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Welcome and Introduction
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Module 1: An Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation
- What is Mindfulness?
- Essential Elements or Attitudes of Mindfulness
- Definition of Mindfulness & Jon Kabat-Zinn on Essential Attitudes to Mindfulness
- Supporting Video’s: Mindfulness
- Meditation Practice: Body Scan Meditation (by Leona McDonnell)
- Why Practice Mindfulness? What are the benefits?
- How to practice Mindfulness?
- Getting Started with Mindfulness
- Meditation Practice: Acceptance and Awareness Meditation (by Leona McDonnell)
- Module 1: Completion Comments
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Module 2: The Monkey Mind
- The Monkey Mind
- What is the Monkey Mind?
- How do we tame the Monkey Mind?
- Supporting Video’s: The Monkey Mind
- Meditation Practice: Mindfulness as Pure Awareness (by Jon Kabat-Zinn)
- Labelling our Thoughts
- Thoughts like Clouds
- Supporting Video’s: Labelling our Thoughts
- Meditation Practice: Sky Like Mind (by Leona McDonnell)
- Article: The Gardener of our Mind (by Leona McDonnell)
- Module 2: Completion Comments
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Module 3: Mindfulness and the Brain
- Mindfulness and the Brain
- Why practice Mindfulness for the Brain?
- Supporting Video’s_Mindfulness and the Brain
- Meditation Practice: Breath Sitting Meditation (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
- Neuroplasticity and the Brain
- Flipping the Lid
- Ruminating Thoughts and the Two Arrow Analogy
- Meditation Practice: Mountain Meditation (Jon Kabat-Zinn, adapted by Leona McDonnell)
- Module 3: Completion Comments
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Module 4: Mindfulness for Stress, Anxiety and Depression
- Mindfulness for Stress, Anxiety and Depression
- Mindfulness for Stress
- Mindfulness for Anxiety
- Mindfulness for Depression
- Supporting Video’s: Mindfulness for Stress, Anxiety and Depression
- Meditation Practice: The Suitcase Meditation (Leona McDonnell)
- Mindfulness and Resilience
- Supporting Video’s: Mindfulness for Fight, Flight or Freeze and Resilience
- Meditation Practice: R.A.I.N Meditation (by Tara Brach, adapted by Leona McDonnell)
- Module 4: Completion Comments
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Module 5: Compassion, Self-Compassion and Kindness
- Compassion, Self-Compassion and Kindness
- Mindfulness and Compassion
- Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
- Mindfulness and Kindness
- Supporting Video’s: Compassion, Self-Compassion and Kindness
- Meditation Practice: Loving Kindness Meditation (by Leona McDonnell)
- How to practice and develop Self-Compassion
- Supporting Video’s: Kristen Neff on Self-Compassion
- Meditation Practice: Self-Compassion Break (by Kristen Neff, adapted by Leona McDonnell)
- Article: Spread your wings of Kindness, Compassion and Mindfulness (by Leona McDonnell)
- Module 5: Completion Comments
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Module 6: Gratitude
- Gratitude
- What is Gratitude and why would we want to practice it?
- What are the benefits of practicing Gratitude?
- Supporting Video’s: Gratitude
- Meditation Practice: Gratitude Meditation (by Leona McDonnell)
- How do we practice Gratitude?
- Cup of Sunshine
- Supporting Video’s: More on Gratitude and Cup of Sunshine
- Meditation Practice: Breathing Light Meditation (by Leona McDonnell)
- Article: EVERYTHING we need is already WITHIN us (by Leona McDonnell)
- Module 6: Completion Comments
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Course Completion
2 Comments
September 30, 2020 at 7:19 pm
Hi Lorna, hope you are getting on well with the course? Let me know if you need any help. Leona
lorna heerey