Mindfulness Events

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Spring 2025 Offerings

CSU’s Center for Mindfulness

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Mindful Meditation Drop-In Sessions

Through focused breath meditation, enjoy short, guided mindfulness practices designed to offer stress reduction, calm and rest. Beginners and all levels of practitioners are welcome. Each session offers time for questions and explores new ideas. Shared by Dr. Margit Hentschel, Center for Mindfulness

Mindful Mondays – March 24th, March 31st, April 7th, & April 14th – 12:15 – 1:00pm – Lory Student Center Room 324

Mindful Tuesdays – March 25th, April 1st, April 8th & April 15th – 5:15 – 6:00pm – Lory Student Center Room 324

Free of Charge – Everyone is Welcome – Join One or Both

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CSU Health Network Presentations: 

Covering a variety of wellness topics including mindfulness, stress management, self-care, and more.  Additional CSU Health Network Groups and Workshop opportunities can be found here- https://health.colostate.edu/workshops/  and here- https://health.colostate.edu/therapy-groups/

Mindfully Managing Stress Workshop for Students, 4 Session Series 

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Need to get a handle on your stress? This 4-session workshop will cover 11 mindfulness practices to support your well-being. Mindfulness is a way to train ourselves to be in the present moment with awareness, acceptance, and self-compassion. Practicing mindfulness can help us cope with difficult experiences, cultivate meaning, and boost positive emotions.  In this series we will delve into mind-body techniques which can strengthen our skills for dealing with life.  We will also have time to practice these new skills. We meet once a week and attending all 4 sessions is encouraged. Sessions will take place at the CSU Health Network or on Zoom. Registration is required; space is limited.https://CSUHealthNetwork.as.me/mindfulness

Session Date Time
Mindfully Managing Stress on Zoom Tuesdays Mar 4, March 11, Mar 25, April 1 10:00 – 11:30 am
Mindfully Managing Stress at the CSU Health Network Wednesdays, Apr 2, Apr 9, Apr 16, Apr 23 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

 

 

Mindfulness Group for BIPOC students at the Lory Student Center

Come learn and enjoy stress-busting mindfulness practices that you can use in your everyday life. Mindfulness has been shown by research to help manage stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, and promote health and well-being.  This group will meet weekly on Wednesdays, from February 12th to March 12th at 12:15-1:15 p.m. in LSC room TBD.  Beginners welcome.Registration is required and you are welcome to attend one or all sessions.   https://CSUHealthNetwork.as.me/mindfulness

This group is for CSU students who identify as Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color.

 

Session Date Time

Mindfulness Group for BIPOC students               Wednesdays, February 12th to March 12th           12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.

 

 

Improving Sleep and your Wellbeing

4 Session Workshop for Students at the CSU Health Network and on Zoom

Mondays, March 3rd, 10th, 17th and 31st,  12:15pm to 1:45pm

 

Do you have trouble sleeping? Or, do you think you sleep well, but wake up not feeling refreshed? If so, this sleep 4 session workshop can help you.  You will learn proven behaviors and habits that lead to better sleep and related daily functioning.  We will cover the benefits of sleep to your physical, emotional, and mental well-being, and how sleep medications and other substances can affect your sleep and sleep patterns.  This workshop goes beyond sleep hygiene, including how to use a sleep diary to better understand your sleep and what your sleep patterns might be telling you. We will discuss the physiology of sleep and you will have an opportunity to complete a sleep assessment.  There will be Q&A time for your specific questions.  This free five-session workshop is for undergrad and graduate students at CSU. Space is limited and registration is required. Register here–https

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Colorado State University Health Network

The CSU Health Network is every student’s home for health and well-being at Colorado State University. The department is committed to care of body and mind to help students succeed in college and life.  All CSU students have full access to our wide range of services, regardless of their insurance plan. Learn more about our services:

·   Medical Services

·  Mental Health Services

·   Health Education and Prevention Services

CSU Health Network provides resources to help students learn how to improve mental health and well-being. Visit https://health.colostate.edu/mhwb-resources .

CSU Health Network presentation requests cover a variety of topics including stress management, mindfulness, well-being, sexual health, alcohol and other drugs and more. The descriptions of the various presentation options are on the presentation request page. 

The Still Point Reflection Space   is a nourishing, inclusive environment for CSU faculty, staff and students from all backgrounds and cultures. This is a space that can be used to prioritize your well-being and self-care.a place to relax, pray, meditate and reflect. You can reserve sometime in the relaxation pod and/or check out for use in the space Heart Math, biofeedback/stress reduction devices. Located on the 1st floor of the CSU Health and Medical Center, the Still Point Reflection Space is open for use during CSU Health Network normal operating hours. 

 
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Wake Up CSU-  Sitting Owl Sangha 

  • When: 5:00-6:00pm every Monday

  • Where: Danforth Chapel (The Oval, CSU)

  • What: Interested in starting to meditate? Long-time practitioner? It’s hard to go it alone. Sitting Owl Sangha is a mindfulness meditation group which seeks to create an inclusive, conscious, and supportive community to foster belonging and compassion through mindfulness. We are a CSU organization and part of the Wake-Up network, inspired by the teachings of Plum Village and specifically for the needs of adults aged 18 to 35. We have been meeting at CSU since 2019. Come practice meditation and build community

For more information, contact Gaia at [email protected], or [email protected]. We can add you to a group to receive more information.

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Zen Club Weekly Meetings

  • When: 5:30-6:30pm every Wednesdays
  • Where: Danforth Chapel (The Oval, CSU)
  • What: Zen Club weekly meetings provide an opportunity for students and community members to cultivate mindfulness, awareness and self-discipline through sitting and walking meditation. Also it occasionally brings to the campus speakers and educators of the zen meditation perspective.

*Contact Erich Stroheim ([email protected]), (970) 482-3811if you have any questions