Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Online Wellness Classes

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
~Samuel Johnson


FutureLearn sent a message for World Mental Health Day encouraging people to take free classes on wellness topics, such as:

Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance
Monash University
Reduce your stress and improve your wellbeing, by learning mindfulness techniques to use in your everyday life.

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Psychology and Mental Health
University of Liverpool
Learn how a psychological understanding of our emotions and behaviour gives us new ways to improve mental health and wellbeing.

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Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing
The University of Warwick
Find out how poems, plays and novels can help us understand and cope with deep emotional strain.

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Strategies for Successful Ageing
Trinity College Dublin
Find out how staying happy, healthy, socially-connected and active can help you age successfully and navigate life's challenges.

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Maintaining a Mindful Life
Monash University
Learn how to apply mindfulness techniques, so you can improve your communication, relationships and emotional health.



Morning rowtime by Akash Malhotra


From Coursera:
A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment
Indian School of Business
This course draws content from a variety of fields, including psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral decision theory to offer a tested and practical recipe for leading a life of happiness and fulfillment.

The above classes are free, but there's also an Herbal Self-Care for Stress Management Course ($99) at The Herbal Academy.

Have you ever taken an online class? Did you like it?

Ending with a cute video:



1 comment:

HWY said...

Definitely a cute video!

And, yes, I've taken a number of on-line courses and enjoyed all of them. I especially enjoy the fact that most of them let me take them at my own pace.