The UWA Guild is opening a new Meditation Centre in Semester One 2022! The Centre offers students an opportunity to experience the many benefits of meditation under the guidance of a trained meditation practitioner, and is free to use on weekdays.
DAILY DROP-IN MEDITATION: WEEKDAYS 12PM-1PM
TWICE-WEEKLY GUIDED MEDITATION: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS 1.15-1.45PM
Ref Building, 1st Floor, Rm 191 (first right at top of stairs).
The mental health benefits of practicing meditation on a daily basis include:
- Improved concentration and focus,
- Enhances self-awareness and self-esteem,
- Reduces levels of stress and anxiety, and
- Fosters compassion and kindness
- Provides us with clarity
- Helps us to distance ourselves from our emotions and thoughts by being objective
- Learn to connect with ourselves at a deeper level
Meditation also has benefits for your general physical health:
- Regulates breathing
- Lowers blood pressure and heart rate
- Improved pain tolerance
- Improves the Immune system
- Detoxifies the body
- Overall better mental and physical wellbeing
Learn new skills and and gain tools to support your own mental health whilst at University. Please drop in at the new Student Assist Meditation Centre to either practice your own daily meditation in a calm and peaceful space, or learn more about the benefits of meditation by participating in a twice-weekly guided meditation session.
Proof of vaccination required prior to entering the interior of the Ref as mandated by the State Government. If unwell, please do not attend any sessions at the Meditation Drop-in Centre.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact Crisis Care 13 11 14, Mental health emergency response line (MHERL) 1300 555 788 or for offshore students 24/7 Student Health Line - 1800 887 283 or want to have a chat to someone, email [email protected] to make a time to see the Student Guild Counsellor.
"I did join your guided meditation session online a couple of times, and it successfully helped me to slow down and relax. Thank you."
Online Guided Meditation
Take a breather and meditate whenever you need to with our playlist of short guided meditations, available on Soundcloud!
Music credits:
Spatium by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon. Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
infinitely by Keys of Moon |
https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon. Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/