How Mindfulness Can Defeat Racial Bias

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January 5, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace You can have no greater or lesser dominion than the one over yourself. The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. - Leonardo da Vinci - How Mindfulness Can Defeat Racial Bias There might be a solution to implicit racial bias, argues Rhonda Magee: cultivating moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts, feelings, and surroundings. "In my own work, I identify, develop and examine the efficacy of a set of practices that intentionally link inner and outer work to raise awareness about race and racial experience in our lives, with a focus on personal, interpersonal, and systemic or structural levels. The resulting ColorInsight Practices combine mindfulness-based practices with teaching and learning about race and color to increase awareness of how race and color impact us all, and give rise to insight and greater understanding." { read more } Be The Change To learn more about ColorInsight practices and how to address social injustice within and without, join an Awakin Call interview with Rhonda Magee this Saturday, January 7th 9AM-10:30AM PST. Details and RSVP info here. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Our Shortened Attention Span & 3 Ways To Stay Focused 19 Uplifting Photos That Capture The Human Spirit Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose A Yuletide Gift of Kindness The Top 10 Happiest Countries Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year 10 Ways to Have A Better Conversation 7 Lessons About Finding the Work You Were Meant to Do DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 242,289 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More