CDEV098 - The Application of Mindfulness (Core Course)

Course Description

This experiential course explores ethics, attitudes and values associated with mindfulness practice. The current trend of practicing mindfulness-based interventions will be explored with an emphasis on awareness of one’s values, motivations, and assumptions around mindfulness. The course will integrate current research in neuroscience to explore the need for greater compassion for self and others, increasing our ability to make better judgments. An ethical framework for promoting mindful cultures in our families, communities, and the workplace will be offered. It will blend didactic instruction, self-reflection, and meditation activities.

Course Outline

• Link mindfulness to secular ethics and moral behaviour

• Cultivate greater awareness of your inner values and assumptions

• Understand how neuroscience supports mindful ethics

• Apply an ethical framework to guide mindful action

• Learn behavioural-based approaches to enhance compassion and discernment