{"id":167,"date":"2025-11-05T16:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=167"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:07:21","slug":"two-approaches-to-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/two-approaches-to-mindfulness\/","title":{"raw":"Two approaches to mindfulness","rendered":"Two approaches to mindfulness"},"content":{"raw":"<span class=\"TextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\">In this video, Joseph Siddiqi <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\">talks about two approaches to mindfulness. In the first approach, there is a distinction between subject and object, where the subject is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\">observing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\"> the object. In the second approach, the subject is the object, open to what comes to them in the moment.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW20979815 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n[iframe src=\"https:\/\/concordia.yuja.com\/V\/Video?v=1246568&amp;node=7107434&amp;a=134935691\" width=80%]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/11\/JS_Mindfulness2Approaches.pdf\">Click here to download a transcript of the video (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Related content<\/strong>\r\n<div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Katrina Grabner\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/orienting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">orienting<\/a>\u00a0practice can be one way to engage in mindfulness\u00a0in the classroom<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">You can read more about how noticing and\u00a0attunement\u00a0are also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/part\/trauma-informed-pedagogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trauma-informed<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/developing-nervous-system-aware-learning-environments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategies for developing nervous-system aware learning environments<\/a>\u00a0in this piece by Katrina Grabner<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Consider reading Joseph\u2019s other pieces on mindfulness such\u00a0as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/what-is-mindfulness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWhat is mindfulness?\u201d<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/noticing-the-movement-of-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noticing the movement of attention<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/centering-stillness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">centering stillness<\/a>\u00a0practice<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1>Additional resources<\/h1>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nIslam, M. (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12726\/tjp.15.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J Krishnamurti\u2019s insight on meditation<\/a>. <em>Tattva Journal of Philosophy, 8<\/em>(1), 19\u201326. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12726\/tjp.15.2\r\n\r\nLippelt, D. P., Hommel, B., &amp; Colzato, L. S. (2014).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2014.01083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Focused attention, open monitoring and\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2014.01083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loving kindness meditation: Effects on attention, conflict monitoring, and creativity \u2013\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2014.01083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A review<\/a>. <em>Frontiers in Psychology, 5.<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2014.01083\r\n\r\nWilber, K. (2001). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books\/about\/No_Boundary.html?id=f4KFXhVYM_AC&amp;redir_esc=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No boundary: Eastern and western approaches to personal growth<\/a>.<\/em> Shambhala.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\">In this video, Joseph Siddiqi <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\">talks about two approaches to mindfulness. In the first approach, there is a distinction between subject and object, where the subject is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\">observing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20979815 BCX0\"> the object. In the second approach, the subject is the object, open to what comes to them in the moment.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW20979815 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ --><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/concordia.yuja.com\/V\/Video?v=1246568&#038;node=7107434&#038;a=134935691\" width=\"80%\" height=\"500\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2025\/11\/JS_Mindfulness2Approaches.pdf\">Click here to download a transcript of the video (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><strong>Related content<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Katrina Grabner\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/orienting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">orienting<\/a>\u00a0practice can be one way to engage in mindfulness\u00a0in the classroom<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">You can read more about how noticing and\u00a0attunement\u00a0are also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/part\/trauma-informed-pedagogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trauma-informed<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/developing-nervous-system-aware-learning-environments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strategies for developing nervous-system aware learning environments<\/a>\u00a0in this piece by Katrina Grabner<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"10\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Consider reading Joseph\u2019s other pieces on mindfulness such\u00a0as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/what-is-mindfulness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWhat is mindfulness?\u201d<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/noticing-the-movement-of-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noticing the movement of attention<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/centering-stillness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">centering stillness<\/a>\u00a0practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Additional resources<\/h1>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Islam, M. (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12726\/tjp.15.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J Krishnamurti\u2019s insight on meditation<\/a>. <em>Tattva Journal of Philosophy, 8<\/em>(1), 19\u201326. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12726\/tjp.15.2<\/p>\n<p>Lippelt, D. P., Hommel, B., &amp; Colzato, L. S. (2014).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2014.01083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Focused attention, open monitoring and\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2014.01083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loving kindness meditation: Effects on attention, conflict monitoring, and creativity \u2013\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2014.01083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A review<\/a>. <em>Frontiers in Psychology, 5.<\/em> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2014.01083<\/p>\n<p>Wilber, K. (2001). <em><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books\/about\/No_Boundary.html?id=f4KFXhVYM_AC&amp;redir_esc=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No boundary: Eastern and western approaches to personal growth<\/a>.<\/em> Shambhala.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-167","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":148,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":859,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/167\/revisions\/859"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/148"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/167\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}