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A volume in Transforming Education for the FutureSeries Editors Jing Lin, University of Marylandand Rebecca L. Oxford, Alabama A & M UniversityThis book will expand the horizon of higher education, helping students, faculty andadministrators to return to their roots and be in touch with their whole being. This book stressesthat learning is much more than just accumulating knowledge and skills. Learning includesknowing ourselves-mind, body, and spirit. The learning of compassion, care, and service are ascrucial or even more important in higher education in order for universities to address students’individual needs and the society’s needs. Higher education must contribute to a better world. The book acknowledges that knowing notonly comes from outside, but also comes from within. Wisdom is what guides students to be whole, true to themselves while learning.There are many ancient and modern approaches to gaining wisdom and wellness. This book talks about contemplative methods, such asmeditation, qigong, yoga, arts, and dance, that help people gain wisdom and balance in their lives and enhance their ability to bereflective and transformative educators and learners.
