Upon graduation of this course you will benefit from:

Mindfulness helps us to be engaged in the activity we are doing and helps us to facilitate feelings of relaxation and gratitude of the time we have in a present moment. Being present and mindful while undertaking an activity provides us with many psychological and physiological benefits.

  • Increased ability to handle stressful situations

  • Improvement in general physical well being

  • Increase in empathy towards others

  • Improved emotional regulation

  • Improved concentration

  • Improved performance

  • Decrease in physical pain from injuries

  • Improvements in social interactions

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to the course!

    • A message from your instructor

    • How to use this course

    • Before we begin...

  • 02

    Let's get started!

    • Benefits of mindfulness

    • Types of mindfulness activities

    • Our default mode

    • The practice of mindfulness

    • Mindfulness art journal

    • Exercise 1

    • meditation

    • Exercise 2

    • Exercise 3

  • 03

    Stress

    • Functioning with stress

    • Daily mindfulness

    • Stress reduction and well-being

    • Physical response to stress

    • Meditation

    • Exercise 4

    • Exercise 5

  • 04

    How we perform

    • Paying attention

    • Multi-tasking

    • Distraction, avoidance, procrastination

    • Managing your emotions

    • The cognitive factor

    • Meditation

    • Exercise 6

    • Exercise 7

    • Exercise 8

    • Exercise 9

  • 05

    Self-compassion

    • Self-compassion and well-being

    • Benefits of self-compassion

    • Practicing self-compassion

    • Self-compassion when it matters most

    • Meditation

    • Exercise 10

    • Exercise 11

    • Exercise 12

    • Exercise 13

  • 06

    Mindfulness in every day life

    • Relationships

    • Compassion and empathy

    • Living mindfully

    • Meditation

    • Exercise 14

    • Exercise 15

    • Exercise 16

  • 07

    Next Steps...

    • Congratulations! Here's what's next...

    • Before you go...

    • More resources for you