{"id":20215,"date":"2016-09-13T16:58:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T20:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=20215"},"modified":"2016-09-13T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T20:58:16","slug":"nmc-mindfulness-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=20215","title":{"rendered":"NMC Mindfulness Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20218 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mindfulness.jpg\" alt=\"mindfulness\" width=\"151\" height=\"229\" \/>Tuesdays<\/strong> at <strong>Noon<\/strong> Health &amp; Science 101<\/h3>\n<p>A 10 minute mindfulness practice can help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Improve focus and awareness <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduce anxiety, depression and stress <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Promote emotional balance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultivate compassion <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Promote academic performance<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prevent burnout<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase creativity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n Come unplug for 20 minutes with NMC\u2019s new mindfulness learning community. Students, faculty, staff and the public are welcome!<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information or a private mindfulness session, contact Kristy McDonald at 995-1059 or <a href=\"mailto:kmcdonald@nmc.edu\">kmcdonald@nmc.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesdays at Noon Health &amp; Science 101 A 10 minute mindfulness practice can help: Improve focus and awareness Reduce anxiety, depression and stress Promote emotional balance Cultivate compassion Promote academic performance Prevent burnout Increase creativity Come unplug for 20 minutes with NMC\u2019s new mindfulness learning community. Students, faculty, staff and the public are welcome! 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