Mindfulness Basics

Have you noticed that stress has impacted your grades, mood, and relationships?

This summer, you can learn important skills that will help you throughout college and the rest of your life!

Student Wellness is offering a new and improved version of our previous workshop, Intro to Mindfulness. Now, our revised program will be reduced to two weeks and will feature the most practical, introductory meditation skills to use when you’re taking classes this fall and beyond. Sign up to pilot our new program with the link below!

Summer 2026

Mindfulness Basics | Thursdays, June 18 and 25 from 12-1:15pm, CRWC Wellness Suite Conference Room.

Fall 2026

Mindfulness Basics | Tuesdays, September 22 and 29 at 6-7:15pm, IMU 

Silent Retreat | Sunday, November 8 from 1:00pm-4:00pm, IMU 

Registration required.

Questions, comments, or concerns? Reach out to Haley Melchert, haley-melchert-1@uiowa.edu.

Mindfulness Basics features content from the evidence-based curriculum, Intro to Mindfulness^® . It was specifically designed for teaching mindfulness, meditation, and stress management to college students and other young adults.

Mindfulness Resources

• Free Guided Meditations through the Center of Koru Mindfulness
• The Pause a mindfulness and meditation blog written specifically for 20 and 30 somethings

Questions? Contact student-wellness@uiowa.edu.