Centre for Mindfulness

About Centre for Mindfulness


At present, we live in a world of dwindling resources, tottering economies, cut-throat competition, conflict, lawlessness, violence and environmental disasters. As a result, life is a constant struggle, ridden by stress, anxiety and disharmony. Hence the need for a sound, holistic education that not only teaches professional skills but also imparts valuable life-skills , including wholesome ways of dealing with negative emotions such as anger, fear ,sadness , jealousy etc. ‘The Centre for Mindfulness and Well-being’ hopes to address the latter need and help learners relate meaningfully to themselves as well as the world . The Centre will carry out several activities, drawing on world wisdom books in general and Indian Knowledge Systems in particular. The common thread underlying these activities will be ‘Mindfulness’ or aloof, attentive, deep awareness whereby the learner can integrate ‘head, heart and hands’ and experience inner harmony and positivity while facing life’s challenges. Learners will be encouraged and enabled to develop qualities such as patience, trust, openness, acceptance, contentment, gratitude, gentleness, empathy, generosity, compassion etc. Several studies in India and abroad have shown the importance of developing mindfulness. The Mindfulness-based stress management programs of this Centre hope to enhance the learner’s stress-management, hardiness and coherence, resulting in an overall feeling of wellness.

Our Mission

  1. To enable students to understand the importance of self-awareness.
  2. To Create an awareness about the concept of Mindfulness and Positive mental states and enable them to experience the importance of the Mindful state.
  3. To Help students to use the Indian Knowledge system for Stress Management and development of the Positive mental states.

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Best Practices

  1. The centre offers programs free of cost .
  2. It gives specific importance to the Indian Knowledge System and draws on the various techniques suggested by the Indian philosophies to bring about a positive mental state.

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Activities

  1. The centre actively conducts the Induction Program in association with the Heartfulness Campus for all the students of the First year of degree college. This involves an orientation of the Mindfulness state and using the meditation process for internal cleansing process.
  2. Yoga Day is celebrated by orienting students to the Yog System and helping them to understand the importance of the Yoga Therapy in the holistic development of the students.

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Message from Co-Ordinator

A very important measure that can help in improving the stress management skills of an adolescent is development of mindfulness. Mindfulness refers to the process of developing awareness of the physiological and psychological changes that occurs within us. Mindfulness involves three important elements --- Developing tolerance towards uncertainties in life, reducing the tendency to behave in an automatic and conditioned manner and reducing the tendency to evaluate oneself, others and the different situations. Mindfulness is found to reduce distress, promote optimal health, and improve attentional control, mental agility, emotional intelligence, as well as situational awareness. With its strongly rootedness in the Indian culture and hence it may play a very important role in stress management amongst the youths in India. Development of mindfulness will enable the individuals to improve their productivity, efficiency and lead a holistic and satisfied life.

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