Meditation & Mindfulness - The Positive Influencers

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Meditation is a great practice that can reduce stress lower heart rate and blood pressure, improve sleep, wellbeing and mental health. Meditation and mindfulness can have great benefits for students as you navigate a stressful period in your life of studying working and maybe even raising a family all at the same time. Paul will guide you through meditation and mindfulness techniques to support yourself mentally and physically, while providing the science behind these techniques.

In this session we will cover: Neuroplasticity – the neuroscience behind meditation/mindfulness, supporting mental and physical health via your endocrine system and includes a self-compassion meditation

About Paul McCann
Paul began his career in natural health 30 years ago and over this time has studied a wide variety of techniques including massage, myotherapy, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, meditation & mindfulness and breathwork. He worked in clinical practice for 25 years and has been teaching at Endeavour College of Natural Health for 12 years. Paul provides teaching in mindfulness and meditation to Endeavour College staff and is so pleased to be extending this to students. Research is now demonstrating how these techniques positively support students’ mental health and wellbeing and support students to be more successful in their studies. With a little as 5 minutes a day, meditation can change your nervous and hormonal systems to create better health and wellbeing. So join Paul for a journey through some of the research explaining these processes and also a guided meditation so you can start to benefit from these changes.