WELCOME TO THE MINDFULNESS COURSE!
A COURSE DESIGNED TO MAKE MINDFULNESS A WAY OF LIFE
Purposes:
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to learn what mindfulness is and what its benefits are
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to learn how to practice mindfulness, in and away from daily life
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to address challenges to practice (e.g., busyness; difficult situations, thoughts, emotions) and misconceptions about mindfulness
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to become open to insights about life that come when we are living in mindfulness
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to build habits of practice, so mindfulness becomes our default way of being, our way of life
Class One: Introduction
Topics:
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Intro
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Definition of mindfulness
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Benefits of mindfulness
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Daily Life Practice
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Formal Practice
Music:
“Mindfulness”
Preview
Exercises in class:
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Daily Life Practice Example
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Short Formal Practice
Activities for the week:
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Come back to the moment in daily life
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Formal Practice
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Each day, focusing on an aspect of mindfulness, and putting it all together toward the end of the week
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Daily writing
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Selected readings, incl. free ebook
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Donation (optional, $20 suggested)
