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CALM, CENTERED, AND CONFIDENT:
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AS A TOOL
FOR MANAGING STUDENT STRESS
BOB FULLER, PHD, PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES,
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
MARK LEHTMAN, BS, PSYCHOLOGY AND HISTORY, BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
tered
Calm Confident
Cen
MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
A Tool for Managing Student Stress
INTRODUCTION
2
Mindfulness is defined as being
focused in the moment. 1,2
One way to practice mindfulness
meditation consists of simply
sitting in a comfortable position
for ten to twelve minutes while
concentrating on the sensation
of air moving in and out of the
lungs. For these few minutes one
is instructed to notice—then let
go of—every distracting thought
that comes into the mind. The
goal of mindfulness meditation
is to be as attentive as possible
CALM, CENTERED, AND CONFIDENT: MINDFULNESS MEDITA
INTRODUCTION 2 Mindfu
to their repertoire of life skills. As many repor
TABLE 1: Changes in Personality Trait Scores afte
IMPLICATIONS FOR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES As ment
REFERENCES 1 Nhat Hanh, T. (1976). The Miracle o
MEET THE AUTHORS Bob Fuller, PhD Bob Fuller is