Meditation in the Higher Education Classroom

• In Event: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in Education

Abstract

College students are experiencing record-high stress and anxiety rates, and due to technological advances, there are more distractions in the classroom than ever. With these challenges comes the need to explore additional, non-traditional pedagogical strategies that can help students de-stress, become centered, and feel more deeply connected to content. Brief meditation (1-3 minutes) may help students de-stress, focus, and connect (Haberlin, 2022). A facilitation guide could help faculty implement classroom meditation practices (Haberlin et al., 2023), however, additional research is needed to determine how to best train faculty, what meditation techniques work best with students, how to handle resistance, etc.

Author

• Steven Haberlin, University of Central Florida