The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering an online course to the public during April that teaches introductory skills for meditation and Mindfulness.
The online course lasts four weeks, with one 75-minute class each week. The course is from 5-6:30 p.m. April 17–May 8 with Ellis Widner.
The course, called Koru Mindfulness, is an introduction to mindfulness meditation and stress-management skills. These skills help participants fully experience life moment-to-moment with kindness and without judgment. It helps participants learn to increase self-compassion while finding balance in life.
The UAMS Mindfulness Program’s certified instructors have taught Koru Mindfulness to students, faculty and trainees at UAMS since 2017. Now, the course is also available to the public.
The course is free, with a sliding scale of suggested donations to support the ongoing work of the UAMS Mindfulness Program. All participants receive the Koru Mindfulness app of guided meditations and learning materials, while donors also receive the book that goes along with the course and a UAMS Mindfulness Program T-shirt. Details about the course and donations can be found on the UAMS Mindfulness Program website.
This course will be conducted in a virtual format over the Zoom platform.
To register, visit Mindfulness.UAMS.edu/koru-mindfulness or email UAMSMindfulnessProgram@uams.edu.