to know about you when they first see or meet you?
® In reflecting on your childhood, when did you first become aware of class differences between you and your peers? What were your thoughts and feelings as your awareness and understanding of socioeconomic differences grew?
Environment & Tools:
« The ideal location is a State and/or National Park with a large conference/meeting room. State & National Park Finder
« Relaxing music to play in the background during ventures: Indian Flute & Meditation Music
« The room needs a screen, projector, and speakers for the presenters to connect to.
« The room needs to be set up with tables and chairs.
« The learners will be provided with Mandala tools, black paper, paint, paint tray, and paper towel to wipe the tool. Here are the links to the following items provided: Mandala Tools Paper Paint Paint Trays
« There will be paper, markers, glue, scissors, old magazines, and a printer for the learners to use.
Recommended Websites for Further Learning:
« Spiritual Atmosphere in the Classroom
« What is a Kinesthetic Learner
« Power of Spiritual Positivity
« Elkhart Tolle: Essential Teachings
« How to Calm the Voice Inside Eckhart Tolle Teachings
References:
Bay Atlantic University January 25, University, B. A., & Name. (2022, June 14). What is a kinesthetic learner?. Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C. https://bau.edu/blog/kinesthetic-learner/
Herrington, S. (2023, February 27). 22 Anti-Bias Education Journal prompts on identity for 2022. AmazeWorks. https://amazeworks.org/22-anti-bias-education-journal-prompts-on-identity-for-2022/
How to develop a spiritual atmosphere in the classroom. Ananda Marga Gurukul. (2023, June 25). https://gurukul.edu/newsletter/issue-23/how-to-develop-a-spiritual-atmosphere-in-the-classroom/
Mark, J. J. (2022a, September 25). Mandala. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/mandala/
Merriam, S. B., & Baumgartner, L. (2020). Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide (4th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Rajvanshi, S. (2021, September 18). The power of spiritual positivity. The Hans India. https://www.thehansindia.com/life-style/spiritual/the-power-of-spiritual-positivity-707059
Walker, T. (n.d.). State parks. America’s Parks: State Parks, National Parks, along with all of the other parks - AmericasParks.com. https://stateparks.com/index.html
YouTube. (2016, December 16). The power of the present moment - living in the now. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci4Wg6MFcT4
YouTube. (2017, July 16). Indian flute meditation music || pure positive vibes || instrumental music for meditation and yoga. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr8GBzTsWqM
YouTube. (2018, May 24). Beginners dot painting mandala with happy dotting company tools. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3st51yIrXY
YouTube. (2019, December 27). Forest bathing | a simple yet powerful nature meditation. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyZb2BS04y0
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