Isha Judd (born 1 May 1962 in

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, Australia) is a writer and

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who has gained popularity in

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Educational Meditation

Judd is the creator of a system for self knowledge and expansion of consciousness called ''Educational Meditation''. It is a program based on a

meditation Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally cal ...

technique integrated with other complementary practices. It includes a set of self-knowledge educational principles to encourage

self development The self is an individual as the object of that individual’s own reflective consciousness. Since the ''self'' is a reference by a subject to the same subject, this reference is necessarily subjective. The sense of having a self—or ''selfhood ...

and nurture coexistence. Judd's Educational Foundation brought together a multidisciplinary team of professionals to design a comprehensive program covering all levels of education:

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, and other educational areas such as

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

psychopedagogy Psychopedagogy is a combination of two main branches of study, pedagogy and psychology. Some of the most influential authors in this field are Jean Piaget, David Ausubel, Jerome Bruner and Lev Vygotsky. Important contributions have also been made b ...

arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both hi ...

communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...

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, peace culture,

intercultural dialogue Intercultural dialogue (ICD) "occurs when members of different cultural groups, who hold conflicting opinions and assumptions, speak to one another in acknowledgment of those differences".Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (2014)"Intercultural dialogue" ''Key Concep ...

and

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. This educational meditation technique develops universal values such as appreciation, gratitude, love and unity. The complementary practices to promote comprehensive health include: experiencing full consciousness or being in the doing, exercise, nutrition and hydration, and the honest and open expression of thoughts and feelings. The educational principles of self-knowledge are: happiness, peace and love are an internal experience (introspection development). Emotions are natural so one must feel and manage them properly (emotional learning development). What you focus on grows (value-based education development). The relationship with self is reflected in the relationship with others (development of responsibility). This is how the meditation integrated with complementary practices develops the self and coexistence: by leading us to a state of inner peace and incorporating values that generate the experience of a positive behavioral change. From a theoretical and practical point of view, self-knowledge educational principles have the same effect and all the components of Educational Meditation work synergistically. Judd works with prisoners and victims of natural disasters through her foundation. In 2010, following her work in the prisons of Buenos Aires, Judd was named ''Ambassador For Peace'' in a ceremony at the Argentinean Senate. In 2012, she received an Honorary Degree from the ''Universidad Internacional,'' Cuernavaca, Mexico for her "humanitarian efforts and contributing to the betterment of the human condition through personal growth." Through her foundation, Judd has taught her system to Mexican soldiers, with the support of the

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(CDHM), in order to help prevent human rights violations within the

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. Judd has stated that, following a series of setbacks and personal losses when she was 28, she began a process of inner exploration, leading eventually to a profound spiritual awakening and later the development of her own system for the expansion of consciousness. Judd has two international retreat centers, located in

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, and in

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.Gillman,
"Loving The Unloved"
, '' Kindred Spirit'', 1 July 2009.

Publications

Books

*''Why Walk When You Can Fly: Soar Beyond Your Fears and Love Yourself and Others Unconditionally'', 2008, New World Library, *''Love Has Wings: Free Yourself from Limiting Beliefs and Fall in Love with Life'', 2012, New World Library, *"Love Above all Things: A Journey To Enlightenment" , 2012, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, *"Iko and the Lost Diamond of Atlantis", 2012, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, *"Above the Clouds", 2013, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform *"The Global Citizen: Building a Culture of Peace from the Inside Out" , 2014, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,

Movies

*''Why Walk When You Can Fly?'', 2009 *"Above the Clouds", 2013

Music

*''Guru Cool'', 2006

References

External links

Interview on ''Lifetime Television''

www.ishajudd.com
Official website.
Isha's Blog
Official blog at The Huffington Post. {{DEFAULTSORT:Judd, Isha 1962 births Living people Australian motivational writers Women motivational writers Australian self-help writers Australian spiritual writers Spiritual teachers