Date/Time
Date(s): Oct. 24 - Nov. 21
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm (Mondays)

Location
University Religious Center

Introduction to creating and incorporating an effective and ongoing mindfulness practice in all aspects of your life. This 5-week class is appropriate for beginners as well as anyone who want to refresh the fundamentals of their practice.

In this class you will learn to enhance your performance with improved emotional intelligence, motivation, and social skills. You will also reduce your stress and gain more happiness. Here is what you will learn:

• Overview of Mindfulness
• Mindfulness of the Body
• Obstacles to Mindfulness
• Working with Difficult Emotions
• Cultivating Positive Emotions
• Working with Difficult Thoughts
• and more

Teacher: Allen Weiss is co-chair of Mindful USC, a Professor of Marketing in the Marshall School of Business, and a senior teacher of mindfulness meditation at InsightLA. He started meditating in the mindfulness tradition in 2005 and in 2011 his Basics of Mindfulness class at InsightLA was noted the Best in Los Angeles by LA Magazine. He completed the Dedicated Practitioners Program (DPP) at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in 2008. He attends extended retreats each year to practice mindfulness and loving kindness.