Interest in meditation, mindfulness, and contemplation has grown exponentially in recent years. Rather than being seen as mystical practices from ancient Buddhism or esoteric philosophy, they are increasingly seen as technologies rooted in evidence from psychology and neuroscience. Mindfulness has become the basis for numerous therapeutic interventions, both as a treatment in healthcare and as a means of enhancing well-being and happiness. For millions around the world, mindfulness has become a life-style choice, enhancing and enriching everyday experience. Mindfulness is big business.
But, what actually is mindfulness? Is it really good for you? Can anyone learn it? How can you recognize charlatans? Would you want to live in a mindful society, and would it smell like sandalwood? What does it feel like to be mindful? Are you mindful already, and how would you know?
Evolving from the popular Honours Academy course at Leiden University, this innovative course combines conventional scholarly inquiry from multiple disciplines (ranging from psychology, through philosophy, to politics) with experiential learning (including specially designed ‘meditation labs,’ in which you’ll get chance to practice and analyze mindfulness on yourself). In the end, the course aims to provide a responsible, comprehensive, and inclusive education about (and in) mindfulness as a contemporary phenomenon.
During the production of this course, we have been supported by Willem Kuyken, Director of the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre, and Stephen Batchelor, co-founder of Bodhi College. And we gratefully acknowledge the contributions made by Mark Williams, co-developer of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Rebecca Crane, Director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at the University of Bangor.
De-Mystifying Mindfulness
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Université de Leyde
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Compétences que vous acquerrez
PhilosophyGratitudeMindfulnessMeditation
Programme du cours : ce que vous apprendrez dans ce cours
Semaine
1Welcome to the course
People come to the study of Mindfulness for all kinds of reasons; I’m curious to know what brings you here. Perhaps you’re someone who already has a Mindfulness practice and you’re keen to know more about it? Perhaps you’re someone who has heard a lot about this mysterious thing called ‘Mindfulness,’ but you’re suspicious or skeptical about it, so you want to see what all the fuss is about? Is it really something real? Just a fad or fashion? Does it really cure all our ills? Perhaps you’re a student of psychology, or philosophy, or politics, or you’re an entrepreneur or a therapist? Whoever you are, and whyever you’re here, you’re very welcome. I look forward to learning about and from you as we embark on this adventure together.
1 vidéo (Total 6 min), 5 lectures, 1 quiz
1 vidéo
Course introduction5 min
5 lectures
Meet the instructor & the team5 min
Welcome to Leiden University5 min
Complete our short survey10 min
Study tips for studying online5 min
Community Guidelines & Academic Toolkit10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
How mindful are you?2 min
Introduction to Mindfulness
In this fist module, we’re going to explore the foundational question of what Mindfulness actually is! This module has been designed to approach this question by considering a series of preconceptions about Mindfulness in contemporary societies. Hence, here we meet the characters who will help and guide us through the rest of the course: the scientist, the monk, the ninja, the zombie, and the hippie. I hope you find these to be worthwhile companions on our journey. In the end, we’ll discover that these preconceptions are not without merit, but that they are only partial pictures of the whole. We’ll also engage in our first Meditation Labs so that we can begin to weigh these preconceptions against our own experiences.
11 vidéos (Total 68 min), 2 lectures, 3 quiz
11 vidéos
Preconception - enlightenment8 min
Preconception - martial magic7 min
Preconception - mindlessness8 min
Summary8 min
Meditation lab l part 15 min
Meditation Lab l part 26 min
Kuyken: why mindfulness?2 min
Kuyken: representation of mindfulness4 min
Batchelor: coming to mindfulness3 min
Batchelor: what draws others to mindfulness?2 min
2 lectures
Med Lab 1: Exercises10 min
What is this thing called Mindfulness?10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
Check your knowledge8 min
Journal after Meditation Lab 120 min
Semaine
2Psychology of/& Mindfulness
One of the most significant developments in the field of Mindfulness in recent years has been the development of ‘construct Mindfulness’ as a therapeutic tool and as a scientific technology. Both of these rest upon (and produce) bodies of scientific evidence about the effects and correlates of Mindfulness practice, both in terms of therapy and neurophysiology. In this second module, then, we’re going to explore some of implications and elaborations of these approaches. We’ll see what happens to the idea of Mindfulness when we make it into something that can be measured, and then we’ll investigate some of the most popular (and effective) Mindfulness-based Interventions, such as MBSR and MBCT. In the end, we’ll also ask whether this operationalized approach to Mindfulness actually hides deeper philosophical, religious, and existential questions, to which we’ll turn in the next module.
