About this Event
Mindfulness for Inner Resilience
The University of Miami Libraries offers introductory mindfulness sessions designed to support inner resilience. These 45-minute online sessions introduce the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation and movement with periods of guided practice and opportunities for reflection and questions.
The sessions are led by Kelly Miller, a Certified Mindfulness Teacher (MMTCP), Director of Mindfulness and Well-Being Programs, and Associate Dean for Learning and Research Services in the University of Miami Libraries; Professor Scott Rogers, Director of the University of Miami School of Law’s Mindfulness in Law Program; and Gisele Rocha, a Certified Yoga Teacher (RYT® 500) and Assistant Director in the Libraries’ Creative department. Guest teachers are also occasionally invited.
Fall 2025 Schedule and Themes
Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
8/20 – Kelly Miller – Mindfulness of Breathing
8/27 – Gisele Rocha – Mindful Movement
9/3 – Kelly Miller – Cultivating Loving Kindness
9/10 – Kelly Miller – Mindfulness of Body
9/17 – Kelly Miller – Mindfulness of Emotion
9/24 – Kelly Miller – Mindfulness of Thought
10/1 – Gisele Rocha – Mindful Movement
10/8 – Kelly Miller – Working with Difficult Emotions
10/15 – Scott Rogers - Awareness and Focus
10/22 – Kelly Miller – Hindrances to Meditation
10/29 – Gisele Rocha – Mindful Movement
11/5 – Kelly Miller – Interconnection
11/12 – Kelly Miller – Gratitude and Joy
11/19 – Gisele Rocha – Mindful Movement
11/26 – NO SESSION / THANKSGIVING
12/3 – Kelly Miller – Compassion
To find out more about the University of Miami Libraries’ Mindfulness and Well-Being Programs, please visit this site.
