F812 Spring 2024 Being There: The Study and Practice of Meditation and Mindfulness

F812  Being There: The Study and Practice of Meditation and Mindfulness
Wednesdays, 9:40—11:05, May 8—May 15
Two sessions
Instructor: David Connell
This class will be both informational and interactive. We will start the class with several definitions, including: mind, self/ego, stress, meditation, and mindfulness. We will also practice and discuss several meditation and mindfulness techniques including meditation, guided meditation, deep breathing, body scan, and mindful eating. The fundamental message of this course is that we already possess all the tools we need to resolve conflict and create peace within ourselves.
David Connell has taught stress management, meditation and mindfulness to students at Sidwell Friends School, inmates at the Arlington County Jail, and in many other nonprofit settings for over twenty years. He has had a daily meditation and mindfulness practice for the past thirty years.