Mindful Campus Program

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The Mindful Campus Program aims to co-design and implement mindfulness- and compassion-based programming to support undergraduate student wellness at CU Boulder. To increase the impact and relevance of these practices to students, we employed participatory research methods to forge collaborations among diverse experts. Together we collaboratively designed scalable, sustainable mindfulness- and compassion-based resources driven by the best available scientific evidence, contemplative practice wisdom, and the practical needs of our campus community during these challenging times. Our work paves the way for sustained wellness on our CU Boulder campus and highlights the power and promise of Youth Participatory Action Research and co-design methods to expand the relevance and scale of contemplative practices such as mindfulness and compassion for individual and collective impact.

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Mindful Campus Program, 8-week series

The Rene Crown Wellness Insititute of CU Boulder invites CU Boulder Community to participate in the Mindful Campus Program, an 8-week series designed by CU Undergraduate students. All are welcome, including students, staff, and faculty. Being part of the 8-week series will give you a micro credential from CU on mindfulness-based education and engagement as well.

Join us in mindful community as we reset, care for our minds and bodies, learn accessible techniques to promote wellness, and just be.

Series start October 2

Please Register HERE

Speakers Series

The Renée Crown Wellness Institute’s Mindful Campus Program is excited and honored to announce the offering of a Speaker Series for the 22-23 academic year. We are looking forward to inviting both local and national mindfulness leaders to engage with our communities.

Donagh Coleman

A Good Death
March 10, 2023
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM MDT

Biography

Finnish-Irish-American filmmaker Donagh Coleman holds degrees in Philosophy and Psychology and Music and Media Technologies from Trinity College Dublin, and a MA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley. Previous films with wide international festival and TV exposure include A Gesar Bard’s Tale and Stone Pastures. Donagh’s films have also been shown at museums such as MoMA and the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, and by the European Commission.

Kriste Peoples

Reclaiming Our Nature
April 5, 2023
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT

Biography

Kriste Peoples is a Denver-based outdoor enthusiast and guide, runner, writer, and mindfulness meditation teacher. She serves as the Assistant Executive Director of Women's Wilderness, a nonprofit organization with a mission to support girls and women in accessing their power through fostering deeper connections to the outdoors and community. When she's not exploring the trails of Colorado’s Front Range or working to create new narratives of wellness in the communities she serves, Kriste is likely somewhere planning her next mountain adventure.

Reggie Hubbard

Good Grief —A Sangha for Healing and Transformation
September 20, 2023
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT

Biography

Reggie is the founder/chief serving officer of Active Peace Yoga. His yoga and meditation practice have served as a sanctuary of peace and perspective while navigating the stresses of being a black man in the world, serving in pressure filled jobs at the height of politics and have helped him navigate complicated emotions (anger, grief, disappointment) to find and nurture peace of mind and ease of spirit.

Solwazi Johnson

Ancient and Contemporary Healing Modalities
November, 2023
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM MDT

Please register HERE

Biography

Solwazi has been practicing and teaching for over 20 years with a focus on Vipassana since 2003. He has studied/practiced in Thailand, Burma, India, and South Africa. He is certified as a Community Dharma Leader by Jack Kornfield and Spirit Rock Meditation Center and is currently in the four-year Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program. Solwazi worked for over 20 years as a health educator and trainer for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. He leads mindfulness meditation classes and retreats in the Denver metropolitan area. He is an ICF certified professional coach and a graduate of the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration and the Thai School of Complementary Health in Chaing Mai, Thailand. Lastly, Solwazi is the guiding teacher for a Prison Buddhist Ministry Program in a Federal Prison located in Englewood, Colorado.

Principal Investigator

Sona Dimidjian, PhD

Institute Director and Founding Faculty Fellow, Renée Crown Wellness Institute • Sapp Family Endowed Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence • Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Our Team

Natalie Avalos

She/Her/Hers • Assistant Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies • Dalai Lama Fellows

Kathryn Costello

She/Her/Hers • Undergraduate Student Assistant

Josh Forristall

Student Mentor, Mindful Campus Program

Holly Gayley, PhD

Affiliate Faculty

Esther M. Horowitz, MA

Staff Counselor and Intake Coordinator • Bilingual Spanish/English

Jamesie Kaiʻaokamālie Spencer

she/her/hers • Student Assistant I

Caitlin McKimmy, MTS, MA

Graduate Research Assistant

Donna Mejia

Faculty Fellow, Renée Crown Wellness Institute • Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Dance • Inaugural Chancellor’s Health and Wellness Scholar in Residence

Bill Penuel, PhD

Faculty Fellow, Renée Crown Wellness Institute • Professor, School of Education

Savannah Santana

Youth/Student Team Member • Mindful Campus Program

Shubham Sapkota, PhD

he/him/his • Research Associate • Dalai Lama Fellows

Michele D. Simpson, J.D.

Faculty Affiliate & Research Associate, Renée Crown Wellness Institute • Associate Teaching Professor, Creative Minds & Honors Residential Academic Programs • Faculty Affiliate, Center for African & African American Studies

Millie Wright

Mindfulness Teacher • Mindful Campus Project

Resources

Visit our Wellness Practices playlist on YouTube.

Self-compassion practice with Millie Wright:
https://www.colorado.edu/crowninstitute/sites/default/files/attached-files/5-mwright-edit.mp3

Mindfulness Practice with Millie Wright:
https://www.colorado.edu/crowninstitute/sites/default/files/attached-files/6-mwright.mp3

Articles

Students, faculty forge a thoughtful path to a mindful future
https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2022/09/15/students-faculty-forge-th...

CU Researchers Rethink Mental Illness
https://www.colorado.edu/coloradan/2022/11/07/cu-researchers-rethink-men...

Contact

If you have any questions, please reach out to mindfulcampus@colorado.edu

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