Mindfulness and Its Role in Wellness

Mindfulness is a practice of being more conscious of how you show up in the world. Research has shown that mindfulness improves our overall well-being and satisfaction with life, reduces stress levels, and improves memory, sleep quality and emotional regulation. This module is designed to help college and university faculty understand mindfulness and implement mindfulness practices in your classroom so that you can be more present in your life on campus.

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Mindfulness is a practice of being more conscious of how you show up in the world. Research has shown that mindfulness improves our overall well-being and satisfaction with life, reduces stress levels, and improves memory, sleep quality and emotional regulation. This module is designed to help college and university faculty understand mindfulness and implement mindfulness practices in your classroom so that you can be more present in your life on campus.

Duration: 11 minutes

Language: EN

Althea Woodruff

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Dr. Althea Woodruff coordinates the Well-Being in Learning Environments (aka, Texas Well-being) program at the Longhorn Wellness Center (LWC) at The University of Texas at Austin. Through this program, Dr. Woodruff collaborates with faculty to embed well-being practices in their classrooms, office hours, and other learning contexts. She also works as a program coordinator in UT’s Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk and teaches courses as a lecturer in the College of Education. Before working at the LWC, Dr. Woodruff worked as a researcher, professional development creator, and technical assistance provider at the Meadows Center and has also worked as a district-level administrator in a school district and as a consultant supporting state-, district-, and campus-level literacy initiatives.

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