For a meditative pedagogy. The listening body and self-care

Abstract

The aim of this work is to highlight, from a sustainability perspective, the importance of the body in the educational relationship. In the perspective of a possible pedagogy with a clinical orientation, and in line with the Capability Approach model, the same idea of care – and self-care – draws lifeblood from the hypothesis of the foundation of a new “curricular pedagogy” aimed to develop in the individual, from the earliest years of life, a more marked sensitivity in listening to himself and to others through tactile, chromatic and sound stimulations, etc., suitable for promoting deep breathing and meditation, relaxation, creative movement, self-help and critical reflection, etc., within new forms of bodily dialogue. At the same time, in the perspective of the most recent eco-mindfulness, the work tries to highlight how such a maieutic action requires the flexible and dynamic management of the different pedagogical settings.