This hour-long workshop, facilitated by The Tyler Clementi Center for Diversity Education and Bias Prevention, unpacks the CLARA (calm, listen, affirm, respond, add) method of communication as a tool for engaging in difficult conversations respectfully–including in the classroom. Addresses Competency 1 as part of the University Equity and Inclusion's Classroom Inclusivity series. REGISTER

This workshop reviews the sciences of breathing and meditation and how they affect cognition and emotion. Drawing from the millennia-old science of yoga and meditation, the workshop introduces two tools, one breathing method and one meditation, that enhance wellbeing, inclusiveness, and balance. The pedagogy involves a paradigm shift from cognitive learning of teaching tactics to … Read More