Guided Meditation - Mindfulness & Movement
Join Student Unions & Activities and the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing in the Mississippi Room of Coffman Memorial Union for an experiential mindfulness and movement session on Information Overload Awareness Day. As the name suggests, this day is for taking a step back from the amount of information we're faced with on a daily basis.
The session will explore stress reduction techniques including mindfulness and mindful movement such as gentle yoga and qigong to help you relax and stay in the present moment. Participants will be guided through a short mindfulness meditation and learn practical tips and practices for incorporating mindfulness into their daily activities.
Scheduled Activities:
- 9 to 10:30 a.m.: Mindfulness and movement session - you are welcome to drop-in for any amount of time!
- 10:30 to 11 a.m.: If you are able to, stay for community building and refreshments. The Bakken Center will also have wellbeing resources available.
*This event is for UMN-TC students only. No fancy equipment or attire will be required, and students of all abilities are welcome.
About the Facilitators:¶
Mariann Johnson is a wellbeing and mindfulness instructor for the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. She has studied and practiced mindfulness meditation for over 25 years and is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor through Brown University’s Mindfulness Center. Before dedicating her professional life to teaching mindfulness, Mariann served as an organization development consultant and mediator, working with leaders of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Her writings on mindful leadership have appeared in the Huffington Post and Mindful Magazine.
Chance York is a well known yoga teacher, wellness professional, rapper, and host of the TPT/Public Television Emmy award winning series, "Outside Chance." He is a facilitator for the Mindful Mondays program at the University of Minnesota's Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing and leads workshops for the Bakken Center's community partners and organizations. He serves as a consultant to YMCA of the North's Integrative Health and Wellness program, and is currently working on a yoga and meditation study with the Minneapolis Heart Institute for communities impacted by health disparities.
To request disability accommodations contact suaprograms@umn.edu or call 612-626-6919 at least ten business days in advance of event date. We will do our best to accommodate requests made after this date.