Health and Wellness Mindfulness | Sustainability

Aspirational Goal: Establish the UNL Center for Mindfulness Education and Research (CMER).

CMER develops research studies in conjunction with the Center for Brain Biology and Behavior (CB3) to establish evidence-based practices including studies on mindfulness practice efficacy within athletics.
CMER interfaces with Lincoln Public School’s health and wellbeing systems.
CMER collaborates with the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts Perceptual Technologies Lab to create media arts, virtual reality, and augmented reality training simulations and experiences that further the outreach of CMER and create new opportunities in the field of mindfulness.
CMER publishes a book chronicling all the above.
Create training for UNL CMER certified mindfulness facilitators.

Hire three certified Mindfulness instructors to begin programming in three core approaches - Mindfulness, Compassion, and open/natural awareness.
Integrate mindfulness approaches into each school/division of UNL to maximize incorporation into daily activities such as office routines, interactions with others, etc to improve behavioral health.
Formulate and implement a mindfulness program for athletics.
Design a Huskers mindfulness app.
Build a collaborative initiative with athletics to start training and tracking the results of athletes’ progress using mindfulness techniques.
CMER establishes an on campus or near campus retreat center to hold weekend and intensive multiple day trainings.

Read More About Health and Wellness Mindfulness at UNL

Learn about research on the benefits of mindfulness being conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln