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Mindfulness Certificate Course

Mindfulness is developing an open readiness to meet every day fully. You will learn tools of self-awareness for living with stress and gain greater compassion for ourselves, and offering greater compassion to our communities. The course will be taugh in-person at the Fish Interfaith Center. To RSVP, email interfaith@chapman.edu. All students welcome!

Thursdays, Sept. 15th - October 27th, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Wilkinson Founders Chapel

Mindfulness Retreat

Info coming soon!

You enter a maze to lose yourself. You enter a labyrinth to find yourself...

The Chapman Labyrinth is based on the 12th century design in the nave of Chartres Cathedral, France. Labyrinths come in many shapes and have been important in a number of spiritual and secular traditions dating back 4,000 years. Common to them all, a labyrinth is a continuous path that leads to the center, used for walking meditation. Questions? Email Rev. Nancy Brink at brink@chapman.edu

Mondays, 10am - 2pm
Wallace All Faiths Chapel

The vibrational powers of sound, music, vibration & visualization support healing and may open one’s mind to higher possibilities and states of harmony.

Wallace All Faiths Chapel, 6pm

Please reach out to interfaith@chapman.edu for questions!

Mindfulness is a quality and practice. Simply, mindfulness is paying attention to your present moment experiences with curiosity (instead of judgment), an openness and a willingness to be ok with your present moment experience. This quality of attention and awareness can be developed and help college students become more reflective and resilient. We can practice and be more mindfully aware of how we interpret stressful situations and choose to respond skillfully. Other positive results include:

• Better memory and learning
• Better study habits
• Better sleep
• Better well-being

Here are some helpful tips to practice being mindful:

• Mindful Eating: Take the time to eat slowly and enjoy your food without interruptions for at least the first 3 bites.
• Mindful Tech Use: When you study, put your phone out of sight for 1 hour and come back to it only once the hour is up.
• Take a walk and really focus, pay attention to the physical sensations of walking and your surroundings.
• Listen to sounds around you by really being curious about the qualities and characteristics of the sounds you hear.
• In a seated position, pay attention to the physical sensations of your feet, your hands, and your body seated in the space. Take this grounded, restful break.

Here are several short mindful instructional videos to help get you started:

STOP exercise:

Mindful Grounding exercise:

Mindful Breathing exercise (5 minutes):

Read more on Stress Relief through Mindfulness Meditation (.PDF).