College Mindfulness Training: Reducing Student Life Stress and Improving Academic Performance

✍ Scribed by Kevin Page

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 167
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

College Mindfulness Training is a ground-breaking book that carefully combines selected meditation exercises with guidance explaining the background, scientific context, and practical applications of mindfulness practice. More than just a meditation manual, this book details how and why personal mindfulness practice is essential for the college-aged student. In addition to extensive practical exercises for both beginner and intermediate-level meditation students, the author explores the kinds of institutions and organizations that have arisen out of the popular mindfulness movement and what career options in the field may be available in the future.

Throughout the manual, the author provides readers with insights into basic meditation techniques; active and passive meditation techniques; Focused Attention Meditation in both guided and self-guided forms; Open Monitoring Meditation; informal meditation exercises; a brief history of the MBSR program and Koru meditation; a survey of current apps and meditation-supportive technology platforms; and detailed instructions for self-driven practice, and a semester-long outline for teachers.

A captivating read, this book covers many of the essentials of mindfulness meditation and self-care of interest to college students, making it an essential tool for those of college age seeking to practice mindfulness meditation as well as college educators seeking a guided system to enhance their students’ emotional well-being and academic performance.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Roots of CMT
1. What Exactly Is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness as a State of Consciousness
Mindfulness as a Type of Meditation
The Mindfulness Movement in the 21st Century
Relieving Stress and Focusing the Mind
References
2. Attention and Distraction in the Digital Age
Focused Attention Meditation (FAM) on the Breath
Counting or Labeling Breaths
References
3. What Is MBSR (and What It Is Not)?
The MBSR Eight-Week Course
Koru Training for Emerging Adults
The Koru Four-Week Sequence
College Mindfulness Training (CMT)
The CMT Semester-Long Protocol
Mindful Movement Exercise
References
4. Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Mindful Eating Exercise #2
Mindful Bathing
Mindfulness of Technology
The Silent Mini-Retreat
OMM or Mindfulness Meditation Practice
References
5. Mind/Body Fitness
Mindful Exercise
Mantra as a Point of Meditative Focus
Selecting a Basic Mantra
Seated Mantra Meditation
The Mantra Workout
References
6. Apps, Gadgets, and Mindful Technology Use
Muse
Binaural Beats and Brainwave Entrainment Technology
Flotation Therapy and Sensory Deprivation
References
7. Mindfulness Programs and Initiatives
MindfulNYU
University of California—San Diego Center for Mindfulness
Mindful USC
The Penn Program for Mindfulness
Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
The American Mindfulness Research Association
Mindful Schools
References
8. Individual CMT Practice
A CMT Practice: Individual and Collective Approaches
Goal and Intention Setting
Basic Parameters of an Individual CMT Practice
A Sample Individual CMT Program
References
9. CMT in an Institutional Setting
The CMT Instructor’s Personal Practice
Just What Is a CMT Practice?
Goal and Intention Setting
Basic Parameters of a CMT Course
Conclusions
References
Appendix A: Sample CMT Course Syllabus
Appendix B: Research Articles and Book Resources
Appendix C: Organizations, Programs, and Apps
Index