A Place to Be Mindful—on Campus

Carnegie Mellon University's new 正念 Room is part of a growing trend on college campuses: designing mindful spaces for students.

• By Mindful Staff
• November 19, 2014
• Calm

Jane Karr, writing for The New York Times, describes the 正念 Room at Carnegie Mellon University as an “Earth-themed room with a waterfall, plant wall” and an “inspiration whiteboard”—basically, a space on campus where students can take a break, and get a boost from the relaxed, nature-themed environment. Truly, a place to be 正念. Visitors are encouraged to leave their homework and digital devices outside of the room.

The 正念 Room is one of many mindful spaces popping up across college campuses—you can check out another place to be 正念 in your area on Mindful’s resources page.

Bentleigh Secondary College in Melbourne, Australia, took things up a notch last year when they designed a meditation center on campus. Regular classes on meditation, indigenous culture, and environmental sustainability are taught at the center. The inside is designed to be conducive to meditation, “using calming forms and materials” such as rounded columns of polished wood, says Nick Cini, the center’s designer.

学生们非常热情，许多人现在要求更多的冥想课程。你不觉得吗？

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Photograph from Carnegie Mellon University website