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Rice University

Mindfulness and Well-being: Living with Balance and Ease

This is the sequel course to Foundations of Mindfulness that will continue to provide a broad overview of the fundamental concepts, principles, and practices of mindfulness. With interactive exercises to help students explore their own attitudes, mental habits and behaviors, Foundations of Mindfulness series offers a pathway for living with more freedom, authenticity and ease. Featured components of the course include experiential exercises, guided meditations, personal reflection and interactive discussions. Living with Balance and Ease will not only cover some of the fundamentals of mindfulness, but will focus on connecting to the innate resources and abilities that will allow for a more effective response to life's challenges, build resiliency, and invite peace and ease into everyday life. Although this course can be taken as a standalone, it is recommended to take the first Foundations of Mindfulness course before beginning this course.

Status: Stress Management
Status: Compassion
BeginnerCourse20 hours

Featured reviews

JF

5.0Reviewed Mar 26, 2026

I enjoyed the videos and the meditations. I have not enjoyed peer graded assignments in previous classes and so chose not to to any of these and thus I won't officially complete the course.

MG

5.0Reviewed Aug 8, 2021

The teacher and resources are exceptional!! It is a course that invites you to go back and learn more.Thank you, teacher, University, and Coursera!!

RK

5.0Reviewed May 2, 2022

Thanks for wondferul course and thanks for being wonderful human being as you are. God bless you and your family. hugs

KM

5.0Reviewed Mar 31, 2021

Great course for those who want to make their life live in a easier and comfortable way..Thanks to Professor Elizabeth Slator for the course and her team..

SN

4.0Reviewed Jun 29, 2021

Truly great course where the intricacies of minds are revealed! Mindfulness is what the current society needs now, especially in the pandemic-struck time!

LK

5.0Reviewed Mar 6, 2021

Very interesting and practical course. Although I have been practicing mindfulness 3+ years now, I have definitely learnt new things from Prof. Slator. I am very very grateful for this course.

JF

5.0Reviewed Mar 17, 2021

Dr. Slator is an excellent teacher. I highly recommend this class and hope there will be more mindfulness classes in the future.

MD

5.0Reviewed Feb 11, 2025

This course was a very well-constructed and presented overview of how mindfulness can be very beneficial to our well-being. Our physical health, mental health, and happiness in general.

SS

5.0Reviewed Nov 7, 2025

This course make me feeling better and more connected to myself. It is an amazing course where I found the way to help myself and people around me. And...it is free. Thank you so much. Slavica

S

5.0Reviewed Jul 23, 2021

Really liked the content. I honestly grew more resilient and compassionate and less reactive with this course. Thanks to Dr. Slater!

SM

5.0Reviewed May 31, 2021

the concept of mindfulness has been beautifully explained with the contents provided (video and reading material). It can be assimilated by people at a different level of knowledge as well..

FS

5.0Reviewed Nov 3, 2021

Very good programme. Martieals which was shared and the course content was well designed and very useful .

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