Student Mindfulness

Simple mindfulness practices for everyday life

Mindfulness is being present and aware in the current moment. Being free from distraction, focused on what we are doing, noticing our thoughts and emotions but not becoming caught up in them. Practising mindfulness regularly can help us to regulate our emotions, decrease stress, anxiety and low mood as well as increase happiness, creativity, attention and memory.

Check out our Mindfulness 101 video in Wellbeing Boosters for more information and our tools below.

Understanding Your Mind and Body

When we're feeling stressed, anxious or overwhelmed, it can be easy to get caught up in our thoughts and lose touch with the present moment. These simple mindfulness and grounding activities can help you slow down, reconnect with your senses, and become more aware of what is happening in your mind and body. By practising regularly, you can build calm, improve self-awareness, and develop techniques to help you manage difficult emotions when they arise.

Tools to Practice

Grouding

Grounding is a technique all about sensing. Follow the grounding sheet to get in touch with your senses when you are feeling stressed or panicky.

What's the weather pattern like in your body?

Take a few moments for yourself. close your eyes and take a few slow deep breaths. Now, notice what your body feels like. Any twinges, aches or pains? Any sensations or tension? How are you feeling? Try to check in with your body every day.

Thinking vs Sensing

Day to day we get caught up in thinking mode, playing over things that happened in the past or worrying about the future. We may be planning or problem solving. Thinking is necessary and useful in our lives but can be overwhelming at times and is all about 'doing'. Mindfulness in contrast is about sensing, or 'being'.

Breath & Body - Meditation

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10 Finger Gratitude - Meditation

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Everyday Mindfulness Course

Why practice Mindfulness?

Download our course materials for week 1 of our Everday Mindfulness course, or listen to the week 1 meditation.

Week One

Mindfulness Journal

Week 1 - Handout

Body & Breath Meditation

Understanding how your mind works

Download our course materials for week 2 of our Everday Mindfulness course, or listen to the week 2 meditation.

Week Two

Week 2 - Handout

Body Scan Meditation

Awareness – Becoming Present

Download our course materials for week 3 of our Everday Mindfulness course, or listen to the week 3 meditation.

Week Three

Week 3 - Handout

Sound Meditation

Acceptance – Accept what you cannot change

Download our course materials for week 4 of our Everyday Mindfulness course, or listen to the week 4 meditation.

Week Four

Week 4 - Handout

Breathing Space

Mindful Movement

Non-Judgment – Dealing with your inner critic

Download our course materials for week 5 of our Everyday Mindfulness course, or listen to the week 5 meditation.

Week Five

Week 5 - Handout

Thoughts Meditation

Values – What matters to you?

Download our course materials for week 6 of our Everyday Mindfulness course, or listen to the week 6 meditation.

Week Six

Week 6 - Handout

10 Finger Gratitude

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Everyday Mindfulness Course Takeaway Handout

This handout brings together the key ideas and techniques covered throughout the Everyday Mindfulness Course. Use it as a reminder of the skills you've learned, from paying attention to the present moment and connecting with your senses to managing difficult thoughts and emotions with greater awareness. Regular mindfulness practice can help reduce stress, improve focus, and support your overall wellbeing, making it easier to navigate the challenges of everyday life.

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