Agendas
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 1 Agenda
0-0:15 Welcoming/General Introduction to the Course
Talk: 15 minutes
0:15-0:30 Introductions of Attendees, Intentions
0:30-0:50 Overview of Mindfulness: History and Context
Talk: 20 minutes
0:50-1:00 Questions/Comments
1:00-1:10 Break
1:10-1:25 Principles of Posture
Talk: 5 minutes
Short posture meditation: 5 minutes
Questions/Comments: 5 minutes
1:25-1:40 Meditation
1:40-1:50 Reflection and Questions
1:50-2:00 Meditation and Daily Life: Home Practice
Talk: 10 minutes
2:00 End
Week 2 Agenda
0-0:15 Short meditation, Questions/Feedback about Home Practice
0:15-0:40 Mindfulness of Breath and Body
Talk: 5 minutes
Practice: 15 minutes
0:40-0:50 Questions/Comments
0:50-1:00 Eating Meditation with Feedback
1:00-1:10 Break
1:10-1:25 Mindfulness of Body
Talk: 15 minutes
1:25-1:30 Q&A
1:30-1:45 Body Scan or Mindful Walking
1:45-1:55 Discussion and Daily Life: Home Practice
Talk: 10 minutes
2:00 End
Week 3 Agenda
0-0:15 Short meditation, Questions/Feedback about Home Practice
0:15-0:25 Feeling Tones
Talk: 10 minutes
0:25-0:50 Meditation on Feeling Tone and Hearing
0:50-1:00 Questions/Comments
1:00-1:10 Break
1:10-1:25 Five Common Obstacles to Meditation
Talk: 15 minutes
1:25-1:35 Questions/Feedback
1:35-1:45 Mindful listening in DIADS about Obstacles to Meditation
1:45-1:55 Questions/Comments
1:55-2 Home Practice (Walking, Eating, Continuing Practice)
Talk: 5 minutes
2:00 End
Week 4 Agenda
0-0:15 Short meditation, Questions/Feedback about Home Practice
0:15-0:40 Meditation on Mindfulness of Emotion
0:40-0:50 Questions/Comments re: Working with Emotion
0:50-1:00 Break
1:00-1:15 Working with Emotions with Understanding and Care
Talk: 15 minutes
1:15-1:25 Questions/Feedback
1:25-1:40 Triad: Working with Emotion in Meditation/Life
1:40-1:55 Questions/Feedback
1:55-2:00 Home Practice (Mindfulness of Emotion/Triggers)
2:00 End
Week 5 Agenda
0-0:15 Short meditation, Questions/Feedback about Home Practice
0:15-0:30 Working with Thinking in Meditation
Talk: 15 minutes
0:30-0:55 Mindfulness of Thought/Mental Processes Meditation
0:55-1:05 Questions/Feedback
1:05-1:15 Break
1:15-1:30 Working with Negative Thought Patterns: Self-judgment, Negativity Bias, Views
Talk: 15 minutes
1:30-1:45 Mindful Listening Exercise—DIAD on Inner Critic/Negativity Bias
1:45-1:55 Questions/Feedback
1:55-2:00 Home Practice (Working with Thoughts/Views/Judgments)
2:00 End
Week 6 Agenda
0-0:10 Short meditation, Questions/Feedback about Home Practice
0:10-0:40 Review of all Instructions and Choiceless Awareness Meditation
Talk and Meditation: 30 minutes
0:40-0:50 Questions/Comments
0:50-1:00 Break
1:00-1:10 Loving Kindness
Talk: 10 minutes
1:10-1:25 Loving Kindness Meditation
1:25-1:40 Continuing Practice, Reflection
Talk: 15 minutes
1:40-1:50 Mindful Listening Exercise—DIAD on Taking the Practice Into Your Life
1:50-1:55 Resources
1:55-2 Closing Circle
2:00 End