A Lower Mainland university has launched the countrysa国际传媒檚 first graduate program on mindfulness.

The University of the Fraser Valley announced this week. Enrollment will begin later this year.

Mindfulness is present-moment awareness free of judgment. Mounting scientific research has demonstrated that mindfulness programs improve well-being, mental health, and lifelong learning.

Itsa国际传媒檚 also said to reduce negative thoughts and rumination, lessen stress, improve morale, increase memory and attention, and boost the immune system.

Program coordinator Dr. Seonaigh MacPherson said that scientific studies of mindfulness have increased from 10 in 2000 to 700 in 2019.

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She said MBTL is ideal for those working in a wide range of professions and fields, such as health care, education, social work, policing, coaching, yoga teaching, and corrections.

sa国际传媒淭he great thing about becoming a mindfulness specialist is that it begins with you. I love that focus on self-care,sa国际传媒� said MacPherson, who has been practising mindfulness for over 40 years.

sa国际传媒淲e start by embodying mindfulness in our own personal and professional lives. Only then can we take that next step of introducing mindfulness to colleagues, clients and students.sa国际传媒�

She said training programs like MBTL are needed to prepare qualified practitioners to design, teach and promote evidence-based programs themselves.

UFVsa国际传媒檚 four-course, 10-month, part-time program begins in September 2019.

It is designed to transfer readily into a range of career paths, including the master of education program at the University of Calgarysa国际传媒檚 Werklund School of Education and many other professional graduate degree programs.

For those outside of the Lower Mainland, most of the program is taught online. An is happening on March 28.

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