Course Learning Outcomes

• Students will develop a thorough understanding of both the theory of mindfulness and the experimental practice of mindfulness
• Students will develop a thorough understanding of both the theory of mindful self-compassion and the practice of mindful self-compassion.
• Students will develop a personal formal and informal mindfulness practice
• Students will develop a personal self-compassion practice
• Students will have a thorough understanding of the history of mindfulness
• Students will gain an understanding of stress and how mindfulness can be used to help manage stress
• Students will understand how mindfulness affects the brain and the concept of brain plasticity
• Students will understand how mindfulness can be applied to relationships
• Students will understand how mindfulness can be applied to health
• Students will understand how mindfulness can be applied to the workplace
• Students will learn how integrate mindfulness into individual therapy session
• Students will learn how to teach an eight weeks mindfulness course to adults
• Students will learn how to teach an eight weeks mindfulness course to teenagers
• Students will learn how to teach an eight weeks mindfulness course to teenagers