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The Benefits of Mindfulness and Meditation on College Students Attending college serves as a significant milestone in an individual’s life. Students are often leaving home for the first time, pushing themselves outside their comfort zones, and seeking ways to expand their intellectual horizons. Though college may be the end of an educational journey for many, …

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College can be a stressful time, and with all that stress, it’s sometimes hard to show Self-Compassion. Students may be homesick as they adjust to a different environment. They’re constantly being evaluated by letters, and are often under pressure to make career path decisions. It’s important for students to realize they’re not defined by their …

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By Simone Figueroa, Co-Founder and President, U-Thrive Educational Services   What can’t you change about yourself? When U-Thrive Educational Services asked college students this question the answers ranged from: “the core of who we are, to our height and hair color, to familial predispositions that are ingrained in us from a young age.” While it is true that …

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By Simone Figueroa, Co-Founder and President U-Thrive Educational Services No one will argue that college (and life in general) is going to be stressful. According to a study of nearly 67,000 college students at 100 different campuses across the United States, “three out of every four college students reported at least one stressful life event within …

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By Simone Figueroa, Co-Founder and President, U-Thrive Educational Services College campuses are dealing with a mental health crisis, and it should come as no surprise that this crisis has only been exacerbated by the pandemic over the last two years. Isolation, quarantines, virtual classes, more time spent on technology, all of these have really taken a toll …

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