Mindfulness Center

For Brown Students

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For young adults, mindfulness habits for life and the promise of better mental, physical health

In ‘The Mindful College Student,’ Eric Loucks, director of Brown’s Mindfulness Center, teaches essential mindfulness skills to help young adults flourish during this transition period and throughout their lifetime.

For Brown Students

Center faculty offer several popular and respected courses that are open to both graduate and undergraduate students.

Many of these courses were launched based on the Mindfulness Center, and serve predominantly undergraduate students, alongside graduate students including in the MPH and Ph.D. programs.

Example courses:

  • Meditation Mindfulness and Health
    PHP1880; Instructor: Eric Loucks
  • Mindfulness Epidemiology
    PHP1895; Instructor: Eric Loucks
  • The Craving Mind
    PHP 1890; Instructor: Judson Brewer
  • Measuring Mindfulness
    PHP1885; Instructor: Judson Brewer
  • Me, Myself, and I: Exploring Senses of Self from a Multidisciplinary Perspective
    COST 1082; Instructors: Willoughby Britton, Jared Lindahl
  • Zen: An Introduction
    COST 0555/RELS0555; Instructor: Hal Roth
  • Introduction to Contemplative Studies
    COST 0100; Instructor: Hal Roth

Contemplative Studies Concentration

The Concentration in Contemplative Studies investigates the underlying philosophical, psychological and scientific bases of human contemplative experience.

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For young adults, mindfulness habits for life and the promise of better mental, physical health

In ‘The Mindful College Student,’ Eric Loucks, director of Brown’s Mindfulness Center, teaches essential mindfulness skills to help young adults flourish during this transition period and throughout their lifetime.