Mindfulness Club

Mindfulness means paying attention in the present moment to our thoughts, feelings, or surrounding environment. For the sake of simplicity, we can define it as noticing what’s happening right now. It also includes a focus of positive states of mind such as empathy and kindness.

Studies find that learning mindfulness benefits students in terms of improved attention, emotion regulation, behavior in school, understanding of others, social skills, test anxiety, and stress. Mindfulness allows for a pause, during which thoughtful responses can replace impulsive reactions.

Some examples of how we will use mindfulness in our club are: noticing our feelings during specific exercises, learning techniques for mindful breathing before test taking to calm anxiety and improve focus, pausing when feeling frustrated or impatient, and applying organizational strategies to help combat stress.

Club Activities:
During our meetings, we will learn and practice the tools of mindfulness in order to gain benefits in the following:

1. Feeling more focused and less stressed 
2. Athletic performance
3. Academic achievement
4. Creative expression
5. Stress management 
6. Conflict resolution
7. Impulse control