Please join the Healthy & Well at LBNL team for a 5-day mindfulness practice from July 29 - August 2. This week will be appropriate for new and more experienced practitioners so join us if you are interested in exploring mindfulness for the first time or if you just want to get back into the habit. 

What Is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, while we’re doing it. It's the practice of maintaining moment-to-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment.

Why Practice?

Studies have shown that practicing mindfulness, even for just a few weeks, can bring a variety of physical, psychological, and social benefits such as boosting your immune system, reducing stress, building resiliency, reducing bias and improving focus and compassion. Read the full list of benefits on UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center website.

How will it work?

At the kick-off meeting (Fri 7/26) we’ll share a variety of ways you can practice mindfulness and then, every day for a week, pay attention to what you notice and share three observations in the practice Google Space every day.

The simple practice of paying attention and then translating your thoughts into concrete language by writing them down makes you more aware of them and deepens their emotional impact. The more we pay attention, the more we notice and that can shift the emotional tone of our daily lives.

When: Monday July 29 - Friday, August 2

Where: A Google Space set up just for this practice

How: After you sign up, you’ll be added to a Google Space and starting on Monday July 29 you can add three things you’ve noticed each day for five days. 

Sign up: Midsummer Mindfulness Practice Sign Up Form

Kick Off Gathering: Friday, July 26, 12:15 - 12:45 pm

Join your fellow practitioners for a short meeting about the practice and get a chance to meet folks before we start to share on Monday 7/26.