{"id":447,"date":"2025-11-25T14:43:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=447"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:42:10","slug":"pause-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/pause-2\/","title":{"raw":"Intentional pause: Setting intention","rendered":"Intentional pause: Setting intention"},"content":{"raw":"<div>\r\n\r\nWe would now like to invite you to take a break from your reading. These intentional pause points have been placed throughout the OER, at the end of each section, to create time and space for you to check in with yourself.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<h2>Take a moment\u00a0to...<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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\">Shift your position (between sitting and standing, facing a different direction, moving to another room)\u00a0for a moment<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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\">Set an intention for the rest of the day, or tomorrow, that\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0end in, or is motivated by, productivity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<h2>Try out a contemplative practice<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nTo conclude this section on integrating\u00a0CP&amp;P into your work, here are some practices focused on\u00a0building connections between yourself, others, and the course material.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/in-memoriam-and-a-letter-from-the-future\/\">In memoriam and a letter from the future\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/rooted-hope-an-audacious-practice-of-imagining\/\">Rooted hope: an audacious practice of imagining<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>","rendered":"<div>\n<p>We would now like to invite you to take a break from your reading. These intentional pause points have been placed throughout the OER, at the end of each section, to create time and space for you to check in with yourself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Take a moment\u00a0to&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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\">Shift your position (between sitting and standing, facing a different direction, moving to another room)\u00a0for a moment<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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\">Set an intention for the rest of the day, or tomorrow, that\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0end in, or is motivated by, productivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Try out a contemplative practice<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>To conclude this section on integrating\u00a0CP&amp;P into your work, here are some practices focused on\u00a0building connections between yourself, others, and the course material.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/in-memoriam-and-a-letter-from-the-future\/\">In memoriam and a letter from the future\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" 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=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/chapter\/rooted-hope-an-audacious-practice-of-imagining\/\">Rooted hope: an audacious practice of imagining<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-447","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":79,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/447","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":2,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":798,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/447\/revisions\/798"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/79"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/447\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=447"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=447"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbooks.concordia.ca\/contemplative-pedagogy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}