45 search results for “meditation” in the Student website
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Meditating before class: ‘Students sometimes say: I forgot I had a body’
In the new ‘Educatips’ column, Psychology lecturers share their most important lessons about teaching. This month: Elise Seip wants to help students get out of their head and into their body. She starts every work group with mindfulness.
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Aidan Lyon
meditation, philosophy, psychedelic experience, research, zen, critical thinking, decision making, buddhism
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How slower breathing really helps against stress
People who are often stressed can feel calmer by making certain adjustments to their breathing. Possibly this also positively affects concentration and attention. Psychologist Roderik Gerritsen studied the effects of breathing differently for the first time, and explains them. Gerritsen receives his…
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Roderik Gerritsen
Social & Behavioural Sciences
r.j.s.gerritsen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7334
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Quiet rooms
Quiet rooms
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Well-Being Moment: Workshop – Meditation for beginners
Workshop
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Quiet rooms
Quiet rooms
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Support for your mental well-being
Good mental health provides a strong foundation for study and work. It is important to seek help if you are not doing well. There are a range of ways in which you can work on your mental well-being. You can also turn to others for help and guidance. Take a look at the various options available.
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Workshop EnergiZING
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Quiet rooms
Quiet rooms
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Quiet room WSD-complex
Lipsius, Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BD, Leiden
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Quiet room Wijnhaven
Wijnhaven, Turfmarkt 99, 2511 DP, The Hague
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Quiet room Oude UB
Oude UB, Rapenburg 70, 2311 EZ, Leiden
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Quiet room FSW building
FSW building, Wassenaarseweg 52, 2333 AK, Leiden
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Where to turn
We are on hand to offer you help and advice in a range of different ways. On this pages you can find out who and where you can turn to depending on your situation.
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Femke Bakker
Social & Behavioural Sciences
f.e.bakker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6188
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Wellbeing moment: Stress Less: Breathe and Balance Workshop
Arts and culture
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More student organisations
As well as student associations, you can also join one of the independent non-profit student organisations that are active in Leiden and The Hague. Become a member and develop your skills while making new friends and contributing to social causes.
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Bound for Devotion: The Prayer Book as Object and Practice, 1300–1800
Conference
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Register now for the silence workshops
The university is constantly working to improve processes and structures and reduce work pressure but you too can do your bit to beat stress. For example, by moving regularly while at work, taking regular and micro breaks, practising mindfulness, seeking out silence or clearing your mind with a good…
- Blue Monday? Join the online Body & Mind Vital programme for free
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Drop in & unstress in The Hague: Mindfulnest now officially open!
Social
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Leiden University publishes the titles of seven tainted scientific articles
In a supplementary decision on 17 May 2022, the Executive Board of Leiden University has concluded that it will publish the titles of seven articles in which there is evidence of malpractice. This concerns a former staff member of the Institute of Psychology. The Executive Board considers it to be in…
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Podcast: Revealing Your Mind with Psychedelic Experiences
Can you only have psychedelic experiences by taking magic mushrooms? Not according to Aidan Lyon, philosophical researcher at the Institute of Psychology. In this episode, he explains other ways through which we can reveal our minds in insightful ways.
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9 tips from the student psychologist to combat study stress
Towards the end of the academic year, many students struggle with study stress. Does the pressure sometimes get too much for you, too? Student psychologist Martine Efting Dijkstra has some tips.
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Unique exhibition translates science into music, images and dance
Leiden researchers from different disciplines look together at complex social problems. What happens when they join forces with artists? The results could be seen on Tuesday 11 June during a unique exhibition. Take a look for yourself:
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How to build resilience in times of climate crisis
In the honours course Sustainability & Health, students examine the causes and effects of climate change – but also how they can relate to these themselves. How do you build resilience in turbulent times? An excursion focused on silence and compassion helps students with this challenge.
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How AI could give doctors more time at the patient’s bedside
The rise of AI will transform the role of doctors, claims Professor of Intensive Care Medicine Sesmu Arbous. Her academic chair focuses on integrating technology into patient care.
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New extracurricular option on Religious Studies for students International Studies
If you wish to include Religious Studies expertise in your curriculum (for instance in your thematic seminar(s), elective space, or BA thesis), this new extracurricular course is the thing for you!
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Healthy University Leiden: keeping up the momentum
Healthy University Leiden held its ‘From #COVID to #GOFIT Week’ from 21 to 25 June. Over 600 students and staff found inspiration in a week full of tips and tricks on how to get fit after Covid. So what now? We‘ve compiled a list of tips and activities specially for you. Take a look and enjoy!
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New Contemplation Room at KOG
Facility
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Six questions about the book 'Ruminations' by Tahir Abbas
Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, is organising a book launch for his new book: 'Ruminations: Framing a sense of self and coming to terms with the other'. The book launch will take place on Thursday 15 December from 16.00-17.00 hrs. at…
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‘Faculty should feel as comfortable as a living room’
What does the future of student welfare look like? Throughout this academic year, our faculty has been working hard to answer that question. Ruben van Gaalen, study coordinator, and Femke Weerdmeester, student of Dutch Language and Culture, look back on the past and towards the future.
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For city dwellers, even 15 minutes in nature can improve mental health
Green spaces boost mental health—especially in busy cities. A new study from Leiden and Stanford University reveals how nature benefits urban well-being and offers low-cost ways to make city life healthier for everyone.
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How a healing field trip inspired Alexia to take the stage at TEDxLeidenUniversity
One day you feel inspired by a field trip, the next you are a speaker at TEDxLeidenUniversity. It happened to International Relations student Alexia. How did she end up on stage – and why did she want to? Alexia shares her story with us. ‘I was given hope, and I wanted to share it with others.’
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Alumna Tessa Schiethart: 'If I could go back to my student days, I’d go right away'
That Tessa Schiethart finished her bachelor's degree in International Studies with a thesis on Indonesian women's reasons for veiling was a coincidence. Or so she thought. Six years later, her book Seeing and Being Seen, in which she writes about her life with a wine stain and vision loss, is in the…
- Well-Being moment: workshop laughing yoga
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Pop/Jazz Choir
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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GP in the Bible Belt: does God play a role in consultations?
Jaïr van Rhenen studied Medicine in Leiden and is now a GP in the largely religious Veenendaal. Before this, he worked as a tropical medicine doctor in Lesotho. ‘If you have the prospect of an afterlife, you often respond differently to illness.’
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Public Lecture: The Seven Points of Mind Training
Lecture
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Free your voice!
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Chinese Calligraphy for everybody
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Film Screening: Foragers
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel
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FGGA in 2024: This was the year of our faculty
2024 was a remarkable and eventful year for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. In this year overview, we look back month by month at the key events and developments.
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Career Days | 14-18th of April 2025
Study information