Dr. Wynn Gillan, assistant professor of kinesiology and council member to the "Mindfulness" series led a lecture on mindfulness in
Sims Memorial Library.
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Faculty and students put together an instructional meditation session for the university faculty, students and others in the local community who wanted to learn more about “mindfulness.”
The meditation and video screening took place on Thursday, Oct. 6 at Sims Memorial Library. Mindfulness is a form of meditation that originated from Buddhism. The individual acquires a better awareness of their surroundings while reducing stress and anxiety at the same time.
“I do this for the students because they get so stressed out in the semester,” said Dr. Wynn Gillan, assistant professor of kinesiology and council member to the Mindfulness Series.
The video series is titled “Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation” and features Mark W. Muesse, who has a Ph.D. in the Study of Religion from Harvard University and a professor at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. This video was part two in a 24 part video series.
This chapter was about “mindlessness” and how mindlessness is defined as one “getting into their own thoughts without being aware of that” and how harmful it can be to one’s well being.
Mitzie Meyers, instructor in the school of nursing, lead the meeting. She started off by introducing the video. After the 30-minute video was presented, she discussed the importance of mindfulness from the medical perspective of being a nurse with the audience.
“One can pair mindfulness with medicine,” said Meyers. “It makes the medicine work better. It gives them a sense of control over their illness.”
At the end of the discussion, she led the group in about 15 minutes of meditation.
The next session of the mindfulness series will be on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. in the Sims Memorial Library in Room 252.
Dr. Wynn Gillan, assistant professor of kinesiology and council member to the "Mindfulness" series led a lecture on mindfulness in
Sims Memorial Library.
Austin Cradic/The Lion's Roar