WE 135 - Meditation and Mindfulness

Description
This class introduces students to the practice of meditation and the benefits gained from a regular meditation practice on their physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Students also learn how they can benefit academically from realizing how to calm and open the mind. Students will engage in yoga and mindfulness practices.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
None

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Acquire knowledge of classical and modern scientific foundations for mindfulness practice.

2. Establish a consistent mindfulness meditation and mindful practice for enhanced personal wellness.

3. Develop practical skills in building resilience, compassion and empathy.

4. Demonstrate knowledge of wellness dimensions and be able to apply them in one’s life.

5. Document performance progress through semester.

6. Demonstrate mindfulness and breathing.

7. Summarize the history of meditation.

8. Desbribe health benefits of meditation.

9. Know and use active listening skills.

10. Identify the best solution to a problem or issue.

11. Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish work.

12. Make informed decisions about personal wellness.
Course Outline:

What is meditation?
Why meditate?
Proper physical space for meditation
What is mindfulness?
Mindful breathing
Proper meditation postures
History of meditation
Meditation techniques
Meditation and yoga
Daily meditation
Self-awareness
Application of mindfulness
Breathing techniques

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 15-25%

Modeling and Facilitating Movement and Performance Activities: 75-85%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: ARW 100 (IRW97/IRW98), IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Physical Activity - 1:2
Total Physical Activity Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 104177
Course CIP Code: 31.05
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
General Room Request: None

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Exercise Science
Discipline: WE
First Term Valid: 01/01/2021
1st Catalog Year: 2020-2021
Name of Course Author:
NA

Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Master’s Degree in Physical Education, Movement Science, Exercise Science, Kinesiology or closely related field and also a Yoga Certification from a Nationally Recognized Organization (ex: YogaFit, Baron Baptiste, Yoga Alliance, etc.)

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250226T15:00:42
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030

Essential Abilities/Technical Standards:
None