Lesley University DigitalCommons@Lesley Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences Expressive Therapies Dissertations (GSASS) 5-19-2010 Aesthetic Mind-Meditative Mind: Reflections On Art As Yoga And Contemplative Practice Michael A. Franklin Lesley University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_dissertations Part of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Franklin, Michael A., "Aesthetic Mind-Meditative Mind: Reflections On Art As Yoga And Contemplative Practice" (2010). Expressive Therapies Dissertations. 73. https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_dissertations/73 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences (GSASS) at DigitalCommons@Lesley. It has been accepted for inclusion in Expressive Therapies Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Lesley. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 1 AESTHETIC MIND—MEDITATIVE MIND: REFLECTIONS ON ART AS YOGA AND CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE A DISSERTATION submitted by MICHAEL A. FRANKLIN, M.A. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy LESLEY UNIVERSITY May 19, 2010 2 3 4 © 2010 Michael Franklin All rights reserved 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A project of this scope requires guidance and support from several people. First, I would like to thank my committee chair, Dr. Shawn McNiff for his generous offering of time, critical feedback, and most of all, collegial camaraderie. His fine-tuned open mind welcomed my many drafts with curiosity and incisive feedback. As a pioneering voice in the field of art-based research, he blazed a trail that I am honored to contribute to. I would also like to thank Dr.