University of Portsmouth offers mindfulness sessions to students

Summarised from BBC Hampshire's report · Updated 14 Oct, 08:44 · Archive

University of Portsmouth has introduced mindfulness sessions for students to improve their wellbeing.

University of Portsmouth marketing students have been given mindfulness sessions as part of a wider wellbeing initiative. Senior lecturer Dr Mahsa Ghaffari held the session to help students develop ways of unwinding and said mindfulness was 'about getting reconnected to your inner self, appreciating the moment right now'.

Ghaffari said the university was teaching students to be mindful not only to address stress but also to understand they are 'responsible human beings and responsible citizens'. She noted that students' stress levels had increased due to the 'climate we are living in'. Lewis Wilson, vice president of the National Union of Students, welcomed the sessions and said university could be stressful for students navigating studies, finances, housing and relationships, often away from family for the first time. He called for 'well-funded and comprehensive mental health provision' in higher education.

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• Why I'm introducing mindfulness for my uni studentsA lecturer explains why University of Portsmouth students have been given a mindfulness session.BBC Hampshire · 14 Oct, 06:09

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