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Writing this chapter has given me the opportunity to explore in-depth the meaning of mindfulness for me at a personal and professional level. As a teacher, teacher educator, transformative education researcher and recently also counselor and art therapist, the necessity of being mindful has arisen in a variety of contexts and for different reasons.
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Taylor, E. (2016). Mindfulness and Flow in Transpersonal Art Therapy. In: Powietrzynska, M., Tobin, K. (eds) Mindfulness and Educating Citizens for Everyday Life. Bold Visions in Educational Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-570-8_2
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