Theory and practice of mindfulness 2500-PL-PS-FS4-02

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the theoretical, philosophical and psychological foundations of mindfulness and to create opportunities for weekly practice of mindfulness in the group.
In Poland, the concept of mindfulness has been more widely known for several years. However, current research on its impact on human health and well-being has forty years of tradition. The benefits of using mindfulness, in many areas of social life, including education and mental health, are known. Many schools and universities introduce mindfulness classes, recognizing that it is an important competence supporting coping with stress, concentration of attention, regulation of emotions and well-being.
During the classes, students will learn the basics of mindfulness and research on the impact of mindfulness training on the body and human health. We will talk about the genesis of the method, its dynamic development and the multitude of areas of application. Participants will also have the opportunity to develop mindfulness through weekly practice.
Each class will consist of two parts: theoretical and practical.

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the theoretical, philosophical and psychological foundations of mindfulness and to create opportunities for weekly practice of mindfulness in the group.
In Poland, the concept of mindfulness has been more widely known for several years. However, current research on its impact on human health and well-being has forty years of tradition. The benefits of using mindfulness, in many areas of social life, including education and mental health, are known. Many schools and universities introduce mindfulness classes, recognizing that it is an important competence supporting coping with stress, concentration of attention, regulation of emotions and well-being.
During the classes, students will learn the basics of mindfulness and research on the impact of mindfulness training on the body and human health. We will talk about the genesis of the method, its dynamic development and the multitude of areas of application. Participants will also have the opportunity to develop mindfulness through weekly practice.
Each class will consist of two parts: theoretical and practical.

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the theoretical, philosophical and psychological foundations of mindfulness and to create opportunities for weekly practice of mindfulness in the group.
In Poland, the concept of mindfulness has been more widely known for several years. However, current research on its impact on human health and well-being has forty years of tradition. The benefits of using mindfulness, in many areas of social life, including education and mental health, are known. Many schools and universities introduce mindfulness classes, recognizing that it is an important competence supporting coping with stress, concentration of attention, regulation of emotions and well-being.
During the classes, students will learn the basics of mindfulness and research on the impact of mindfulness training on the body and human health. We will talk about the genesis of the method, its dynamic development and the multitude of areas of application. Participants will also have the opportunity to develop mindfulness through weekly practice.
Each class will consist of two parts: theoretical and practical.

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the theoretical, philosophical and psychological foundations of mindfulness and to create opportunities for weekly practice of mindfulness in the group.
In Poland, the concept of mindfulness has been more widely known for several years. However, current research on its impact on human health and well-being has forty years of tradition. The benefits of using mindfulness, in many areas of social life, including education and mental health, are known. Many schools and universities introduce mindfulness classes, recognizing that it is an important competence supporting coping with stress, concentration of attention, regulation of emotions and well-being.
During the classes, students will learn the basics of mindfulness and research on the impact of mindfulness training on the body and human health. We will talk about the genesis of the method, its dynamic development and the multitude of areas of application. Participants will also have the opportunity to develop mindfulness through weekly practice.
Each class will consist of two parts: theoretical and practical.

Brown, K.W., Ryan, R.M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84.

Carmody, J., Baer, R.A. (2008). Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 23–33.

Creswell, JD, Taren, AA, Lindsay, EK, Greco, CM, Gianaros, PJ, Fairgrieve, A, Marsland, AL, Brown, KW, Way, BM, Rosen, RK, Ferris, JL, (2016). Alterations in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Link Mindfulness Meditation With Reduced Interleukin-6: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biol Psychiatry, 2016 Jul 1;80(1):53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.01.008.

Kabat-Zinn, J. „Życie - piękna katastrofa”. Czarna Owca.

Kang Y, Gray JR, Dovidio JF. (2014). The nondiscriminating heart: lovingkindness meditation training decreases implicit intergroup bias. Journal Exp Psychol Gen. 2014 Jun;143(3):1306-1313. doi: 10.1037/a0034150.

Pascual-Leone A, Amedi A, Fregni F, Merabet LB. (2005). The plastic human brain cortex. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2005;28:377-401. doi: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.27.070203.144216.

Rosenkranz MA, Davidson RJ, Maccoon DG, Sheridan JF, Kalin NH, Lutz A. (2013). A comparison of mindfulness-based stress reduction and an active control in modulation of neurogenic inflammation. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Jan;27(1):174-84. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.10.013.

Singer T, Klimecki OM. (2014). Empathy and compassion. Curr Biol. 2014 Sep 22;24(18):R875-R878. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.054.

Slagter HA, Lutz A, Greischar LL, Francis AD, Nieuwenhuis S, Davis JM, Davidson RJ.(2007). Mental training affects distribution of limited brain resources. PLoS Biol. 2007 Jun;5(6):e138. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050138.

Tang, Y., Hozel, B., Posner, M. (2015). The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, March 2015. DOI: 10.1038/nrn3916

Thich Nhat Hanh, „Cud uważności. Prosty podręcznik medytacji”. Czarna Owca.

Brown, K.W., Ryan, R.M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84.

Carmody, J., Baer, R.A. (2008). Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 23–33.

Creswell, JD, Taren, AA, Lindsay, EK, Greco, CM, Gianaros, PJ, Fairgrieve, A, Marsland, AL, Brown, KW, Way, BM, Rosen, RK, Ferris, JL, (2016). Alterations in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Link Mindfulness Meditation With Reduced Interleukin-6: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biol Psychiatry, 2016 Jul 1;80(1):53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.01.008.

