{"id":16460,"date":"2021-09-20T11:40:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T15:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/counseling-and-wellness-services-mondays-minutes-of-meditation-and-mindfulness-3\/"},"modified":"2021-09-20T11:40:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T15:40:34","slug":"counseling-and-wellness-services-mondays-minutes-of-meditation-and-mindfulness-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/counseling-and-wellness-services-mondays-minutes-of-meditation-and-mindfulness-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Counseling and Wellness Services — Monday’s Minutes of Meditation and Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Counseling and Wellness Services
\nMonday’s Minutes of Meditation and Mindfulness<\/h4>\n

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Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years. Today meditation is commonly used for engaging in a state of relaxation and relief from stress. Meditation allows us to focus our attention and take a step away from the stressors we are facing and the thoughts bouncing around our heads. It helps us to bring about a calm and peaceful state of mind that can benefit our emotional well-being and overall health.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJon Kabat-Zinn, a leader in the field of mindfulness, has described mindfulness as \u2018paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.\u2019 This means consciously paying attention to our senses, and to our feelings, without further judgment. 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.<\/p>\n

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.\u201d (therapistaid.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Every Monday throughout the semester, Counseling and Wellness Services will offer virtual guided meditations, available through the Campus Chronicle and Student Announcements. 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 : The Honest Guys<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy Monday\u2019s Minutes of Meditation as a way to relax and engage in a positive coping skill throughout the semester.<\/p>\n

March 1: Guided Meditation — Banish Depression<\/strong> (18 minutes)
\nSet in beautiful, safe surroundings, let a guardian of light show you the way to banishing depression.<\/p>\n