Mindfulness Research & Teaching Group 

at the University of Macau 

澳門大學靜觀研究及教學小組

We are a group of mindfulness researchers and practitioners at the University of Macau and collaborative institutions. Our mission is to better understand mindfulness through research and practice, and to share mindfulness skills to improve human resilience and wellbeing in Higher Education. 

Mindfulness is a scientifically proven skill for improving one's mind and wellbeing. It originated from ancient contemplative wisdom, while modern Mindfulness-based intervention and curricula, notably MBSR, MBCT, and MBCL/MSC, are secular, scientific, and evidence-based.

我們是一群在澳門大學及其他大學的靜觀研究員和教師。我們的使命是通過研究和教學更好地理解並教授靜觀技能，以提高大學生的身心健康。

靜觀是一種經過科學驗證的改善身心健康的技能。它起源於古代的智慧，而現代以靜觀為基礎的課程，如MBSR, MBCT, 和 MBCL/MSC，是世俗的、科學的、和基於證據的。

UM Faculty members 澳門大學教員

Prof Katherine Chen, FAH (Group convenor)

Dr Alice Lee, FAH

Ms Miranda Ma, FAH

External Faculty/Collaborators

Dr Melody Jia-Qi Xu, University of Hong Kong 香港大學

Prof Jiajuan Xiong, Southwest University of Finance & Economics 西南財經大學

UM PhD students 澳門大學博士生

Leslie Li, FAH

Hazel Yang, FAH

Research and Teaching projects

1. Discourse Analysis of Mindfulness 

2. Finding Peace: A randomized controlled trial for postgraduate students in Hong Kong and Macau (on going)

3. UM Mindfulness Teaching (see  the Current Courses page)

Invited Talks

Chen, K. 2024 "Mindfulness for postgraduate student well-being". Invited speaker, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.

Chen, K. 2023 “Creating a positive classroom climate and inspiring learning with mindfulness”, keynote, the 6th CLE Conference on Teaching and Learning, Southern University of Science and Technology.

Chen, K. 2022 “Mindfulness for wellbeing and English language teaching: an exploration” Public lecture, Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong.

Chen, K. 2021 "How can mindfulness improve teacher wellbeing" Keynote, the Macao Association for the Advancement of English Language Teaching Conference.

Presentations

Chen, K. and Xu, JQ. 2024 "Transforming Reactivity: Discourse of Awareness in a Mindfulness-based Intervention (MBI) Programme" AILA World Congress, Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics. 

Chen, K. and Xu, JQ. 2024 "Transforming Reactivity: A Discourse Analysis of Mindfulness Insights in MBI Classes" International Conference of Mindfulness, University of Bangor. 

Xu, JQ and Chen, K. 2024 "Transformative Power of Online Mindfulness Training for Research Postgraduate Students: A Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial" International Conference of Mindfulness, University of Bangor. 

Yang, H. and Chen, K. 2024 "Reducing foreign language anxiety in a mindfulness-integrated university English classroom: An ethnographic observation" Poster. International Conference of Mindfulness, University of Bangor. 

Xu, JQ and Chen, K. 2022 "Effects of an eight-week online mindfulness program on wellbeing in research postgraduate students: preliminary quantitative and qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial" International Mindfulness Conference Asia Pacific, University of Monash.

Xu, JQ and Chen, K. 2022 "網上八周靜觀課程對提升研究生幸福感的成效：隨機候補名單對照試驗的初步結果" 第三屆中國靜觀應用發展論壇, 北京.

Course 2

Introduction to Mindfulness: How the mind learns to respond rather than react

靜觀入門三課: 如何讓心學會回應而不是反應

Do you find yourself being reactive (rather than responding skillfully) to unpleasant experiences, and that the reactivity causes more stress than relief? 

In this introduction to Mindfulness course, we’ll explore how to pay attention on purpose, learn to shift our perspective to new ways of being, and train the mind to respond rather than react.

This course is developed by the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.

你是否發現自己對不愉快的經驗有所反應（而不是善巧的回應），而且這些反應導致了更多的壓力而不是緩解？

在這個靜觀入門課程中，我們將探討如何覺察自己的身心，學習轉變到新的存在方式，並訓練我們的心學會回應而減少反應。

本課程由牛津靜觀中心設計。

October 24th to November 7th, 2022 (New rounds will be announced when available)

每星期一晚 7-8pm，共三周, at Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College 馬萬祺羅柏心書院 

All University of Macau students can apply. 澳門大學學生均可報名參加

Instructor: 

Prof. Katherine Chen is Associate Professor and Director of the English Language Centre, FAH. She researches and teaches academic English, sociocultural linguistics, and mindfulness. She is also a mindfulness teacher trained by the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. Learn more about mindfulness here: https://sites.google.com/view/katherine-chen/mindfulness

教師:

陳海瑛教授是人文學院副教授及英語中心主任。她從事學術英語、社會文化語言學和靜觀的研究和教學。她也是由牛津靜觀中心培訓的靜觀教師。在這裡了解更多關於靜觀的信息：https://sites.google.com/view/katherine-chen/mindfulness

2023 October 

實用學生指南: 靜觀如何減少壓力, 提高專注力和加強身心健康？

A Practical Guide for Students: How can mindfulness reduce stress, improve attention and wellbeing?

at Ma Man Kei and Lo Pak Sam College (all UM students can join).