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he production was awarded an emmy for outstanding informational series its companion book of the same name spent weeks on the best seller list with more than 500 000 copies in print considered a classic it is the most widely read and influential book of its kind goodreads 1994 1994 an antidote to school violence five years prior to the columbine high school massacre psychologist and researcher dan goleman was completing a year as a fetzer senior advisor a school shooting at thomas jefferson high school in brooklyn emphasized the importance of his year s work a survey of research theory and application of emotional literacy as a writer with the new york times goleman also found himself writing an article on the psychological lessons of the shooting the takeaway in a reflection he shared with fetzer in his emotional literacy a field report goleman noted the incident chilling as it is can be read as a sign that america s children are desperately in need of lessons in how to handle their emotions and settle disagreements in caring and just plain getting along the signs of the deficiency can be seen in violent incidents like these growing ever more common in schools but they can also be read in statistics showing sharp rises in the number of teenage suicides homicides drug abuse and pregnancies describing emotional literacy as a new way of thinking about being smart goleman framed the basic skills for a curriculum that would include ways to teach children about self awareness decision making managing feelings self concept handling stress and communicating the curriculum would also address group dynamics like cooperation and conflict resolution since then emotional literacy has come to be a valued skill set for students and part of the curriculum in more than 80 of public schools 1994 1994 the importance of relationships to health and healing noting patients and clinicians discontent with and even alienation from current systems of care the pew fetzer task force on advancing psychosocial health education was established to develop a values foundation for the work of the health professions its resulting health professions education and relationship centered care a report of the pew fetzer task force on advancing psychosocial health education advocates for relationship centered care rcc rcc can be defined as care in which all participants appreciate the importance of their relationships with one another its main principles are 1 that relationships in health care should include the personhood of the participants 2 that affect and emotion are important components of these relationships 3 that all health care relationships occur in the context of reciprocal influence and 4 that the formation and maintenance of genuine relationships in health care is morally valuable in rcc relationships between patients and clinicians remain central although the relationships of clinicians among themselves with each other and with their communities are also emphasized the report helps shift the culture of academic health science centers toward embracing caring attitudes relationship centered interactions and related clinical scientific and pedagogic skills that are incorporated into national accreditation standards 1994 1994 chronic pain and the roots of the science of mindfulness encountering patients with unresolved chronic pain led jon kabat zinn to introduce what became mindfulness based stress reduction developed at the university of massachusetts medical center the program became available in hundreds of clinics in the u s and abroad this work helped establish the science of mindfulness a field that documents a broad range of positive effects on the brain on gene expression on cellular factors associated with aging and on the immune system as well as on our mind and its habitual patterns home jon kabat zinn 1996 1996 a new perspective on health research to explore aspects of health that are real for patients but often unaddressed by contemporary medicine the fetzer institute works to bring rigorous research and significant funding to new areas with the goals of collaborating across disciplines providing conceptual development increasing methodological rigor and contributing innovative research fetzer often collaborating with the national institutes of health invites requests for proposals rfps on a variety of promising research topics including roles of religiousness and spirituality in medical rehabilitation and the lives of persons with disabilities 1996 spirituality and religiousness in aging and health addressing conceptual and methodological issues 1997 examining individual differences in the experience of pain 1998 clarifying conceptual and methodological processes affecting self reports of health and behavior 1999 studying spirituality and alcohol to better understand the role of religiousness and spirituality in the prevention and treatment of and recovery from alcoholism and alcohol related disease rfp sponsored by the fetzer institute and the national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism 2000 scientific research on altruistic and compassionate love 2001 supports more than 30 scientific studies on compassionate love and altruistic love aiming to better understand how conditions behaviors and attitudes centered on the good of the other can be fostered leading to greater health and well being for all end of life and the dying process the role of spirituality religiousness values and relationships 2002 1999 1999 healing the heart of diversity fetzer fellow patricia moore harbour developed a series of dialogues created with and for people of color and trainers leading diversity work this intentional and experimental dialogue about race and culture takes a systems approach through its quarterly retreats diversity trainers scholars leaders and educators identify contemplation inquiry dialogue and praxis as modalities that can most easily be integrated into their work for fetzer this provides foundational learning about conditions that support the emergence of healthy diverse relationships among staff partners and across its funding portfolios 1999 1999 a daily spiritual experiences scale for health research a growing body of literature indicates that various dimensions of religiousness and spirituality may enhance well being lower levels of depression and psychological distress and reduce morbidity and mortality the findings are of interest to medical researchers in epidemiology psychology sociology gerontology and other fields however few health researchers have scholarly backgrounds in religiousness spirituality and most are not acquainted with the history of attempts to conceptualize and measure multiple dimensions of religiousness to address these issues and the growing body of evidence demonstrating links between religious and spiritual variables and health outcomes the national institutes on aging and the fetzer institute established a working group to identify those domains of religiousness spirituality most likely to impact health suggest potential mechanisms within which these variables might operate provide a short multidimensional survey for use in clinical research their efforts produced a new measurement tool the multidimensional measurement of religiousness spirituality for use in health research its measures address