Meditation and Other Self-Centring Practices for Postgraduate Research Success – Self-Enquiry – Part 2
These sessions do not require any previous meditation experience. They encourage a proactive approach to self-care, equipping you with the tools to maintain and improve your wellbeing even during challenging or changing circumstances. They recognise the critical importance of mental wellbeing and resilience in achieving academic and research excellence.
Michelle Nicholson-Sanz:
I began my training in Eastern meditation techniques when I enrolled in doctoral studies in theatre in 2010. Driven by the need to maintain my own mental and psychological resilience in response to the high demands and often solitary nature of doctoral research, I initially practiced Tibetan Buddhist mindfulness at the London Buddhist Centre. Subsequently, I delved into Thiền Buddhism, Tibetan deity meditation, Advaita Vedanta, and Kashmir Shaivism. I hold a PhD in theatre from Queen Mary, University of London, an MA in Performance Research from the University of Warwick, and an MA in Philosophy from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. I served as a Leverhulme Early Career Researcher at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London between 2018 and 2022. I have published and presented my research in numerous academic and non-academic contexts. I currently work in community engagement, co-creating arts-led projects for communal wellbeing
Additional readings:
Arunachala Ashram, Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi, https://archive.arunachala.org/docs/collected-worm/ 1979.
Maugham, Somerset. ‘The Saint’, in: Points of View. Vintage Classics, 2000. Also available as: https://mmccl.blogspot.com/2016/01/points-of-view-1958.html
Osborne, Arthur (ed.) The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi, San Rafael, California: Sri Ramanasram, 2017.
Spira, Rupert. Being Aware of Being Aware: The Essence of Meditation, Oxford: Sahaja Publications, 2017.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. In Love with the World, Bluebird Books for Life, 2021.