Mindfulness events continue next semester

Dr Avinash from Mindfullybeing has agreed to continue the drop-in sessions and also, subject to funding, he'll be able to offer a mindfulness foundation course as follows. Early booking is advisable, but please make sure you can commit to all the sessions:

1.    Mindfulness sessions with Dr Avinash

a.    Drop-in Tuesdays until 18 December 2012: 12:15-1:15, room 2175

b.    Drop-in Tuesdays from 8 January 2013 to 21 May 2013: 12:15-1:15 room 0050

c.    Intro to Mindfulness (repeat presentation): Wednesday 6 February room 0049 & Monday 18 February room 0048 both 12:15-1:15 pm. 

2.    Self-led meditation/contemplation sessions

a.    Drop-in Thursdays until 20 December: 12:15-1:15 pm room 2168

b.    Drop-in Thursdays 3 January until 9 May 2013, 12:15-1:15 pm room 065

3.    8-week Mindfulness Foundation Courses with Dr Avinash, for staff and students. Please book only if you can commit to the sessions. Please email CAPadmin@qmu.ac.uk:  Booking is essential as places are limited

a.    Students: 1 February – 29 March (except 15 February) Fridays 8:45-11:15 am, room 2091

b.    Staff: 30 January – 27 March (except 13 February), Wednesdays 1:30-4 pm, room 2093

Mindfulness at QMU

Wish you could improve your attention and learning?
Want to manage stress and emotions better?
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to improve your stress management, enhance your concentration and improve your relationships.
QMU invites staff and students to take part in Mindfulness and Contemplation seminars and drop-in practice sessions.
The ‘Introduction to Mindfulness and Contemplation’ can help you:

·         improve your ability to manage stress, tension and anxiety;

·         handle thoughts, moods and emotions more skilfully;

·         achieve a greater insight into your emotions;

·         improve attention and concentration and

·         gain more self-acceptance and improve relationship with others.

Interested? Sign up now and get these dates in your diary:

Introductory Seminar:

15 November, 12:15-13:15 Room 0050.

This seminar will provide background information and a rationale for the benefits of mindfulness and contemplation practices in general and in Higher Education.

Drop-in practice sessions:
Tuesdays until 30 October room 3164, 12:15-13:15

Tuesdays from 6 November to 18 December room 2175, 12:15-13:15

These sessions are practical mindfulness meditation sessions led by an expert. You will be guided through the practice and there will be an opportunity to discuss your experience afterwards.

Both events are run by Mindfully Being (http://www.mindfullybeing.co.uk/) and funded by QMU through the Retention & Contemplation project, run by Dr Iddo Oberski, Senior Lecturer Learning & Teaching, Centre for Academic Practice.

Students book now at capadmin@qmu.ac.uk

Staff book now at http://apps/capforms/workshopbooking.asp

CAP workshop programme published

This semster's workshop programme can now http://www.qmu.ac.uk/cap/LandTWkShopsHome.htm Please check it out and sign up!

Weekly Mindfulness and Contemplation sessions with Dr Avinash

FREE to staff and students of QMU

• Tuesdays from 2nd October to 30th October, room 3164 from 12:15-13:15
• Tuesdays from 6th November to 18th December, room 2175 from 12:15-13:15

All staff and students are invited to this weekly lunchtime session provided by: http://www.mindfullybeing.co.uk/

Some of the potential benefits of mindfulness practices include:

• improved ability to manage stress, tension and anxiety
• handling thoughts, moods and emotions more skilfully
• more insight into emotions
• enhanced attention and concentration
• more self-acceptance and improved relationship with others

Please email Wendy Stewart on CAPadmin@qmu.ac.uk if you intent to come along, so we can ensure there are enough chairs. Further information from Iddo Oberski on ioberski@qmu.ac.uk

Introduction to Mindfulness and Contemplation

FREE to staff and students of QMU

18 October & 15 November 2012, 12:15-13:15 - Room 0050.

All staff and students are invited to this lunchtime seminar provided by Mindfullybeing: http://www.mindfullybeing.co.uk/

Some of the potential benefits of mindfulness practices include:

• improved ability to manage stress, tension and anxiety
• handling thoughts, moods and emotions more skillfully
• more insight into emotions
• enhanced attention and concentration
• more self-acceptance and improved relationship with others

This seminar will provide background information and a rationale for the benefits of mindfulness and contemplation practices in general and in Higher Education. It is funded by QM through the Retention & Contemplation project, run by Iddo Oberski in the Centre for Academic Practice.

For staff please book your place at http://apps/capforms/workshopbooking.asp Students please email CAPadmin@qmu.ac.uk

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The JISC e-Learning Programme team has released a new publication on the theme of e-portfolio implementation, entitled "Crossing the Threshold: Moving e-portfolios into the mainstream" available at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/elearning/eportfolios/crossing.aspx

This web-based publication will be of interest to all practitioners involved in implementing e-portfolios at QMU and provides links to additional online resources:

• The e-Portfolio Implementation Toolkit developed for JISC by the University of Nottingham
• Five institutional video case studies