HOL 2701 - Resiliency Training for Life

Resiliency Training for Life will provide you the skills, knowledge and techniques and the practice necessary to apply what you learn to your daily life to make healthy life decisions. This entails a holistic approach where mind, body, spirit are integrated in order to function to your fullest. In these times of increasing stress and rapid and unsettling change, people will do much better who are able to see clearly, adjust appropriately, listen openly to others, be creative, decide with confidence and act with conviction. In Resiliency Training for Life, you focus on training the mind as the mind is central to your perceptions of life, your beliefs and the decisions that you make. You will be introduced, through direct experience, to the practical application of clearing, calming, centering, and focusing your mind in your daily life. The physical movement component of the class allows you to develop flexibility, grace, strength, endurance and focus. Direct application of these practices in daily life will give you glimpses of its potential value for you in your future careers. Wise and compassionate individuals who embody honor, vitality, dedication, values and integrity are needed in every arena of life from government, business, religion and the military to education, energy and the environment. Resiliency Training for Life will give you practice in refining your ability to act from your ‘center’, the place from which you maintain integrity and maximize effectiveness.

Credits: 2 hours

Notes: This course satisfies General Education Area VIII: Health and Well-Being.