Mindfulness for Academic Success (Graduate Students)

Program Information

The Mindfulness for Academic Success (MAS) program is a 6-week, in-person, experiential program designed as an introduction to mindfulness and meditation practices. In this program, participants will learn various exercises to cultivate a more mindful presence in their day-to-day life and will have the opportunity to reflect on how being more mindful can help them succeed as graduate students.

No prior meditation or mindfulness experience is required to participate.

What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness has been described as paying attention, intentionally, to your moment-to-moment experience, non-judgmentally. By being more mindful in our daily life we can reduce worry and stress, be more content and compassionate (to ourselves and others), increase our ability to focus and pay attention, and learn to respond, rather than react, to challenging situations.

Session Dates

The following are the program dates for Winter 2025:

January 23rd, 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
January 30th, 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
February 6th, 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
February 27th, 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
March 6th, 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
March 13th, 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.

Note: The first session in the program will run for an hour and a half and there is a 2 week break on the weeks of February 10 and February 17.

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Hear from Past Participants

"Every single part of it was useful, I am really surprised how my perspective towards mindfulness has changed. I became more self-reflective, self-aware, and acquired more emotional control through practising all the exercises."

"Learning how to be more mindful and being more present, it has helped me multiple times focus on my work and it has made me more self-aware of my thoughts and how to be more compassionate to myself which was definitely needed."

"Meeting as a group kept me accountable. I've known about mindfulness for a long time but I never felt inspired enough to do the practice on my own. This program helped me transition regular mindfulness into my life."

"One of the most useful aspects of the program was the learning community. It was really helpful to learn from and alongside other students. Hearing their stories was inspiring and greatly supported my learning. It helped me feel that I am not alone and the MAS program did a fantastic job facilitating communication between participants. The program provided a safe space for discussion and community was an important aspect that was missing in my student experience as a Graduate student at Western."

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