Projects

Virtual Ninja Manifesto

Dedicated to the idea that contemplative practices change through history and across cultures,  MentalPraxis is engaged in a project that explores the potentials of videogames (especially martial-arts games) as vehicles for contemplation and self-transformation.

Zombie Mindfulness Manifesto

Believing the social responsibility of the academy to reveal the hidden and engage in critique, MentalPraxis supports research that interrogates the ethical and political significance of contemplative practices for modern societies.

Philosophical Therapy

MentalPraxis is running a major research project on the implications of contemplative arts & sciences for the theory & method of psychotherapy.

Ideal-type Framework

Developed as a teaching device in for the MOOC: Demystifying Mindfulness, MentalPraxis is investigating the utility and significance of five archetypal characters as devices for learning & teaching in contemplative studies.

Ninja Mindfulness

Aware of the need to speak to different audiences in different voices, MentalPraxis has developed a course of contemplative practice tailored specifically for young adults (or the young at heart), focussed on the historical arts of the ninja.

Jedi Mindfulness

Building on research into the various preconceptions brought to the practice of Mindfulness by various participants in educational programmes, MentalPraxis is developing the idea of the Jedi as a prototype for engagement with Mindfulness training in contemporary societies.
The images used on this site were conceptualized by Chris Goto-Jones for various projects.  The character set (monk, zombie, ninja, hippie, scientist) was illustrated by Siku for the MOOC: Demystifying Mindfulness.  The Ninja Mindfulness and Virtual Ninja images were also illustrated by Siku.  The art for the Zombie Mindfulness project is by Ricardo Bessa.  The Jedi Mindfulness images are by Glen Mullaly.  The Mindfulness Philosophy images were drawn by Roxanne van Beek.  All images are copyright  MentalPraxis 2016 - they can be re-used for non-commercial purposes with proper acknowledgement.