Testimonials from students at Warwick University
‘I liked that the emphasis on mindfulness not being separate from daily life – not a hobby just a way to go about everyday activities. Good to look at ways we can create mind space.’
‘Hard not to sleep – whole thing very awakening – obvious, simple.’
‘Good session, is tiring to take the control – need more guidance to help me meditate.’
Some of the students completed the following question:
During my busy I create mind space by:
Turning off most of the lights, listening to jazz records and drinking tea _ Sooze
Concentrate on everything I can see in one view and forget everything else
for 1min: Em
I go for a swim: Aldona
Putting on my headphones getting on my bike & surround myself with greenery and looking up at the
sky: Kiran*
Not being hard on oneself due to not meditating
Cooking some really nice food and take some time out: Chris
Play piano or sing whilst playing guitar: Benito
Get up at dawn and do some meditation: Nina
Chat with friends: Kahyen
Put on music and stretch: Elline
Tidy room with music on: Monica
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University Meditation – Feedback from University Staff from the Business School Meditation Session
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I enjoyed it very much…..personally, I think a 30-40 minute session would have been more beneficial. However, with the shorter period of time, I learnt how to concentrate and control my own mind, I found it helped me to relax, and create an inner peace of mind….I loved it.
Would it be worth you considering doing a regular lunch time session?
I think it would have been better if we had a more comfortable room.
I thought the session was very helpful, it was quite enlightening. Without a doubt I think staff would find this valuable, I think it should be on the staff timetable as a compulsory activity!
I went into this a bit cynical, because it’s not really my cup of tea and I was a bit – oh my gosh have I really got to shut my eyes in front of my colleagues in the business school, but it was quite nice… and an opportunity to not think about anything at all, which was a novelty. I found it very interesting & useful, I also found it particularly easy to use and do at any time during the day, the moment you can find a few minutes… you do come out refreshed and with recharged batteries.
I could see the benefits for other people who might need to have some sort of skills and tips to be able to take themselves out of a stressful situation and realign their thought processes and patterns, but I’m not sure it’s for me.
I think the problem would be for us, that you don’t have enough time for yourself, let alone enough time for yourself to do nothing – so it would be a bit of a step, but it was good.
Students’ hit a very stressful zone around hand in times and that stress does overlap to all of us & I think students and staff should have some access to stress management techniques to get through the difficult periods.
To me the more I did it, then the better I would feel about it – I do think it is something that if you made a habit – it would become quite natural.
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University Meditation – Feedback from a staff meditation session
Listen to Dr Fedor Herbatschek share his experience from the Mind Space Meditation session.
University Meditation – Feedback from a skeptical member of staff
Listen to Sue Rennie who personal has doubts about meditation and is slightly skeptical discuss the importance of Meditation for students and staff.
University Meditation – Its importance for students and staff
Listen to Dr Ian A. Mckeown discuss the importance of Meditation for students and staff:
