WELCOME TO THE Mindfulness Course!

A COURSE DESIGNED TO MAKE MINDFULNESS A WAY OF LIFE

Purposes: 

  • to learn what mindfulness is and what its benefits are 
  • to learn how to practice mindfulness, in and away from daily life 
  • to address challenges to practice (e.g., busyness; difficult situations, thoughts, emotions) and misconceptions about mindfulness 
  • to become open to insights about life that come when we are living in mindfulness 
  • to build habits of practice, so mindfulness becomes our default way of being, our way of life

Topics: 

  • Intro 
  • Definition of mindfulness 
  • Benefits of mindfulness 
  • Daily Life Practice 
  • Formal Practice 

 

 

    Music:

    "Mindfulness": 

    Exercises in class:   

    • Daily Life Practice Example   
    • Short Formal Practice   

    Activities for the week:   

    • Come back to the moment in daily life   
    • Formal Practice   
    • Each day, focusing on an aspect of mindfulness, and putting it all together toward the end of the week   
    • Daily writing   
    • Selected readings, incl. free ebooK