Syllabus
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1) Mindful self-compassion Introducing the concept of self-compassion - what is it and how it could be beneficial to us. Exploring methods how to develop more self-compassion. Practical exercises and loving kindness / self-compassion meditation. *
2) Altered traits - science and mindfulness / meditation Overview of the contemplative research. Meditation included. *
3) The upside of stress The new science of stress. Our attitude toward stress matters. Concept of stress mindset. Three main ways how to be better at stress. Practical exercises. *
4) Resilience Resilience research is recently very popular. What makes people resilient in the face of adversity, stress or trauma? The genes play the role, but our experiences throughout the life matter too. Resilience can be also trained. We will disscuss and explore this interesting topic more. *
5) Positive psychology Positive psychology offers many strategies to help us flourish. Disscussion about the special relationship of mindfulness and positive psychology. Practical exercises.
Annotation
Students learn how to better cope with the stress. They explore various techniques for that and disscuss interesting themes such as mindfulness/meditation, yoga, self-compassion, stress mindset, resilience, positive psychology, etc.