{"product_id":"9780897894012","title":"Contemplative Practitioner Meditation in Education and the Professions","description":"\u003ch1\u003eContemplative Practitioner\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMeditation in Education and the Professions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn Miller\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBy practicing different types of meditation, teachers, students, or employees can gain personal strength and character. Miller describes the techniques of meditation taught in the great world religions and shows how they can be adapted to student and professional life. He describes the lives of five great contemplatives--Buddha, St. Teresa, Merton, Gandhi, and Emerson--and relates their spiritual practices, doubts and tests to the individual growth of ordinary students and citizens.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJOHN P. MILLER is Head of the Field Centre of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in St. Catharines, Ontario. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Holistic Curriculum\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and \u003ci\u003eThe Compassionate Teacher \u003c\/i\u003e(1981).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 October 1994\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePraeger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780897894012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53973881159820,"sku":"9780897894012","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f852bde3-be14-446a-8a38-a0ce54aca8e6.jpg?v=1787713585","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780897894012","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}