The Center for Mindfulness (C4M) mission is to promote overall well-being in students, faculty, staff, and community members through the cultivation of mindfulness skills and practices, education, innovative research, and assessment.  This mission aligns with CSU’s teaching, research and service focus through positive contributions in: Teaching:  Existing and emerging, new courses and programs in mindfulness are designed to promote engaged teaching and experiential learning;  Research: Research on student skills development including focus and concentration, developing emotional capacity, and improved classroom and campus climate; Service: Community partnerships through workshops, presentations, and events centered in the fields of suicide prevention, trauma healing, stress reduction and public civility.

Definition:
Mindfulness is…Non-judgmental intentional awareness of our present moment experience.