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MindfulWake Classes

“Research on mindfulness suggests that meditation builds resilience, boosts emotional intelligence, enhances creativity, improves your relationships, and helps you focus.”

Harvard Business Review, 2015

About MindfulWake Classes

MindfulWake classes are FREE and open to all Wake Forest University students, faculty, and staff. Attendance at all four sessions is required. Classes are limited to 12 students and registration is on a first-come, first served basis. Note that in-person and virtual classes are available. Once you register, expect an email one or two days before class begins with further instructions and room location. MindfulWake classes are taught by instructors certified by the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults, using their MIEA/Koru curriculum.

MindfulWake Spring 2025 Class Schedule

Intro to Meditation

Intro to Meditation is a 4-week course where participants learn mindfulness and meditation skills. Through this curriculum, you may experience less stress, better sleep, increased focus and less self-judgement. This course uses the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults curriculum (MIEA, formerly Koru).

Class Text: The Mindful Twenty-Something: Life Skills to Handle Stress…& Everything Else, by Holly B. Rogers, MD

Follow the registration links below for more details

Course ID 275741 (Faculty & Staff)

Meets Tuesdays, 12:15-1:30pm, on zoom

  • June 3
  • June 10
  • June 17
  • June 24

Register here

Course ID 275738 (Graduate Students)

Meets Wednesdays, 12-1:15pm, on zoom

  • June 4
  • June 11
  • June 18
  • June 25

Register here

More classes coming soon!

Intro to Meditation Part 2

Intro to Meditation, Part 2 is an advanced mindfulness course for students who have completed Intro to Meditation and are eager for more mindfulness. Further your practice and deepen your skills with Chair Yoga, Loving-Kindness meditation, and a short silent retreat. This course uses the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults curriculum (MIEA, formerly Koru). Prerequisite: Intro to Meditation.

Class Text: Real Happiness, by Sharon Salzberg

Class schedule coming soon!