Are you feeling stressed? Winter blues got you feeling a bit glum?
Join the CETL
for
Intro to Mindfulness, a
four-week workshop for faculty, staff, and administrators (75-minute session, offered once per week) is facilitated by The Wellness Center based on a curriculum and developed by the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults (MIEA). This evidence-based program, developed at Duke University’s counseling center, has been rigorously tested and shown to reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance overall well-being.
Note: Registration slots are limited! Participants should plan to attend all four sessions to achieve maximum mindfulness. A one-time fee of $3.99 will grant participants access to the workshop’s specialized digital platform. The Mindful Twenty-Something text by Holly B. Rogers is encouraged.
Sessions will be held Thursdays, February 13, 20, 27, and March 6, from 12 PM to 1:15 PM in McNichols Library TLC, Room 324.
NOTE: Registration will cover all four events days.
Participants will:
- Learn 10 mindfulness techniques
- Practice daily mindfulness and gratitude
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Reflect through guided activities and discussions
More on Intro to Mindfulness
The Intro to Mindfulness curriculum is an evidence-based program studied in an RCT with university students and developed at Duke University’s counseling center. In the RCT, students were shown to feel less self-judgment and less stress, were more mindful, and slept better. During the program, participants learn 10 different skills to support mindfulness practice, practice 10 minutes daily and record a reflection in a logbook, engage with a gratitude practice, and select a daily mindful activity. Participants receive teaching on mindfulness principles in the 4 class meetings. Class discussion and online coaching between sessions via the accompanying app support and enhance the experience. Skills, or just participation, will bring many participants into a stretch zone at some point during the program. Class and coaching encourage self-reflection and understanding and aim to help participants learn to look within and trust themselves. Principles of social justice and community building are integral to the curriculum. A trauma-informed (person-centered) approach is taken in all activities.
This event is fully registered.