UW offers yoga and meditation through a variety of programs. Student Life Recreation offers classes for students, faculty and staff interested in exploring mindfulness and meditation. Visit their website for the most up to date list of classes.
BEGINNING MINDFULNESS (Mindfulness 101)
For students who are interested in learning more about mindfulness and meditation, emotions, self compassion, loving kindness, and relaxation. This is both a space for learning about the techniques, as well as practicing them, which will entail sitting for at least a few minutes in silence at times. We will also share with each other how our homework practice of formal and informal practice is going each week.
Time: Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Online
Start date: Beginning of each quarter
Duration: Eight weeks
Who: All students
Intake needed: Yes
Cost: Free
Facilitator: Treg Isaacson, LMHC
To register: Call 206-543-1240 to learn more
UW Recreation offers yoga and meditation classes, workshops and special events designed to support body, mind and heart. Get ready to experience more moments of reflection, clarity, empowerment and connection in your daily life.
Check out these short Guided Practices to support you in movement, breath and beginning meditation techniques.
What is meditation?
A practice that strengthens mental attentiveness and facilitates the ability to step back, take inventory of the present moment, and make more skillful and empowered decisions for the sake of a more centered, peaceful and enriched life. Meditation supports the cultivation of openness, curiosity and acceptance. Learn More.
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is a human capacity that is available to everyone through micro-practices that can:
What is the difference between mindfulness and meditation?
Mindfulness is often associated with meditation, but the skill of being present and allowing yourself to become absorbed in an activity can happen in many other areas of your life. The key technique is always the same, if you find that your mind has drifted into the past or future and you are dwelling there (it is normal for the mind to drift so short moments of past and future thinking is usual), bring yourself back to the present moment:
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