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 Fall 2025 Class Schedule
Intro to Mindfulness
Intro to Mindfulness 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 275921 (Faculty & Staff)
Meets Wednesdays, 4 – 5:15pm, Meditation Room- Reynolda Hall B007
- 8/27, 9/3, 9/10, 9/17
Course ID 275922 (Graduate & Professional Students)
Meets Tuesdays, 4 – 5:15pm, on zoom
- 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7
Course ID 275930 – (Open to all WFU Community)
Meets Fridays, 12:15 – 1:30pm, on-campus
- 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17
Course ID 275918 – (Graduate & Professional Students)
Meets Thursdays, 2:00 – 3:15pm, on zoom
- 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6
Course ID 275920 – (Undergrad Students)
Meets Wednesdays, 4 – 5:15pm, Meditation Room- Reynolda Hall B007
- 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19
Course ID 275931 – (Open to all WFU Community)
Meets Thursdays, 10:00 – 11:15am, on zoom
- 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20
Course ID 275917 – (Open to all WFU Community)
Meets Tuesdays, 1:00 – 2:15pm, Meditation Room- Reynolda Hall B007
- 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2
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!