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-6 posts tagged "mindfulness"
Megumi Tamura | Thursday, September 14, 2023
Yesterday was my last first game day. Two weeks ago was my last first day of class. This semester is my last fall semester to enjoy as a Notre Dame student. The abundance of “lasts” as I begin senior year feels a bit overwhelming at times. Not only do these “lasts” make me reflect on
Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, October 14, 2021
Notre Dame’s student senate convened Wednesday on the second floor of the LaFortune Student Center to receive miNDful training and to discuss new election orders during its last meeting before fall break. After senate was opened with a prayer from student body vice president Matthew Bisner and announcements, the senate welcomed Paige Jackson, assistant director
Gina Twardosz | Sunday, February 16, 2020
While Valentine’s Day is a time for romance, Friday’s “Fall in Love with Wellness” Student Health Fair encouraged students to practice self love with self care. The fair featured dozens of informational booths from campus and community organizations, therapy dogs, spin class demos, giveaways and an escape room. Heather Abbott, a counselor at the Saint
Serena Zacharias | Monday, November 19, 2018
Chicken wing bones, a pizza box, used floss, peeled tape, fruit stickers, granola bar wrappers, worn contacts and an empty Planters Mixed Nuts container are items typically found in a trash bin. This past week, however, they were some of the many pieces of garbage a group of Notre Dame students carried with them wherever they
Sara Schlecht and Julianna McKenna | Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Communication studies professors Marne Austin and Terri Russ are redefining learning through their implementation of mindfulness in their classroom setting. Professor Austin said she defined mindfulness as a commitment to always being present in the current moment. “Mindfulness is a practice of presence and of radical presence with each other,” she said. “It means that we
Gina Twardosz | Thursday, September 28, 2017
Several Saint Mary’s students are taking Notre Dame’s Mindfulness and Meditation course to become more mindful and less stressed. Senior Kate Zurovchak said Mindfulness and Meditation focuses on being present in the moment. “Mindfulness is being present in the moment. People usually get caught up in a lot of things, like with stress or anxiety,”