Course curriculum

  • 1

    introduction

    • welcome

    • a dragon?

    • flexibility

    • three little steps

    • exercise: who you'd be

    • exercise: describe your dragon

    • exercise: making friends

  • 2

    chapter one: aware

    • introduction to chapter one: aware

    • watching your mind

    • mindful moment: one

    • write your story: one

    • exercise: appreciating a sunrise

    • mindful moment: two

    • write your story: two

    • meet your mind

    • exercise: i am the sky

    • your stone age mind

    • mindful moment: three

    • write your story: three

    • introduction to notes on a stream

    • exercise: notes on a stream of music

    • mindful moment: four

    • write your story: four

    • putting it into practice

    • mindful moment: five

    • the observer of your stories

    • write your story: five

    • reflection: a different story

    • awareness is like an onion

  • 3

    chapter two: allow

    • introduction to chapter two: allow

    • the problem of control

    • exercise: creative hopelessness

    • mindful moment: one

    • willing or not: one

    • exercise: getting to know your emotions

    • mindful moment: two

    • willing or not: two

    • exercise: clean pain vs dirty pain

    • mindful moment: three

    • willing or not: three

    • exercise: willingness

    • mindful moment: four

    • willing or not: four

    • pain or suffering

    • introduction to the unwelcome party guest - brian the dragon

    • the unwelcome party guest - brian the dragon

    • exercise: waiting to exhale

    • putting it into practice

    • mindful moment: five

    • willing or not: five

    • reflection: true love's form

  • 4

    chapter three: action

    • introduction to action chapter

    • the sweet spot

    • exercise: shrek's values

    • exercise: picking your values

    • mindful moment: one

    • play on words: one

    • the science of motivation

    • mindful moment: two

    • play on words: two

    • creating meaning

    • mindful moment: three

    • play on words: three

    • introduction to 80th birthday exercise

    • 80th birthday exercise

    • exercise: stepping toward a valued goal

    • mindful moment: four

    • play on words: four

    • exercise: from emotion to value

    • putting it into practice

    • mindful moment: five

    • play on words: five

    • reflection: turning pain into purpose

  • 5

    conclusion

    • introduction to conclusion chapter

    • exercise: learning to waltz

    • exercise: note to self

    • introduction to baby dragons on the bus

    • baby dragons on the bus

    • exercise: notice the difference

    • the path ahead