1: At this point in the course, provide your own personal definition of “mindfu

1: At this point in the course, provide your own personal definition of “mindfulness.” Also provide an explanation of how meditation develops the muscle of mindfulness and how this can beneficially impact your life.

2: Review the section of your textbook on the “Body Scan” meditation exercise (including the descriiption as well as the scriipt; pages 95-100). Explain the intention of this practice and reflect on your own experience of the Body Scan meditation in Insight Timer. What has your experience been like (both positive and negative)?

3: Review the section of your text from pages 113-115 and explain the core message of the maze puzzle study. What was the reason provided in the book for the students completing the “avoidance-orientated” puzzle performing 50% worse than those completing the “approach-orientated” puzzle? How does this example apply to the practice of mindfulness?

4: Explain the difference between the Thinking Mind and the Observing Mind (video Lesson 13). Provide your own example of an experience in life (it can be anything) and describe how the Thinking Mind and the Observing Mind might be differently aware of this experience. https://youtu.be/3-9ChjJnkNE

5: What is your anchor for mindfulness (video Lesson 16)? Explain why you selected this anchor and in what situations in life you can use it to help you return build the strength of your mindfulness muscle. https://youtu.be/4FEQOt9-RRA

6: Explain how the “Notice Three Things” mindfulness exercise works as presented in Video Lesson 17, and share what your experience was like in trying this exercise. https://youtu.be/UsuY5-K3dXY