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NUI Galway will tonight host an ‘An Evening of Mindfulness’ in association with Mindfulness Ireland, exploring the practice of Mindfulness.

Children from Northampton National School in Kinvara took part in a Well-being Day last Friday. With the support of funds from the European Erasmus Plus programme, children were able to experience activities delivered by experts in key areas of well-being and mindfulness. 

NUI Galway will host a conference on October 9-10 bringing together mindfulness visionaries, higher education leaders and University staff and students to share the evidence-based impact of mindfulness on performance, well-being, entrepreneurship and society.

Dr Rick Hanson, an eminent neuropsychologist, in his book entitled Hardwiring the Brain for Happiness, states that mindfulness training that enhances our abilities to stay with our present moment experience, with an open attitude of acceptance, is in itself not enough. He says that the evolved brain has a negativity bias that makes it like Velcro for bad experience. Therefore we need to build onto our mindfulness training inner strengths from positive mental states, such as compassion and gratitude. Experiential training in developing these positive mental states enables us to meet three of our essential needs, for safety, satisfaction, and connection.  

As part of its Raising Spirits Campaign, the centre is hosting another public talk in the Wyatt Hotel on Thursday April 19 at 8pm.

A group of Zen monks and nuns will give a public talk and workshop on ‘Mindfulness in everyday life’ next Wednesday at NUI Galway.