Mindfulness for Graduate Students

This session is offered as part of the Own Your Future program's Thriving curriculum.

Join Professor Thomas Telfer of the Faculty of Law for an introduction to mindfulness, the positive benefits of being mindful and why mindfulness is relevant for graduate students. This session will focus on mindfulness practices and strategies and will include two mindfulness exercises. The seminar will also include a discussion of focus, concentration, distraction and your cell phone!

About the presenter:

Dr. Thomas Telfer is a Professor at Western's Faculty of Law and has published widely in the fields of bankruptcy and legal history. Dr. Telfer also has an interest in mindfulness education and is a frequent speaker on mindfulness and mental health. Dr. Telfer has been teaching the course Mindfulness and the Legal Profession since 2019 and has facilitated over 100 mindfulness workshops for lawyers, doctors, professors, and students.