Challenge begins Monday, April 11th
Open to all ~ students, faculty, staff & wider community


Nearly 80% of the students who completed the Healthy Minds Survey in F21 reported feeling “nervous, anxious, or on edge” at least several days in the past two weeks, with 15% reporting feeling this way nearly every day.   

This challenge is not about coping with stress, it’s about helping you change your relationship with anxiety in a way that can transform your life - especially in the spaces and circumstances that trigger stress and anxiety for you (e.g. social settings, academic tasks, the many performance-related areas of our lives, and more). 

We hope you’ll join us! This challenge is open to all students, faculty, and staff, and we hope it will help each participant take some new steps toward feeling, doing, and being well.


Please enter your preferred email below to get started!
What to expect when you sign up?
  • A daily email with a brief (1-3 min) audio recording outlining one or more elements from Dr. Jud Brewer’s clinically proven step-by-step plan* to break the cycle of worry and fear that drives anxiety.
  • A daily 10-minute guided meditation with practices specific to that day's theme.
  • Optional “Call to Action” activities that will help you deepen your understanding and practice along with a virtual journal to help you keep track of what you learn and experience
  • Support from experienced mindfulness** facilitators and wellbeing coaches
  • Opportunities for participating in live practice sessions
  • An optional Mindfulness Challenge GroupMe forum to share personal successes and challenges
The challenge will last for 10 days. Try to participate for at least 7 of those days, and if you can, make this a daily practice!

*All of the practices and tips that will be laid out in this challenge are based on the research and publications of Jud Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and best-selling author of Unwinding Anxiety and other groundbreaking books. 

**Although the practices presented in this challenge are secular in nature and can benefit anyone it is important to note that mindfulness practices are historically rooted in ancient Buddhist meditative practices and can be found in other spiritual traditions as well.