Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance (FutureLearn)

Mindfulness can help end this unproductive behaviour. In this online course, you’ll learn how to incorporate mindfulness practices into your life, to reduce stress and improve your personal and professional life.

Syllabus

Week 1: Introducing mindfulness

Week 2: Mindfulness and mindful stress reduction

Week 3: Improving work and study performance

Week 4: Mindfulness as a way of life

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Identify the causes of stress in your life

- Experiment with a range of mindfulness techniques

- Develop a range of mindfulness techniques that are effective in your life

- Evaluate the impact of a variety of mindfulness techniques

- Reflect on your experiences in a personal mindfulness journal

- Model a more mindful approach to work, study and life

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone, because everyone can benefit from mindfulness. No previous experience of mindfulness is required. We will explain how mindfulness works, but above all this is a practical course. We will ask you to explore different mindfulness techniques and reflect on your experience.

This course is not designed to be therapeutic for significant health problems so if you have any concerns in this regard then it is recommended that you speak to a suitably qualified health practitioner.