Sorry for late response Jeff Nixon. This requires a long reply. let me give a link to my writing on this topic.

Redesigning design education for spiritual wellbeing and mindfulness https://www.academia.edu/9588050/Redesigning_design_education_for_spiritual_wellbeing_and_mindfulness

Exploring the potential of design education to revert from anthropocentric individualistic beings to Nature centric universal beings

https://www.academia.edu/12087999/Exploring_the_potential_of_design_education_to_revert_from_anthropocentric_individualistic_beings_to_Nature_centric_universal_beings