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Practicing mindfulness : an introduction to meditation.

Call Number

  • DVD 158.12 P8959 (CEN)

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Performers

Taught by Professor Mark W. Muesse, Rhodes College.

Publication Information

Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, c2011.

Physical Description

4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 197 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Contains 24 30-min. lectures exploring mindfulness.

Notes

"Course no. 1933"--Disc label.

Contains 24 lectures, 30 min. per lecture.

Contents

  • Disc 1: Mindlessness: the default setting
  • Mindfulness: the power of awareness
  • Expectations: relinquishing preconceptions
  • Preparation: taking moral inventory
  • Position: where to be for meditation
  • Breathing: finding a focus for attention
  • Disc 2: Problems: stepping-stones to mindfulness
  • Body: attending to our physical natures
  • Mind: working with thoughts
  • Walking: mindfulness while moving
  • Consuming: watching what you eat
  • Driving: staying awake at the wheel
  • Disc 3: Insight: clearing the mind
  • Wisdom: seeing the world as it is
  • Compassion: expressing fundamental kindness
  • Imperfection: embracing our flaws
  • Wishing: may all beings be well and happy
  • Generosity: the joy of giving
  • Disc 4: Speech: training the tongue
  • Anger: cooling the fires of irritation
  • Pain: embracing physical discomfort
  • Grief: learning to accept loss
  • Finitude: living in the face of death
  • Life: putting it all in perspective.