Mindfulness for the Next Generation

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Versus Yoga

“…In mindfulness and yoga trainings, the participants initially simply learn to pay attention to their breaths, body sensations, body movements, and everything else that is happening in the moment. They learn to connect the body and mind by being present in the moment, which can help them access their inner wisdom, authentic desires, and ability to find their paths (Rogers & Maytan, 2012). Mindfulness and yoga trainings may have potentials for health promotion in college students.…”

Contemplative Pedagogy: Fostering Transformative Learning in a Critical Service Learning Course

“…Analysis highlighted three particular mindfulness skills used by students: presence, acceptance, and compassion. Presence is the degree to which we are grounded in what is happening in the moment, where we shift from thinking mind (caught up in our thoughts) to observing mind where we are aware of sensation and feelings (Rogers & Maytan, 2012). Many students demonstrated this skill by describing situations where they noticed they were no longer in the present moment (instead worrying about the future) and then used this awareness to return to presence.…”

Supporting Mindfulness for the Next Generation

“…The millennials born between 1982 and 2005 experienced the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the pandemic of 2020, increasing systemic racism and incidents of police brutality. In addition, the parents of these young people pressure them to achieve, and they feel an obligation to succeed, but lack the inner resources to manage the competing pressures they face and to make wise choices (Rogers & Mayan, 2019). The iGeneration or Generation Z , is the first generation to grow up immersed in smart phones and tablets, and as a group they are multitaskers, skeptical, with limited attention spans, and greater levels of anxiety and depression than the millennials (Twenge, 2017).…”