My Journey Into Mindfulness

On Friday 9th June, I went to Nottingham Contemporary to take part in their June workshop 'The Quest for Happiness'. The workshop was created by Collabor-8 (you can find out more about this creative group of young people here) and the Nottingham Buddhist Centre!

After reading the advertisement:

I was intrigued to go along, so, with an open mind, I made my way down to the gallery on a beautiful June evening to see what I could learn!

6 Steps to Mindfulness

I can't do this. It's all too much. Why can't I get this right?

No matter what you're studying, there will be some points of your course where you will need high levels of cognitive control, emotional stability and self-awareness. Rather unhelpfully, it's often when you're striving so hard for those things that they're harder to attain.

Mindfulness can help you manage the normal stresses of student life effectively, enabling you to remain calm, be able to focus and work in a way which is enjoyable, creative and productive.

Mindfulness is about being more aware of what is happening and having more choice on how to respond to life's challenges. It is a skill we all have and can be improved through exercises and practice.

5 Study Tips to Survive your Exams!

You're well into your first term of the year and some of you will already be starting to think about studying for your exams. Whether it's your mocks, resit exams or the real thing, some of you will probably have questions about how to study for them.

If the word 'exams' fills you with dread and anxiety then stop. You don't need to worry anymore! In this post, we are going to share 5 of our best study tips that you can start using straight away so your exams are as stress-free as they possibly can be.

1. What type of learner are you?
It's important before you even start studying to know what sort of learner you are. By understanding how you learn, you can tailor all your revision to exercises so they will be most beneficial to you.
There are 3 styles people learn best in which are:

Visual (SEE it)
Auditory (HEAR it)
Kinesthetic (DO it)