CNST230
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MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION SEMINAR
Course Description
his course develops skills to help us respond to ourselves and others with compassion, kindness, and support in times of difficulty. The course components include:
(1) an experiential approach to self-compassion through body-based practices including body scan, yoga, and loving kindness meditation
(2) an exploration of the physiology of self-criticism, including chronic stress-based disease, as compared with the physiological effects of self-compassion practices.
(3) an experiential approach to compassion in relationship
(4) an investigation of the extant research on the benefits of these practices
This course is a two-credit elective in the Contemplative Studies Minor. There are no pre-reqs or class standing requirements.
(1) an experiential approach to self-compassion through body-based practices including body scan, yoga, and loving kindness meditation
(2) an exploration of the physiology of self-criticism, including chronic stress-based disease, as compared with the physiological effects of self-compassion practices.
(3) an experiential approach to compassion in relationship
(4) an investigation of the extant research on the benefits of these practices
This course is a two-credit elective in the Contemplative Studies Minor. There are no pre-reqs or class standing requirements.