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Mindfulness and Well-being: Foundations

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

880 reviews

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
2 weeks at 10 hours a week
Learn at your own pace
99%
Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

  • Key mindfulness concepts and practices that support the ability to use attention in an enhanced way.

  • Concepts and practices that deepen the understanding of the mind/body connection, and highlights ways that the body is a direct portal to presence.

  • Guidance for enhancing resilience, with specific regard to opening to and accepting a wide range of emotion.

  • How to take the benefits that come from regular meditation and integrate them into daily life, as well as establishing a regular meditation routine.

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course provides a broad overview of the fundamental concepts, principles, and practices of mindfulness. With interactive exercises to help students explore their own attitudes, mental habits and behaviors, Foundations of Mindfulness offers a pathway for living with more freedom, authenticity and ease. Featured components of the course include experiential exercises, guided meditations, personal reflection and interactive discussions.

What's included

2 videos3 readings1 discussion prompt

2 videos•Total 7 minutes
  • Meet the Professor•4 minutes
  • Course Introduction•3 minutes
3 readings•Total 13 minutes
  • Course Information and Keys to Success•10 minutes
  • Discussion Forum Guidelines•2 minutes
  • Accessibility and Accommodations Statement•1 minute
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Introduce Yourself•10 minutes

What's included

7 videos1 reading2 assignments1 peer review4 discussion prompts

7 videos•Total 47 minutes
  • Introducing Mindfulness•12 minutes
  • Exploring the Qualities of Mindfulness Part 1•7 minutes
  • Exploring the Qualities of Mindfulness Part 2•6 minutes
  • Strategies for Cultivating Mindfulness•4 minutes
  • Tuning in to Your Senses•3 minutes
  • Weekly Activity Challenges Case Study 1•12 minutes
  • Brief Introductory Meditation•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
  • Week One Activity Challenges - Learning to Pay Attention•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 45 minutes
  • Week 1 Quiz•15 minutes
  • Reflecting on your Weekly Activity Challenges •30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 30 minutes
  • Weekly Reflection 1•30 minutes
4 discussion prompts•Total 60 minutes
  • Paying attention to your breath•15 minutes
  • Let Go, Let Be•15 minutes
  • Share your Experience•20 minutes
  • Share Resources: Week 1•10 minutes

What's included

6 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review4 discussion prompts

6 videos•Total 54 minutes
  • Establishing Connection with the Body•4 minutes
  • The Body as a Reference Point for Awareness•11 minutes
  • The Health Benefits of Mindfulness•7 minutes
  • Understanding and Appreciating Your Body•2 minutes
  • Body Scan Meditation•17 minutes
  • Weekly Activity Challenges Case Study 2•14 minutes
3 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Weekly Activity Challenges-Deepening the Mind/Body Connection•10 minutes
  • Instructions for Body Scan•10 minutes
  • Mindfulness Articles •20 minutes
2 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Week 2 Quiz•10 minutes
  • Reflecting on Your Weekly Activity Challenges•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 30 minutes
  • Weekly Reflection 2•30 minutes
4 discussion prompts•Total 60 minutes
  • Living from the Neck Up•15 minutes
  • Your Brain on Meditation•20 minutes
  • Share Your Experience•20 minutes
  • Share Resources: Week 2•5 minutes

What's included

7 videos3 readings2 assignments1 peer review4 discussion prompts

7 videos•Total 63 minutes
  • Exploring My Inner What?•5 minutes
  • The Conditioned Mind•8 minutes
  • Emotions, Thoughts, and the Body•14 minutes
  • Wrapping Up One Hell of a Module!•1 minute
  • Awareness of Breath Guided Meditation•12 minutes
  • Weekly Activity Challenges Case Study 3•10 minutes
  • Awareness of Breath and Body Guided Meditation•13 minutes
3 readings•Total 30 minutes
  • Unhelpful Thinking Styles•10 minutes
  • Weekly Activity Challenges-Exploring Your Inner Landscape•10 minutes
  • Instructions for Sitting Meditation•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 40 minutes
  • Week 3 Quiz•10 minutes
  • Reflecting on Your Weekly Activity Challenges•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 30 minutes
  • Weekly Reflection 3•30 minutes
4 discussion prompts•Total 70 minutes
  • Emotional Range and a Growth Mindset•20 minutes
  • Three Marks of Existence•20 minutes
  • Share Your Experience•20 minutes
  • Share Resources: Week 3•10 minutes

What's included

7 videos2 readings2 assignments2 peer reviews5 discussion prompts

7 videos•Total 65 minutes
  • Cultivating a Practice of Mindfulness•2 minutes
  • Setting the Stage for Practice•8 minutes
  • Exploring Common Obstacles During Practice•8 minutes
  • Exploring Thoughts Meditation•19 minutes
  • Weekly Activity Challenges Case Study 4•11 minutes
  • R.A.I.N.•15 minutes
  • Course Conclusion•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
  • Weekly Activity Challenge-Noticing the Wandering Mind•10 minutes
  • Instructions for RAIN Meditation-read me first!•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 35 minutes
  • Week 4 Quiz•5 minutes
  • Reflecting on Your Weekly Activity Challenges•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 120 minutes
  • Week 4 Review•60 minutes
  • Reflecting on the Course•60 minutes
5 discussion prompts•Total 70 minutes
  • Ch, Ch, Ch, Changing...•15 minutes
  • Overcoming Difficulties•15 minutes
  • Share Your Experience•20 minutes
  • Share Resources: Week 4•10 minutes
  • Thoughts on Experience•10 minutes

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Reviewed on Jul 30, 2023

Appreciate the clarity of the videos, Dr Slater's approach and instruction. Meaningful content and skills that all should have as we venture through life.

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Reviewed on Apr 28, 2021

This has really put me actually on the path to mindfulness after all i have been reading all these years. I( cant thanki you deeply enough and hope you have more courses.

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Reviewed on Apr 14, 2021

The course exceed my expectation. A lot of knowledge , exercises, literature - in a nutshell. But enough to start practise mindfulness for your own well-being. Excellent. Thank you !

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