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Koru Mindfulness
Koru Mindfulness
Koru Mindfulness® is an evidence-based curriculum specifically designed for teaching mindfulness, meditation, and stress management to college students. Koru classes are taught in four weekly 75-minute sessions following a curriculum consisting of a mix of mindfulness skills taught through guided practice, discussion, reflection, at-home practice, and readings that collectively help students manage stress, improve sleep, and focus the mind.
Koru Teacher Training at Dartmouth this fall
Learn to teach Koru Mindfulness. Change Lives.
We are very excited to announce that the Student Wellness Center (SWC) at Dartmouth College will be hosting a one-time Koru Mindfulness Teacher Training this coming fall.
Thursday, October 13th - Saturday, October 15th, 2022.
Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH
Dartmouth Faculty, Staff and Students may be eligible for tuition assistance. If interested, please click here.
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Upcoming Koru Mindfulness Classes
Koru Basics: During this 4-week class you will be introduced to the practice of mindfulness and learn several skills, including meditation, for managing stress and enriching your life.
- Next Sessions:
- Tuesdays, 12:00 – 1:15pm (Eastern), September 20th – October 11th. Location: Tucker Meditation Room and Zoom Meeting Room. Details provided upon registration. More information and to register here.
- Wednesday evenings: 5:30 – 6:45 pm (Eastern), October 12th – November 2nd. Location: Tucker Meditation Room or Zoom Meeting Room. Details provided upon registration. More information and to register here.
Koru 2.0: This 4-week course is for students who have already completed Koru Basic. Koru 2.0 builds on the skills developed in Koru Basic and provides an opportunity for students to further their practice and deepen their skills.
- Next Session: Check back in the Winter Term
Questions? Email Laura.Beth.White@dartmouth.edu
Koru Basics Overview
Koru Basics
Koru Basics: During this 4-week class you will be introduced to the practice of mindfulness and learn several skills, including meditation, for managing stress and enriching your life.
Week One
We explore what mindfulness is and learn how to start incorporating it into our lives through two breathing exercises (Belly Breathing & Dynamic Breathing) and a guided Body Scan meditation.
Week Two
We dive a little deeper and investigate how to cultivate more awareness through shared discussion, a Walking meditation, and the repetition of a Gatha, or meditation poem.
Week Three
We learn how to relax through the use of Guided Imagery followed by a meditation to help us release our thoughts by way of recognizing, observing, & labeling them.
Week Four
We conclude with an Eating meditation (when is the last time you paid attention solely to the food you were eating without looking at your phone, reading a book, or doing school work?) and will build on the Labeling Thoughts meditation we practiced in week three.
*In a randomized controlled trial, college students who went through Koru reported feeling more calm, more mindful, more rested, and had less self-judgment than students who did not go through the Koru program.
To find out when the next KORU class is scheduled, please see above or contact the Student Wellness Center.
Koru 2.0 Overview
Prerequisites for this course: Koru Basics
Week One
We revisit what mindfulness is and learn how to continue incorporating it into our lives through a breathing exercise (Ocean Breathing), guided mindful movement (chair yoga series), and using a Gatha (repetition of a series of words).
Week Two
We'll revisit the chair yoga series each week and also explore the notion of compassion, for ourselves and others, through a loving-kindness meditation.
Week Three
This class will follow a different schedule than the other classes as we will come into a mini silent retreat. The purpose of this class is to introduce you to the format and style of meditation retreats and give you the chance to experiment with silence.
Week Four
We conclude with reviewing past skills and practices and discuss ways to maintain a mindfulness practice.