aspects of our religious lives that may affect our overall health daily spiritual experiences meaning values beliefs forgiveness private religious practices religious spiritual coping religious support etc the scale is widely used has been translated into 30 languages is prized for its cultural relevancy and contributes to a growing field of health research in 2013 the report s daily spiritual experience scale is adapted to a book for a general audience spiritual connection in daily life sixteen little questions that can make a big difference daily spiritual experience scale home spiritual connection in daily life sixteen little questions that can make a big difference underwood lynn 9781599474274 amazon com books multidimensional measurement of religiousness spirituality for use in health research a report of the fetzer institute national institute on aging working group october 1999 2005 2005 deepening the american dream is the american dream a vision or an illusion does social change depend on personal change what values should the u s demonstrate in today s world are there ways to think beyond geographic boundaries toward a common dream for our world in a series of essays and conversations on a special online feature of bill moyers journal deepening the american dream offers reflections on the spiritual aspects of being american through reflections from historians pastors and social activists like vincent harding and howard zinn the series explores the inner life of democracy and the way citizens are formed and considers the spiritual aspects of the american dream life liberty and the pursuit of happiness titles include is america possible to my young companions on the journey of hope by vincent harding and politics of the brokenhearted by parker j palmer 2006 2006 a campaign for love forgiveness campaign for love and forgiveness a multi year demonstration project in seven cities nationwide focuses on creating space for love and forgiveness healing and reconciliation in everyday life partners include pbs affiliates the american library association and storycorps through public television programming targeted local activities and thoughtful conversations in communities across the country the campaign explores the mystery and meaning of love how it s expressed and felt and how it manifests differently for different people the campaign s conversations seek to explore the many forms love and forgiveness take in family bonds friendships and in our communities 2007 2007 source guide on love and forgiveness for journalists news stories with elements of reconciliation and forgiveness like the amish community s response to a mass shooting at the nickel mines school can be both inspiring and perplexing journalists are equipped to report these stories but they do not always have a knowledge base that can give a spiritual context to these responses to violent acts to help fill this gap fetzer engages the religion news service to create a source guide for use by journalists covering beats that range from crime health medicine and international affairs to politics religion and science the guide provides contacts to top researchers theologians ethicists philosophers and organizations collecting in one place sources on forgiveness love and altruism in the fields of psychology psychiatry social science brain research evolution and biology 2009 2009 forgiveness researchers group the fetzer forgiveness research working group chaired by pioneering forgiveness researcher dr ev worthington adds to the public discourse on the science of forgiveness it engages top researchers and advisors to explore basic research questions such as the psychological and physiological mediators of forgiveness on mental health outcomes the role of gratitude in facilitating forgiveness and increased interest in self forgiveness clinical applications including an increased focus on specific forgiveness intervention programs and integrating forgiveness as a core element of standard psychotherapy interventions continued examination of the relationship of forgiveness with religion spirituality better measurement strategies and new methodological tools to assess forgiveness the group and its efforts add to the public discourse on the science of forgiveness and contribute to the growing field of forgiveness studies 2009 2009 shamatha project the shamatha project led by dr clifford saron was one of the most ambitious and comprehensive longitudinal studies of meditation ever conducted this work at the center for mind and brain at the university of california davis studied how intensive contemplative training affects the development of positive human qualities especially those associated with love and compassion and the psychological and physiological pathways involved 2009 2009 a playlist on forgiveness what does forgiveness mean in your faith tradition what are its many expressions and translations to expand our understanding of this important concept and act fetzer created a series of videos with faith leaders across the traditions consider forgiveness offers short takes on deep questions like do you need justice for forgiveness is apology necessary who is forgiveness for the series calls on a diversity of faiths including buddhist christian hindi jewish muslim and sikh dive into the playlist to learn more about atonement apology sins and sinners remorse grudges and resentments just societies harm hope reconciliation unconditional forgiveness god s forgiveness for us giving and receiving forgiveness repentance how to return a person to the good injury the innocent and the practice of forgiveness fetzer yt playlist consider forgiveness youtube 2009 2009 the neuroscience of compassion because neuroscience can help us understand love and forgiveness the institute funded the work of dr richard davidson at the university of wisconsin davidson uses experimental methodologies with brain imaging techniques to study exemplary practitioners of compassion and forgiveness including h h the dalai lama and matthieu ricard a nepalese french writer photographer translator and buddhist monk davidson s work also studies contemplative training that focuses on compassion davidson s research connects ancient wisdom with modern science showing that compassion isn t just a virtue it s a skill we can train his work proves that kindness lowers stress strengthens relationships and builds a more understanding world in a time of division this research offers hope that compassion has the power to heal and unite 2009 2009 charter for compassion compassionate cities as she accepted a ted prize in 2008 bestselling author and commentator karen armstrong expressed her wish to create a charter for compassion to serve as a universal expression of human solidarity in the spirit of the golden rule the charter identifies shared moral priorities across religious traditions in order to foster global understanding and a peaceful world the principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious ethical and spiritual traditions calling us to treat all others as we wish to be treated compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being treating everybody without exception with absolute justice equity and respect it is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain to act or speak violently out of spite chauvinism or self interest to impoverish exploi...