The 7 day mindfulness camp held at Chokyi Gyatso Institute
Dewathang ended on 26th December, 2016. Its content included meditation,
mindful offering of butter lamps, selection of local agriculture produced,
waste minimization, cooking, eating & walking, karma yoga (work as
practice) & sharing of experiences. SJI as mindful choices, universal human
values as a skilful means (by Director, JNEC) & contemplative education (by
Dr. Yang Gyeltshen, LME lead teacher) as being integral to mindful
teaching-learning were also presented at the camp. Post camp school activities
& experiences were shared by the participants of the 2nd camp. The
participants proposed about 25 activities, which could possibly be implemented
in schools. A platform for continued dialogue among participants,
participants-SJI-CGI, etc. has been created.
The camp was resourced by Yangsid Drubgyud Tenzin. There
were 43 camp attendees: 22 teachers, 9 lopens from CGI, 3 civil servants, 3
youth from Menchari village (GNH model village) & 6 from SJI. The camp is
integral to SJI's education program (LME) conducted annually, primarily
targeted for educators. Three camps have been conducted till date with over 100
attendees.
Alongside the camp, SJI focused on waste minimization and
served only locally available produce. The 7 day camp produced only few plastic
wastes like the wrappers of salt, sugar and atta flour. Compiling with
mindfulness practice, the only waste generated in the kitchen of the
mindfulness camp was 5 salt packets, 2
sugar packets and 4 packets of atta flour. In other words, only 11 plastics
in 7 days. Even if we measure it will come around 150 gram only. If it was not
prepared mindfully it would have produced tons of waste in a week which is
against the philosophy of SJI and of course against GNH. The meals were all
organic and nutritious.
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