CORAL GABLES, Fla. (March 16, 2016) – Explore the innate capacity to focus, pay attention, and expand your awareness through sound at Mindfulness & U: Sound of the Bell. The free workshop , beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24 at the Patti and Allan Herbert Wellness Center offers an engaging introduction and immersion into mindfulness practice and is open to all University of Miami students, faculty, and staff.

“Mindfulness can be used to relieve stress and experience life in the moment,” said Ashley Falcon, assistant director of wellness at the Herbert Wellness Center. “Each workshop introduces the UM community to different aspects in the world of mindfulness.”

Mindfulness & U: Sound of the Bell is led by Timothy Conner, a professor in the Frost School of Music and former principal trombonist in the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. Conner conducts mindfulness and music workshops at the Frost School of Music and is also a member of UMindfulness, the interdisciplinary collaboration that brings together brain researchers and mindfulness practice training faculty.

This workshop is free and open to all UM students, faculty, and staff. To reserve your spot, contact the sales office at 305-284-5433. The last UMindfulness workshop this semester, Moving into Mindfulness, will be held on Wednesday, April 6.