Mindful Thoughts for Students
Nurture your mind, flourish in life
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- £8.99
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- £8.99
Publisher Description
Mindful Thoughts for Students is an astute collection of 25 expert insights into how practicing awareness whilst studying can transform learning into a positive experience every day.
Studying can be a stressful and anxious process, with deadlines and a focus on results taking away from the pleasure of learning.
However, Mindful Thoughts for Students seeks to teach us how to thrive in education despite these pressures, by teaching positive mindful habits which will bring out the best in our studies and in ourselves.
With each lesson accompanied by beautiful illustrations, teacher and student Georgina Hooper guides you on a thoughtful journey through the practice of studying with joyful intention.
Learn how to:
Mindfully manage the art of deadlines, Find focus and flow in your studies, Accept failure as part of the process towards success, Cultivate a lifelong curiosity for knowledge, And many more valuable lessons.
An invaluable read for any student or prospective student, this book equips us with essential skills which will help us find happiness in our studies and in our lives.
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In this friendly manual, painter and yoga teacher Hooper (Mindful Thoughts for Artists) gives high school and college-bound readers useful mindfulness tools to help them succeed academically. With listening and writing exercises, stress management tips, and strategies for developing resilience and self-esteem, Hooper guides students through the many hurdles of the academic world. Acknowledging the "uncomfortable" nature of being "assessed, rated and compared with others," she recommends focusing on one's response to critique, checking expectations, and learning to be patient with oneself. Her advice hits on many of the distractions and difficulties young adults encounter, including social media and virtual learning. To that end, to improve online learning she suggests often moving around and stretching, changing one's learning environment, communicating challenges to teachers, and giving oneself "permission to try and find a work-around rather than just suffering and accepting." Hooper is encouraging ("Mindfulness can help us not only pause to celebrate our successes, but also to savour them") while also taking time to validate concerns: "Being able to observe feelings of fatigue from a mindful perspective can help us to recognize when we really need rest." Students will relish these practical techniques for intentional learning.
