De-Mystifying Mindfulness: A Comprehensive Exploration
Mindfulness bridges ancient wisdom & modern science. Study its effects on brain, behavior & society while exploring key meditation practices.
Mindfulness bridges ancient wisdom & modern science. Study its effects on brain, behavior & society while exploring key meditation practices.
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of mindfulness, combining academic inquiry with experiential learning. Led by Professor Chris Goto-Jones from Leiden University, the curriculum examines mindfulness from multiple perspectives, including psychology, philosophy, and politics. Students will explore popular conceptions and misconceptions about mindfulness, analyze its psychological and therapeutic applications, investigate its philosophical underpinnings, and consider its social and political implications. The course includes specially designed 'meditation labs' for hands-on practice and analysis. Recent updates have added modules on mindfulness in relation to trauma, social justice, nature, and land. Through a combination of lectures, readings, discussions, and practical exercises, learners will gain a nuanced understanding of mindfulness as a contemporary phenomenon and develop skills to critically evaluate its applications and impacts.
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What you'll learn
Understand popular conceptions and misconceptions about mindfulness
Analyze psychological and therapeutic approaches to mindfulness
Explore philosophical perspectives on mindfulness from various traditions
Evaluate the social and political implications of mindfulness practices
Develop practical skills in mindfulness meditation
Critically assess the commercialization and popularization of mindfulness
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This course includes:
8.75 Hours PreRecorded video
12 assignments,1 peer review
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There are 9 modules in this course
This course provides a multifaceted exploration of mindfulness, examining its psychological, philosophical, and socio-political dimensions. The curriculum is structured to progressively build understanding, starting with an introduction to common preconceptions about mindfulness and moving through its applications in psychology and therapy, its philosophical roots and interpretations, and its social and political implications. Recent updates have expanded the course to include modules on mindfulness in relation to trauma, social justice, nature, and land. Throughout the course, students engage in 'meditation labs' that allow for practical application and personal reflection on mindfulness techniques. The course emphasizes critical thinking and encourages students to develop their own informed perspectives on mindfulness. It culminates in an optional honors project where students can contribute original research or creative work to the field of mindfulness studies.
Welcome to the course
Module 1 · 1 Hours to complete
Introduction to Mindfulness
Module 2 · 6 Hours to complete
Psychology of/& Mindfulness
Module 3 · 6 Hours to complete
Philosophy of/& Mindfulness
Module 4 · 6 Hours to complete
Extra 2021: Mindfulness, Trauma and Social Justice
Module 6 · 3 Hours to complete
Extra 2021: Mindfulness and Nature & Land
Module 7 · 3 Hours to complete
Mindfulness into the Future
Module 8 · 5 Hours to complete
Honours Project
Module 9 · 3 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Philosopher and Mindfulness Educator
Chris Goto-Jones is a distinguished academic educated at Cambridge, Keiō University in Tokyo, and Oxford University. He currently serves as the Dean of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria. Additionally, he holds the position of Professorial Research Fellow at SOAS, University of London, and is a guest professor in the Honours Academy at Leiden University. At Leiden, he has previously held roles as Professor of Comparative Philosophy & Political Thought, Professor of Modern Japan Studies, and founding Dean of Leiden University College in The Hague.
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