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Mindful movement may help lower stress, anxiety

6/21/18

Taking a walk may be a good opportunity to mentally review your to-do list, but using the time to instead be more mindful of your breathing and surroundings may help boost your wellbeing, according to researchers who found that while students reported being less stressed while they were on their feet and moving, they received an even greater benefit when they reported also being more mindful.

Robert Roeser

Penn State professor to join Dalai Lama in panel discussion

3/12/18

Robert Roeser, Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion and professor of human development and family studies at Penn State, will take part in a panel discussion with the Dalai Lama on March 15 at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, India.

Pennsylvania’s BJJS staff practice stress-reduction techniques.

Self-care program helps Pennsylvania juvenile justice caregivers combat stress

9/21/17

A new mindfulness-based, self-care initiative is being launched by the the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services through the Office of Children, Youth and Families, Bureau of Juvenile Justice Services, to teach youth-services workers stress management techniques needed to reduce the physical and emotional effects of on-the-job stress.

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Just Breathe: Mindfulness may help freshman stress less and smile more

4/20/17

Mindfulness -- assuming an accepting, nonjudgmental and kind attitude toward thoughts and feelings -- helped a group of University freshman adjust to the transition into college life. The students who participated in a mindfulness program were less depressed and anxious than the control group. There was also an overall drop in alcohol use among the students trained in mindfulness compared to the control group.

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Nancy Eisenberg to speak on prosocial behavior in children

3/2/17

One of the world’s leading authorities on empathy and child development, Nancy Eisenberg, will present the 2017 Lecture on Compassion. Eisenberg, who is Regents Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, will talk about “Empathy-Related Responding and Prosocial Behavior in Children,” at 4 p.m. on April 20 in Room 22 of the Biobehavioral Health Building on the Penn State University Park campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Christina Bethell, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins professor to share results of 3-year study on child adversity

3/2/17

Christina Bethell, professor of population, family and reproductive health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, will present her findings from a three-year national research project on child adversity from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 29, at 132 Hetzel Union Building (HUB).

Elisha Clark Halpin dances.

ADRI to host Embodied Mindfulness workshops Jan. 19 and 26

1/13/17

Gain tools and insight on the how and whys of developing a mindfulness practice as the Arts & Design Research Incubator (ADRI) hosts a series of Embodied Mindfulness workshops led by ADRI Embedded Researcher Elisha Clark Halpin, at 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19 and Thursday, Jan. 26, in the ADRI (16 Borland).

Mark Greenberg

Prevention Research Center receives $1.4 million mindfulness research grant

7/9/14

Mark Greenberg, Edna Peterson Bennett Endowed Chair in Prevention Research and Professor of Human Development and Psychology, is the principal investigator of a new grant received by the Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State to teach adolescents mindfulness practices that may strengthen their attention, executive function, and emotion regulation skills.

Students meditating in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center's Meditation Room

Zen State: Researchers, students link contemplation with well-being

4/2/14

Sitting still, quieting one’s mind for a moment can pose a seemingly insurmountable challenge amid the technological distractions, packed schedules and din of modern life. But at Penn State, many researchers and students are contemplating contemplation, finding that brief practices done regularly can bring calm and clarity. They’re demystifying meditation, turning Penn State into Zen State.

Exploring mindfulness meditation

6/27/12

The University Fitness Center (UFC) at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine has announced a new introductory specialty class on mindfulness meditation.

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