16 vidéos (Total 116 min), 2 lectures, 3 quiz
16 vidéos
Introduction9 min
Operationalizing mindfulness10 min
Measuring mindfulness11 min
The problem of dis-ease11 min
Mindfulness-based stress reduction10 min
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy12 min
Common principles in mindfulness interventions9 min
Summary6 min
Meditation lab II7 min
Kuyken: encountering difficulty4 min
Kuyken: assessing teaching2 min
Kuyken: science and Buddhism3 min
Kuyken: who should teach?5 min
Kuyken: 8 weeks later?4 min
Batchelor: mindfulness teachers3 min
Batchelor: mindfulness qualifications3 min
2 lectures
Med Lab 2: Exercises10 min
Psychology of/& Mindfulness10 min
3 exercices pour s'entraîner
How stressed are you?2 min
Check your knowledge20 min
Journal after Meditation Lab 22 min
Semaine
3Philosophy of/& Mindfulness
One of the great debates in the field of Mindfulness revolves around the question of the nature of its relationship with Buddhism. In this module, we consider some of the ways in which this relationship can be understood, including by paying attention to the fact that Buddhism is a diverse and multivocal tradition. Going even further, we explore the possibility that traditions of thought other than Buddhism might provide valuable insights into Mindfulness, ranging from Daoism through Stoicism to contemporary American philosophy.
16 vidéos (Total 126 min), 2 lectures, 2 quiz
16 vidéos
Buddhism and sati10 min
Vipassana and samatha11 min
Zen8 min
Daoism10 min
Stoicism11 min
Modernity and mindfulness12 min
Summary6 min
Meditation lab III8 min
Kuyken: Buddhism and other traditions3 min
Batchelor: was Buddha a therapist?6 min
Batchelor: secular dharma5 min
Batchelor: Pali canon3 min
Batchelor: is dharma always Buddhism?3 min
Batchelor: dharma needn't be Buddhist2 min
Batchelor: towards modern dharma4 min
2 lectures
Med Lab 3: Exercises10 min
Philosophy of/& Mindfulness10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Journal after Meditation Lab 32 min
Semaine
4Politics of/& Mindfulness
It is commonly assumed that Mindfulness is a solitary pursuit, and yet there is also often talk of a ‘Mindfulness Revolution,’ as though Mindfulness is also a social movement. In this module we’ll explore some of the ways in which the practice of Mindfulness might impact on ethical, social, and political issues today. We’ll ask questions about whether a Mindful society would really be a utopia, or whether it would be a nightmare. We’ll investigate the significance of Mindfulness in the military and in education, and finally we’ll attempt to engage with the meaning and significance of the commercialization of Mindfulness in capitalist societies.
10 vidéos (Total 80 min), 2 lectures, 2 quiz
10 vidéos
Mindful utopias and distopias11 min
Martial mindfulness10 min
Mindfulness in education10 min
The mindfulness industry10 min
Summary9 min
Meditation lab IV4 min
Kuyken: mindfulness in society3 min
Batchelor: mindfulness in society5 min
Batchelor: commercialism and mindfulness3 min
2 lectures
Med Lab 4: Exercises10 min
Politics of/& Mindfulness10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Journal after Meditation Lab 42 min
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par AL•Nov 2nd 2017
Awesome!\n\nLots of valuable theory, which includes uncovering fears and doubts. And the most important: practice. You can learn meditation here, and truly understand why the hell it's so important.
par VK•Feb 7th 2019
An excellent MOOC course with in-depth exploration of the mindfulness concept, with interviews of experts in the field and critical appraisal of the subject matter. I loved the course !
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À propos de Université de Leyde
Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia.
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