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Health Promotion and Wellness

Mindfulness

Mindfulness means paying attention to your present-moment experience, non-judgmentally. Meditation is a powerful way to practice mindfulness. When we practice mindfulness or meditation, we aren’t trying to stop our thoughts or feelings, but we are learning to be aware of them, and then let them go as we come back to what we are doing in that moment, again and again, and not thinking about it as good or bad.

Mindfulness meditation doesn't change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart's capacity to accept life as it is." - Sylvia Boorstein

Programs Resources

The Center for Mindfulness free resources including video tutorials and guided meditations.

Center for Mindfulness Programs

In our classes, you will learn to practice various mindfulness and meditation techniques that can help to improve your sleep, reduce stress and anxiety, improve your focus on tasks at work or academically, lead to better eating behaviors, and contribute to a greater sense of well-being and happiness. Each class is four sessions. The course is free, but registration is required.

Intro to Mindfulness Part I (4 weeks)

Dates:  Wednesdays:  9/18, 9/25, 10/2, and 10/9

Time:  Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Location:  McCormick Hall, Room 186

Intro to Mindfulness Part II (4 weeks)

Dates:  Wednesdays:  10/30, 11/6, 11/13, and 11/20 (Space is limited, please contact Jim Almeda if you would like to attend this class)

Time:  Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Location:  McCormick Hall, Room 186

Dates: Fridays:  11/1, 11/8, 11/15, and 11/22

Time: Noon to 1:00 pm

Location: McCormick Hall, Room 186

If you have problems registering for the classes or if you have questions, please contact  Jim Almeda

Learn more about the  Center of Mindfulness program

Learn about the  science behind mindfulness meditation

 

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Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

A free eight-week online MBSR training course, modeled after the program founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Drop-in Meditation Sessions - Fall 2024 

All Illinois State University students, staff, and faculty are invited to join us on any of these dates. Even if you have never practiced meditation before, we would love to have you in our sessions. No registration is required. For questions or more information, please contact Jim Almeda at jralmed@IllinoisState.edu or (309) 438-2053.

All Drop-In Meditations will be held via Zoom.  Zoom link provided below.

Drop-In Meditation Zoom Link

Dates and Times

Thursday August 22

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday September 4

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Monday September 16

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Friday October 4

11:00am - 11:30am
Wednesday October 16

Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Thursday October 31

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Friday November 15

2:00p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday December 4

Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday December 10

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.