Mindfulness-based teaching and learning program at UFV sets the gold standard in Canada
Statistics Canada reported that Canadian mental health has worsened considerably in the last year. Almost a quarter of participants in a 2020 Stats Canada online questionnaire reported their mental health as “poor” or “fair,” tripling the number of participants reporting “poor” mental health compared to a 2018 Canadian Community Health survey. Mindfulness-based therapies and practices can be explored as a means to improve mental health.
What is mindfulness?
The concept of “mindfulness” is derived from “sati,” an important element of Buddhist practices and traditions, and is also based on Asian meditation techniques. In essence, mindfulness is a way of paying attention to whatever is happening in the moment, in our lives, internally or externally. Being present in the moment allows connection to and awareness of behaviours, emotions, habits, and thoughts.
How to better deal with mental health in the workplace Something insane happened to me last week something that I never thought would happen to me in the course of my life. Something so anti-capitalist I’m starting to wonder if I was recently knocked out only to wake up in a Marxist utopia led […]
Thoughts on those who disregard pandemic regulations The news lately has seen cases of people violating pandemic regulations, ranging from large parties organized by ordinary people in their backyards, to prominent politicians taking vacations abroad. Those of us who consider ourselves to be responsible, upstanding citizens, who are doing our bit to flatten the curve, […]
Chilliwack’s controversial school trustee may be on his way out Last week was a victorious week for those interested in defeating some not-so-nice people in power: Trump left the White House for (assumably) ever, MP Derek Sloan has been removed from the Conservative caucus, and here in the Fraser Valley, Chilliwack’s own school trustee, Barry […]
Good news stories from last year that you may have missed
One of our editors recently came across a Foreign Policy news article listing things that happened in 2020 that we might have missed… and it was almost all horrible. Wars, protests, conflicts you name it. As if the terrible things that we didn’t miss (see: COVID-19, see: police brutality) weren’t enough. Thanks, Foreign Policy.
Yeah, 2020 was a dumpster fire, and yeah we should all take the time to grieve our lost and changed lives, but no, we don’t think folk need to be reading articles about how horrible 2020 has been. We know. So, here’s a list of all the good news stories from around the world that came out of 2020. Take a break from the chaos that is the beginning of the semester, forget about COVID-19 for a second, and check out some sweet little news nuggets.