Time flies! The fact that we are already done with our first month of school is unbelievable. With things moving quickly, due dates coming up and midterms approaching, it is essential to care for our minds, and bodies by taking the…
Mindful Moments: How Being Present Brings Me #JoyAtUofT
How mindful moments and being present bring me #joyatuoft
Finding Mindfulness in the Midst of Things
Now more than ever may be the time people need mindfulness. Mindfulness is a way to become fully aware of your emotions, allowing you to recognize how you are feeling (perhaps sad or anxious or stressed) and accept this state…
Always tired? Mindfulness might help
It's so unbelievably good to disconnect completely from the ceaseless cycle of deadlines that is university academics.
Retreating to Mindful Moments
The beginning of the school year is tough. With new hopes for the year to come, I tend to be harder on myself than usual. During the school year, it’s difficult to put time away for yourself. This is…
How I changed my life in 60 minutes
Mindful Meditation I’m all for trying new things and stepping out of our self-designed bubbles, but that’s the thing with ‘self-design’, even when we try new things it is within a certain category. It will usually be things that we’ve…
Finding a Zen Moment on Campus
U of T has no shortage of picturesque spots around campus that are perfect places for you to take a moment for yourself to do some contemplation or meditation. But as it starts to get colder I realise that most…
Meaningful Mindfulness
Hi there!
Last week I wrote about being ill, and I speculated that (in addition to cold weather and a nasty cough virus circulating in the air) my sickness was due to being out of touch with my body. It happens every once in a while when we get so busy that it can be a challenge to keep tabs on how we are (really) feeling and what our body (really) needs.
I mentioned to a friend in passing this week that I sometimes attend Mindful Moments sessions on campus to get better connected with my body. He giggled, and said that he imagines me sitting cross-legged with my eyes closed, deeply concentrating on foretelling the future. I think at some point my friend was misinformed—mindfulness, meditation, tai chi, or yoga are not activities done to prophesize about the future. Quite oppositely, the goal is to bring more awareness to the present moment, to the body, and the breath.