MIND 15 - Introduction to Mindfulness

    Recent Professors
    KIMBERLY TOMLINSON
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    44 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of MIND 15
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is an introduction to mindfulness. Students will learn basic mindfulness meditation practices, both sitting and moving; ways to deepen positive emotions like gratitude, kindness, and joy; and methods for integrating more awareness and creativity into ordinary activities. Students will also examine the emerging science about the beneficial effects of mindfulness practice for mental and physical health. Some of these benefits include stress reduction, improved attention, reduced emotional reactivity and greater mind-body awareness. Students will also learn about some contemplative eastern religious practices that inform the secular mindfulness movement.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 9:30am–10:45am, Tue Thu 1:30pm–2:45pm, Tue Thu 9:30am–11:05am