Mindful May at Monash
Join us for a month full of mindfulness and wellness initiatives delivered on campus and online to help you become more present and aware in your daily life.
Mindful May at Monash is delivered in partnership with the Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies, Monash University Library, the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, the William Cooper Institute, and Monash Sport.
Your 2026 Calendar of Events
Welcome to your Mindful May at Monash calendar of events - a month-long celebration of mindfulness designed to help you pause, reset and reconnect with your wellbeing. To book sessions, register for webinars, or find out more information, click on the relevant partner listed below to go directly to their site.
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2026 Offerings:
Concerts from the Sir Zelman Cowen School of MusicFree lunchtime concerts will be held during Thursdays. Collaborators included jazz students, composition students, and First Nations composers. Calendar here | Move your body and re-energiseJoin us at Monash Sport for pilates, yoga, reformer pilates, or all of the above, and let physical movement re-energise your mind and wellbeing. | Lunchtime online mindfulnessTue 5 May; Cultivating Gratitude; a mindful reset | ||
Building resilience and balanceDr Craig Hassed from M3CS will present 4 live online webinars to help guide and support you through the most common hurdles we may face. From burnout to balance: register | Therapy dogs or Art Therapy?Why not both! Join us at the Monash University Libraries for one or all of the wonderful offerings they are hosting at their various branches. Visit our beautiful libraries at their various locations | Hear from Uncle Ricky Baldwin, Elder in ResidenceTake a seat at the M Pavilion with Uncle Ricky as he shares stories of the Stolen Generations. Honouring his late mother, he reflects on lived experience, trauma, and the strength, resilience, and continuity of culture within community.Register your attendance here | ||
Our partners
Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies (M3CS)
M3CS promotes our common humanity by integrating interdisciplinary consciousness research, community engagement and contemplative education. The Centre aims to wake us up to ourselves, each other and the planet.
Monash University Library
Join us in the Library for our second Mindful May at Monash celebration. Cultivate your calm, connect with peers and get crafty. Therapy dogs, yoga and crochet crafternoons are all in the mix. Don’t miss out. Register for an event now.
Monash Sport
Your go-to destination for sport and fitness facilities, programs, services and events on campus, designed to keep you active and performing at your best. From joining sporting clubs, representing the university and learning to swim, discover Monash Sport’s wide range of physical wellbeing activities across the Caulfield, Clayton and Peninsula campuses.