Monday’s Minutes of Meditations
“Jon Kabat-Zinn, a leader in the field of mindfulness, has described mindfulness as ‘paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.’ This means consciously paying attention to our senses, and to our feelings, without further judgement. For example, mindfulness could be practiced by focusing on the sensation of water rushing over your hands as it falls from a faucet, or by feeling and accepting sadness without trying to push it away or to evaluate it.
Research has linked mindfulness meditation with reduced anxiety, more positive emotions, and, with enough practice, permanent structural changes in the brain that sustain these benefits. Before beginning, know that meditation is a skill that requires practice. In the beginning it might seem as if unwanted thoughts constantly intrude your mind and the serenity associated with meditation might be brief. With time your ability to meditate, and to control your focus, will improve.” (therapistaid.com)
Every Monday throughout the semester, Counseling and Wellness Services will be offering virtual guided meditations, available through the Campus Chronicle post. The meditations are provided by The Honest Guys channel on YouTube. To learn more about The Honest Guys and their guided meditations, visualizations, and guided sleep talk-downs, visit their website: The Honest Guys. We hope you enjoy Monday’s Minutes of Meditation as a way to relax and engage in a positive coping skill throughout the semester.
In honor of Thanksgiving we bring you a guided meditation by The Honest Guys, surrounding loving kindness, to bring love to yourself and spread love to others during this season of gratitude. “This Metta, ‘loving kindness’ meditation will guide you to direct love toward yourself and also to send it to others. Being within the flow of this unconditional love will bring peace and healing to your mind and body. This meditation can be done at any time to allow you to bathe in the love you deserve, and also give it out to the world.”
Monday, Nov. 23: Loving Kindness Metta Meditation (28 minutes)
Counseling and Wellness Services and the Dwight Marvin Library are pleased to offer an e-book, “The Mindful Twenty-Something: Life Skills to Handle Stress and Everything Else” by Holly B. Rogers, MD. A special thank you to Stephanie Ross, faculty librarian, for purchasing and sharing this wonderful resource with the campus community!
Link to: The Mindful 20-Something: Life Skills to Handle Stress and Everything Else
Wishing you all a week filled with gratitude!
Counseling and Wellness Services
Siek Campus Center, room 270
(518) 629-7320
counseling@hvcc.edu
Published: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:50:05 +0000 by k.weeks