Learning to Be with Oneself: Reflections on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion among Future Educators
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume11-issue2-fall2025/21/" target="_blank" >https://www.spirituality-studies.org/dp-volume11-issue2-fall2025/21/</a>
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Learning to Be with Oneself: Reflections on Mindfulness and Self-Compassion among Future Educators
Original language description
This paper reports on a qualitative pilot study involving students preparing for careers in non-formal education (N = 15) who participated in a four-session intervention introducing mindfulness and self-compassion. The aim was to explore how future educators perceive the personal and pedagogical relevance of these practices, as well as the barriers they encounter. Focus group data were analysed thematically, revealing three themes: perceived personal benefits (greater everyday awareness, recognition of self-critical inner dialogue, valuing exposure to techniques); barriers to practice (personal, contextual, accessibility, and emotional resistance); and perceived pedagogical implications (age-appropriateness, potential classroom use, and teachers’ own engagement). The findings show that while some barriers are easily addressed through practical adjustments, sustaining engagement requires individualised approaches that respect personal preferences and readiness. Above all, the study highlights that emotional resistance is not peripheral but lies at the heart of what makes these practices both challenging and transformative.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Spirituality Studies>
ISSN
1339-9578
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Volume of the periodical
11
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
SK - SLOVAKIA
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
20-37
UT code for WoS article
001594194600003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105019506651