CNST230
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MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION SEMINAR
Contemplative Studies (CNST)Arts, Humanities and Education
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.
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Arts, Humanities and Education