Mindfulness and Well-being Foundations
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.
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.
Syllabus
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Welcome to the Course
Learning to Pay Attention
Week 2
Understanding the Mind/Body Connection
Week 3
Exploring Your Inner Landscape
Week 4
The Nuts and Bolts of Establishing a Practice
FAQ
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
The course may not offer an audit option. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid.
The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
Reviews
This course on Mindfulness was interesting and inspiring with easy to do mindfulness practices. Thanks for an excellent learning opportunity on mindfulness
this course is like opening the pandora box, once you opened it, you'll be enjoy ing the great wonders of your mind and body and will want to keep on seeking more knowledge from within.
The practical dimension of this course is amazingly effective. An engaging and pleasant trainer who is good to listen to, shares her personal experience.
Thanks :)
In four weeks you can move from someone who has never experienced mindfulness to someone who has a solid foundation to build a transformational practice. I highly recommend this course!!
