Mindfulness for the Healthcare Professional
6/30/2017
Stress and burnout are currently very common among healthcare providers. There are many reasons for this, including pressures for all healthcare providers to care for more patients as reimbursement is…
5/30/2017
Clarification of personal values and meditation practice has been associated in most meditation traditions and in academic texts. Both values-related behavior and meditation practice increases well-being, but their relationship has…
Free One Hour Introduction to Mindfulness Sessions
5/29/2017
The UVa Mindfulness Center offers free one-hour Introduction to Mindfulness sessions. Please contact Karen Rush if you would like to schedule a one-hour session for your group with one of our…
Feedback From a Recent Mindfulness class!
4/27/2017
“…the MBSR course was wonderful. I actually changed a couple of 'habits' I had at work; not only am I noticing the change, so are others. For example… Leaving work…
Mindfulness as a Life-Giving Practice
3/29/2017
Mindfulness includes (but is not limited to) training the mind to focus and attend, to consciously shift the attention and to cultivate qualities of friendliness and kindness for ourselves and…
10 Wisdom and Mindfulness Practices for Your Personal and Professional Life
3/29/2017
University of Virginia’s marketing professor David Mick teaches a course for business students in the McIntire School of Commerce called “Wisdom and Well-Being”. Professor Mick recently outlined 10 wisdom and mindfulness practices…
2/28/2017
Susanna Williams and John Schorling from the Mindfulness Center collaborated with others from the UVa Department of Religious Studies and the Contemplative Sciences Center to evaluate the impact of a…
1/30/2017
The class schedule through the spring and summer has been updated below. In addition to our regular eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction classes that will be starting in February, April and…
12/28/2016
The holiday season is here, and while this can be a joyful time of year, it can also be challenging. We often spend more time with family, friends and co-workers,…
Finding Your Inner Strength: Finding You
12/28/2016
In late November 2014 I moved to different level of finding my inner strength; this was the time period of re-discovering my path in life. I started recognizing through mindfulness…