Mindfulness Meditation
MEDITATION: IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINK! Ed
Hattauer, Ph.D. Director, Center for Counseling and Consultation
Department of Student Wellness Learn mindfulness meditation- a
simple form of breath meditation that can help you to focus, relax,
and be more present and alive to your moment-by-moment experience.
It does not require sitting in uncomfortable positions, believing
in a particular faith tradition, or previous experience.
Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment in an
intentional fashion without judgment. If you find yourself spending
too much time thinking about the past or planning for the future so
that you miss what is happening in the here-and-now, this form of
meditation can be helpful for you. While the word “meditation” has
many different meanings and there are many different forms of
meditation, “Mindfulness” meditation is perhaps the best researched
and most often used in Western practice. It has scientific support
as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune
system, modify the way the brain functions, reduce emotional
reactivity and promote a general sense of health and well-being. It
has been used with a wide variety of groups including educators,
students, CEO’s, Olympic and professional athletes, students at
professional schools such as medicine, nursing, and law (we have a
group here at the Law School), individuals with stress related
problems, etc. We will also practice a form of “loving-kindness”
meditation-a 2500 year old practice that uses repeated phrases,
images and feelings to evoke a spirit of loving-kindness and
friendliness toward ourselves and others. This is a
non-denominational form of meditation and all are welcome from
beginners to more experienced practitioners.
Date: Monday, November 7, 2011
Time: 12 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: President's Room - Carnesecca
Arena
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Event ID: 2187