Reconnecting: Yoga's contributions to Environmental Education
The aim of this study is to reflect on how Yoga can educate the attention to perceive and relate to the environment in a more integrated, affective and welcoming way, deepening our understanding of the relationship between the teachings of Yoga and Environmental Education. In this context, three top...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repository: | Pesquisa em Educação Ambiental (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br:article/18387 |
| Online Access: | https://www.periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br/index.php/pesquisa/article/view/18387 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Educación Ambiental. Yoga. Ecología Profunda. Meditación. Educação Ambiental. Yoga. Ecologia Profunda. Meditação. Environmental Education. Yoga. Deep Ecology. Meditation. |
| Summary: | The aim of this study is to reflect on how Yoga can educate the attention to perceive and relate to the environment in a more integrated, affective and welcoming way, deepening our understanding of the relationship between the teachings of Yoga and Environmental Education. In this context, three topics are developed throughout the text: Yoga, learning and change of perception; Yoga and Environmental Education; Deep Ecology and the interdependence of all beings. The first topic addresses how learning Yoga can help with perception and behavioral changes that promote integration between body, mind and environment. The second topic emphasizes the relationship between Yoga and Environmental Education, considering its ethical foundations and the importance of a deeper inner dive through meditation. The third topic presents the approximation between Deep Ecology and Yoga, highlighting the profound connection that exists between being and environment. Yoga, in its most complete form, may be capable of promoting a transformation in the way we perceive and relate to the environment and all beings that inhabit it. |
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