Academic work often brings competing priorities, stress, perfectionism, and pressure to maintain productivity across teaching, research, service, and leadership responsibilities. This course introduces mindfulness-based strategies to help faculty strengthen well-being, improve resilience, and approach professional challenges with greater focus and intention.
Using Mindfulness to Improve Overall Well-Being and Productivity explores mindfulness as a practical tool for reducing stress, improving focus, and supporting long-term professional flourishing. Grounded in research on mindfulness, neuroplasticity, and resilience, the course focuses on small, manageable shifts that faculty can apply to everyday attitudes, reactions, and behaviors.
Participants explore topics including:
- Foundational principles of mindfulness and neuroplasticity
- Mindfulness in the context of academic life and faculty responsibilities
- Strategies for managing imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and self-criticism
- Practical approaches to responding more intentionally to stress, workplace pressures, and competing priorities
- Mindset and behavioral tools that support greater well-being, optimism, creativity, and productivity
The course is especially relevant for faculty seeking practical ways to improve work-life balance, strengthen emotional resilience, reduce stress, and sustain productivity while navigating the realities of academic work.
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