One of the words most frequently used to describe student life at Queen’s and beyond is “stressful.”
With newfound independence and never-ending responsibilities, it becomes difficult for students to find the time to focus and reduce the natural anxieties from university.
Mindfulness is a daunting...
For some students, meditation is an important practice to learn mindfulness, gratitude, and self-care.
Every Thursday beginning Oct. 8, the Queen’s Spirituality and Meditation Society (QSMS) will be hosting virtual meditation sessions over video-chat platform Zoom. The sessions are designed to guide...
The memories we have of detention shouldn’t be of boredom and anger, they should be memories of learning and self-reflection.
I’m sure everyone can think of a time they got in trouble in elementary school. I remember the feeling of shame, the teacher’s paralyzing glare and my inability to listen to...
Stressed? Try doing nothing.
Meditation is often associated with yoga, tantra or other eastern practices, but it’s made a stunning transition to western culture since its popularization in the 1960s.
The practice works by transforming the mind to create an internal environment of peacefulness and...
The creation of a meditation and prayer room in Stauffer Library is a worthwhile initiative.
The space — which was previously study room 233 — was donated by the library to the Office of the Chaplain, and will be available by the December exam period for students to use for self-reflection, worship...
Mediation offers the chance to de-stress and relax, focusing energy internally.
“We see the world as fragmented,” meditation leader Rory Skelly said. “Meditation is a quiet place where you try to allow all that to settle a bit.” According to Skelly, our brains are hardwired to multi-task and focus...