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a Discovery Core Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This course may be taken as either a BCORE 107 (Social Sciences)<\/strong> or as a BCORE 104 (Arts & Humanities) <\/strong>course. It also fulfills the DIVERSITY graduation requirement.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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About This Course<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I want to demystify mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and the modalities that can help us stay grounded in our day-to-day lives.\u00a0 Often these techniques have a flavor of privilege and that peace only happens sitting on a rock gazing gratefully at the sunset.\u00a0 Or that if you are \u201cgood at meditation,\u201d you will never be stressed, never cuss out the driver going 50 mph in the left lane, or never feel ungrateful.\u00a0 You may already know this, but none of those things are true.\u00a0 The difference is noticing<\/em>.\u00a0 What I want to work on in this class is what it takes to develop self-awareness, what the barriers and challenges are and why we resist it, and how self-awareness is critical no matter your major, your career pursuits, or your age.\u00a0 As part of this work, we will experiment with techniques like mindfulness, meditation, and breathwork, and we will also incorporate art, movement, and whatever else gets you noticing how you show up in your life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Should I Take This Course? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Starting off at college is a huge transition and can be a double-edged sword.\u00a0 Sometimes these transitions are exciting: new friends, choosing what you want to learn, more freedom, and possibly an opportunity to start all over again. Sometimes these transitions are also scary: new people, instructor expectations, financial responsibilities and guilt, and feeling more burdened as an adult.\u00a0 Regardless of your major, career pursuits, or age, being able to notice where you<\/em> are and being able to center and ground yourself is priceless.\u00a0 And, as it turns out, life has no shortage of transitions, stresses, and new adventures, so the self-awareness and skills you walk out of class with are yours to keep for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But How Will We Learn Together?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We will do a little bit of everything in this class: reading, talking, moving, breathing.\u00a0 I want this class to be as multi-dimensional as your lives.\u00a0 My request to you is that you bring your curiosity, your willingness to experiment, some silliness, and an interest in building a skill set to support your well-being. At times we will work in groups, sometimes we will work on our own, and at the end of the course (in collaboration with another class looking at mental health) we will curate our own Art Show. While the work of getting to know yourself better is serious, our approach to it doesn\u2019t need to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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