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Mindfulness is used as a common entry point term for MINDFooL DiSCO LABS' primary collaboration approach called EMRLD, a set of work-in-progress practice areas for "conscious (r)evolution."
EMRLD is rooted in the idea that humans already have the ability to meet the present moment and disrupt the status quo (elitism, imperialism, capitalism), but have been largely discouraged from practicing the skills needed to do so. Therefore, EMRLD seeks to bring together traditional and emerging practices, without loyalty to any single discipline area, that are designed to guide our personal and shared efforts as we move about the world amidst the polycrisis and design what's next.
Below you will find working descriptions and example practices for each element that makes up EMRLD.
MINDFooL DiSCO LABS acknowledges that it has only "curated" this approach, and honors the many originators of the wisdom it holds.
(E)MBODIED AGENCY ⬇
Expressing individuality, gifts, and choice within the context of a living body.
Movement (e.g. dance, exercise, walking)
Somatic awareness and healing
Breath and nervous system down regulation
(M)INDFULNESS ⬇
Noticing and meeting what’s present through a conscious exploration of intention and attention.
Active listening
Meditation
Reflection and journaling
Autoethnography and performance theory
Perspective-taking
(R)ELATIONAL EQUITY ⬇
Living into the inherent relativity and diversity of all human (and more than human) things.
Interpersonal communication
Power mapping
Feedback and conflict
Repair and accountability
(L)IBERATORY DESIGN ⬇
Effort to out-design the ~isms in way that allows for increased embodied agency, mindfulness, relational equity, and delight.
Imagination
Impacted community and stakeholder-led design
Political praxis (study and practice)
Prefigurative politics (practicing the future now)
(D)ELIGHT ⬇
Undelayed lighter being as an everpresent sustainable resource.
Rest and play
Unproductive exploration
Joy, grounded optimism, and gratitude
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