Kabat-Zinn, J. „Życie - piękna katastrofa”. Czarna Owca.

Kang Y, Gray JR, Dovidio JF. (2014). The nondiscriminating heart: lovingkindness meditation training decreases implicit intergroup bias. Journal Exp Psychol Gen. 2014 Jun;143(3):1306-1313. doi: 10.1037/a0034150.

Pascual-Leone A, Amedi A, Fregni F, Merabet LB. (2005). The plastic human brain cortex. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2005;28:377-401. doi: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.27.070203.144216.

Rosenkranz MA, Davidson RJ, Maccoon DG, Sheridan JF, Kalin NH, Lutz A. (2013). A comparison of mindfulness-based stress reduction and an active control in modulation of neurogenic inflammation. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Jan;27(1):174-84. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.10.013.

Singer T, Klimecki OM. (2014). Empathy and compassion. Curr Biol. 2014 Sep 22;24(18):R875-R878. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.054.

Slagter HA, Lutz A, Greischar LL, Francis AD, Nieuwenhuis S, Davis JM, Davidson RJ.(2007). Mental training affects distribution of limited brain resources. PLoS Biol. 2007 Jun;5(6):e138. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050138.

Tang, Y., Hozel, B., Posner, M. (2015). The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, March 2015. DOI: 10.1038/nrn3916

Thich Nhat Hanh, „Cud uważności. Prosty podręcznik medytacji”. Czarna Owca.

Brown, K.W., Ryan, R.M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84.

Carmody, J., Baer, R.A. (2008). Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 23–33.

Creswell, JD, Taren, AA, Lindsay, EK, Greco, CM, Gianaros, PJ, Fairgrieve, A, Marsland, AL, Brown, KW, Way, BM, Rosen, RK, Ferris, JL, (2016). Alterations in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Link Mindfulness Meditation With Reduced Interleukin-6: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biol Psychiatry, 2016 Jul 1;80(1):53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.01.008.

Kabat-Zinn, J. „Życie - piękna katastrofa”. Czarna Owca.

Kang Y, Gray JR, Dovidio JF. (2014). The nondiscriminating heart: lovingkindness meditation training decreases implicit intergroup bias. Journal Exp Psychol Gen. 2014 Jun;143(3):1306-1313. doi: 10.1037/a0034150.

Pascual-Leone A, Amedi A, Fregni F, Merabet LB. (2005). The plastic human brain cortex. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2005;28:377-401. doi: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.27.070203.144216.

Rosenkranz MA, Davidson RJ, Maccoon DG, Sheridan JF, Kalin NH, Lutz A. (2013). A comparison of mindfulness-based stress reduction and an active control in modulation of neurogenic inflammation. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Jan;27(1):174-84. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.10.013.

Singer T, Klimecki OM. (2014). Empathy and compassion. Curr Biol. 2014 Sep 22;24(18):R875-R878. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.054.

Slagter HA, Lutz A, Greischar LL, Francis AD, Nieuwenhuis S, Davis JM, Davidson RJ.(2007). Mental training affects distribution of limited brain resources. PLoS Biol. 2007 Jun;5(6):e138. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050138.

Tang, Y., Hozel, B., Posner, M. (2015). The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, March 2015. DOI: 10.1038/nrn3916

Thich Nhat Hanh, „Cud uważności. Prosty podręcznik medytacji”. Czarna Owca.

Brown, K.W., Ryan, R.M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84.

Carmody, J., Baer, R.A. (2008). Relationships between mindfulness practice and levels of mindfulness, medical and psychological symptoms and well-being in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 23–33.

Creswell, JD, Taren, AA, Lindsay, EK, Greco, CM, Gianaros, PJ, Fairgrieve, A, Marsland, AL, Brown, KW, Way, BM, Rosen, RK, Ferris, JL, (2016). Alterations in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Link Mindfulness Meditation With Reduced Interleukin-6: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Biol Psychiatry, 2016 Jul 1;80(1):53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.01.008.

Kabat-Zinn, J. „Życie - piękna katastrofa”. Czarna Owca.

Kang Y, Gray JR, Dovidio JF. (2014). The nondiscriminating heart: lovingkindness meditation training decreases implicit intergroup bias. Journal Exp Psychol Gen. 2014 Jun;143(3):1306-1313. doi: 10.1037/a0034150.

Pascual-Leone A, Amedi A, Fregni F, Merabet LB. (2005). The plastic human brain cortex. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2005;28:377-401. doi: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.27.070203.144216.

Rosenkranz MA, Davidson RJ, Maccoon DG, Sheridan JF, Kalin NH, Lutz A. (2013). A comparison of mindfulness-based stress reduction and an active control in modulation of neurogenic inflammation. Brain Behav Immun. 2013 Jan;27(1):174-84. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.10.013.

Singer T, Klimecki OM. (2014). Empathy and compassion. Curr Biol. 2014 Sep 22;24(18):R875-R878. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.06.054.

Slagter HA, Lutz A, Greischar LL, Francis AD, Nieuwenhuis S, Davis JM, Davidson RJ.(2007). Mental training affects distribution of limited brain resources. PLoS Biol. 2007 Jun;5(6):e138. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050138.

Tang, Y., Hozel, B., Posner, M. (2015). The neuroscience of mindfulness meditation. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, March 2015. DOI: 10.1038/nrn3916

Thich Nhat Hanh, „Cud uważności. Prosty podręcznik medytacji”. Czarna Owca.