Training Modules
Perspective
Purpose
Purpose refers to your chosen set of life aims that guides your actions and gives meaning to life. Purpose is both an anchor--securing against life's storms and distractions, and a compass--directing you toward what matters most. A strong sense of purpose is most helpful when it is genuine and authentic; that is, when you've invested the time to define and articulate it for yourself. This module will help you define your own life purpose and feel more confident pursuing your unique path in life.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a healthy awareness of thoughts, emotions and experiences that we can apply to everyday circumstances to live a rich and joyful life. Research supports mindfulness practices in working with stress, anxiety, depression, physical pain, insomnia, and other challenges. Most importantly, mindfulness promotes perspective, contributing to a sense of equanimity, ease, and an appreciation for whatever life brings. In this module you’ll learn how to cultivate mindfulness, and how it can support your life of flourishing.
Optimism
Optimism is not wishful thinking, denying the negative, or forcing a rosy outlook. It is the ability to accept the full spectrum of inner experience and choose the perspective that maximizes well-being. The future is bright for an optimist because they know their actions matter and they have some control over the things that happen in their lives. Despite the brains’ innate tendency to focus on the negative, optimism is a skill that can be learned and cultivated. This module highlights the impressive physical and psychological benefits of optimism and offers several research based strategies to grow this trait resulting in a more resilient, confident, optimistic you.
Savoring
Savoring involves mindful awareness of positive experiences to prolong and amplify their value. Learning to slow down and fully appreciate the depth available in a given experience (present, past, or future) can significantly contribute to a person's well-being. Savoring is a skill that can be cultivated with practice; this module will explore why savoring doesn't come naturally to most of us, how it can contribute to our happiness, and what we can do cultivate this skill.
Gratitude
Gratitude isn't just remembering to say "thank you"; it's an energizing habit of awareness. It's a cultivated orientation to life that promotes your own well-being and benefits everyone around you. This module will help you learn how to make gratitude a habit that enriches your life.
People
Supportive Relationships
Supportive relationships are arguably the single most important contributor to a life of joy and meaning. Investing time and effort in strengthening the quality of your relationships may be the most valuable thing you can do to create a life of flourishing. This module examines how good relationships lead to happier and healthier lives, and will provide you with a set of evidence-based resources and strategies for strengthening your most important relationships.
Compassion
Compassion is the emotional experience of seeing another's suffering and being moved to try to alleviate that suffering. Compassion is foundational to human connection, and can be profoundly helpful to both the experiencer and those toward whom compassion is directed. In this module you'll learn why compassion is important, what facilitates it and what gets in the way, and what research-based exercises will help you cultivate compassion in your interactions with others.
Power
Engaged Living
Engaged Living is consistently moving in the direction of one’s values, even in the face of obstacles. Despite our best intentions to pursue our goals, roadblocks often arise and derail us. Committing to action, however, is at the heart of engaged living, a central pillar of ‘the full life.’ Learning to embrace vulnerability and cultivate courage is paramount to overcoming challenges and living with wholeheartedness. In this module you’ll learn important skills that promote vitality and confidence as you live purposefully and achieve in alignment with your values.
Personal Growth
Personal Growth is about becoming everything you were meant to be. It is understanding that with time and appropriate nourishing, you will experience the natural process of growth and flourishing, like an acorn becoming a magnificent oak tree. This module will teach you how to nourish the seeds of immeasurable potential within yourself. You’ll learn about the principles of neuroplasticity which allow you to build the brain you want. You’ll learn how to develop a growth mindset and how to leverage stress for personal growth. You’ll learn what positive psychology has revealed about effective goal setting and achievement, and the “secrets” for developing healthy habits and changing unhelpful ones. Finally, you’ll learn about the “special sauce” of success—developing a gritty persistence and passion to pursue the things that are most important to you.
Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion is extending to yourself the same kindness and care that you would offer to a good friend. Especially during challenging times, our "inner critic" can be pretty harsh and judgmental about perceived shortcomings. This module will help you learn to tame that inner critic and find peace in understanding how challenges can actually increase our sense of connection with others.
Flow
Flow experiences are characterized by a merging of attention, action, and awareness. These experiences are meaningful and intrinsically motivating. They generally happen when a person utilizes skills they’ve developed to meet the demands of a complex challenge. This module will give a brief overview of what you can do to have more flow experiences.
Exercise
Exercise is one of the most effective instant happiness-enhancing activities available to us. Beyond its physical benefits, regular exercise promotes healthy emotional and social functioning in numerous ways. The human body and mind thrive with regular physical activity! This module explains how exercise reduces stress, anxiety, and depression, and increases well-being in many forms. Most importantly, you'll learn how to finally make regular exercise a habit that sticks. See what it's like to live as your "best self" having made exercise a regular habit!
Nature
Nature Engagement is about reconnecting with the natural world around you. By spending time in nature you can improve your cognitive functioning and physical health, and elevate your mood. This module will help you understand why spending more time in nature is worth your time, as well as provide you with strategies for enjoyable outdoor experiences.
