JOMC 192.791 | 1 credit hour | P/NP Essential Techniques in Meditation and MindfulnessONLINE 8/21-9/22
Get started with an introduction to mindfulness and meditation for career development, learning, resilience, and focus. This experiential-based five-week beginners class invites students to 1) explore awareness practices, 2) develop reflections on meditations, 3) engage in dialogue with peers, 4) and experiment with mindfulness-based activities. The course examines breath awareness, body scans, sensory meditations, working with anchors, and self-compassion. Assignments establish weekly mindfulness and meditation practices, and reflections for deepening awareness, insight, and concentration. Students study research in gratitude, stress-reduction, positivity, optimism, calm, presence, happiness, and joy.
Faculty: Laura Madeline Wiseman