UNNC now has several academic and professional staff from a range of faculties and departments who are trained in teaching mindfulness techniques.
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: On purpose, in the present moment and non-judgementally.
Mindfulness can help you:
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- Feel less overwhelmed
- Manage anxiety and reduce stress
- Improve your sleep quality
- Increase your ability to manage difficult situations
- Have greater clarity
- Have more (self-)compassion
- Increase your efficiency and creativity
People can practice mindfulness while doing any daily activity. The people who find it most helpful are those who practice it regularly. It is unlikely to be helpful if you only try it once or twice because it takes practice. Occasionally people find creating space through meditation allows emotions to rise to the surface unexpectedly. For the beginners, it is recommended learning mindfulness from someone who has a personal practice and has taught mindfulness before.
Lunchtime Mindfulness at UNNC
If you're interested in mindfulness, come to the Lunchtime mindfulness practice. Every week, at lunchtime one facilitator would be there introducing mindfulness, leading mindfulness practice, helping you to incorporate mindfulness into your daily routine.
2024-25 Semester1
Date: Monday - Friday, 21 October - 13 December, 2024
Time: 1pm-1:30pm
Venue: 1st Floor, Building 23. Temporary Activity Space for Health and Wellbeing Centre
There is no need for special clothing or any previous experience of meditation, and you don’t need to sign up in advance. Everyone is welcome!
You can also try download an app like Balance, Tide, Headspace and Insight timer to start your own practice. You're always welcome to join the sessions to share your experience and do some inquiries based on your practice.
Mindfulness recordings
We delivered some workshops and online sessions about mindfulness at UNNC. If you'd like to learn more about mindfulness and try the practice, please click here to access the recordings.