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This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answer

  • Written by Kevin C. Taylor, Director of Religious Studies and Instructor of Philosophy, University of Memphis
This course asks, 'What is mindfulness?' – but don't expect a clear-cut answerPracticing mindfulness doesn't have to mean being removed from the world. PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images PlusText saying: Uncommon Courses, from The Conversation

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“What is Mindfulness?”

What prompted the idea for the course?

As a professor of religion...

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