{"id":40802260702,"date":"2020-11-30T10:28:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=40802260702"},"modified":"2020-11-30T10:38:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T15:38:50","slug":"introduction-to-mindfulness-meditation-december-sessions","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/event\/introduction-to-mindfulness-meditation-december-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation: Four Wednesday Sessions in December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40802260704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/11\/Mindful-Worshop-Promo-V4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/11\/Mindful-Worshop-Promo-V4.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/11\/Mindful-Worshop-Promo-V4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/11\/Mindful-Worshop-Promo-V4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/11\/Mindful-Worshop-Promo-V4-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/11\/Mindful-Worshop-Promo-V4-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/11\/Mindful-Worshop-Promo-V4-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join us for 4 weeks of guided Zoom meditation led by Cynthia O&#8217;Connell. Let this be motivation for your daily practice of mindful meditation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> Free for Monmouth University faculty\/staff or registered students. Full 4-week session \u2013 we ask that you plan to attend each class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates and Time:<\/strong> Wednesdays, December 2, 9, 16 and 23 (from 12 \u2013 1 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p>Each 1 hour weekly session will consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lecture and Discussion (handouts included)<\/li>\n<li>Guided Meditation<\/li>\n<li>Mindful movement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mindfulness Meditation can help develop self-awareness and enhance one\u2019s understanding of living in the present moment and achieving greater life balance and emotional health. Participants will walk away from this workshop learning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What mindfulness is and how it can reduce stress and enhance well-being<\/li>\n<li>A variety of mindfulness meditation practices<\/li>\n<li>Applications of mindfulness in day-to-day living<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Presenter<\/strong><br \/>\nCynthia O\u2019Connell is a Specialist Professor in the Educational Counseling graduate program at Monmouth University. She received her training in teaching Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Integrative Medicine Center in Philadelphia. She is also a certified Yoga Calm\u00ae Trainer and an RYT200 Yoga Instructor, she works with children through adults in yoga\/mindfulness techniques, meditation and Yoga Calm\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-513435914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free guided meditations<\/a> lead by Cynthia O&#8217;Connell are available online.<\/p>\n<p>This program is brought to by the Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing and Health Studies \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/school-of-nursing-health\/continuing-education-programs\/\">The Center for Professional Development in Nursing and Health<\/a>. For additional questions, please send email to Barbara Paskewich <a href=\"mailto:bpaskewi@monmouth.edu\">bpaskewi@monmouth.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for 4 weeks of guided Zoom meditation led by Cynthia O&#8217;Connell. Let this be motivation for your daily practice of mindful meditation. 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