Mindfulness For Habit Awareness And Behavioral Change

Break Habits, Build Awareness, and Respond with Intention

What you'll learn

Recognize and map your impulse patterns so you can pause and respond instead of reacting automatically.

Apply mindfulness tools to build awareness and behavioral flexibility

Break unhelpful habits and develop intentional routines that align with your personal values and goals.

Strengthen emotional regulation and decision-making under stress by bringing mindful presence into everyday actions.

Requirements

No prior experience with mindfulness, meditation, or psychology is needed—this course is beginner-friendly. A willingness to reflect on your impulses, habits, and behavioral patterns. A quiet space for guided practices and self-reflection. A journal or notebook (optional but encouraged) to track your insights and action patterns.

Description

Course Goals: This course is designed to help you become more aware of the impulses and habits that drive your behavior—and to build the skills needed to respond with intention instead of reacting on autopilot. Drawing on evidence-based mindfulness practices and real-world application, this course supports you in aligning your actions with your values, especially in moments of stress, reactivity, or challenge.Course Outcomes:At the end of this course, you will:Know how to recognize your action impulses in real-time and understand their emotional and physiological triggersLearn how to pause between impulse and action to create space for choiceDevelop mindfulness tools that increase behavioral flexibility and break reactive habitsPractice bringing intention and awareness into everyday moments of decision and actionExplore how to align your responses with your values rather than stress or conditioningGain clarity on the common challenges people face when shifting habits—and how to work through them with compassion and persistenceCourse Content:What Are Impulses? Understanding BehaviorMindfulness Tools for Impulse Awareness and RegulationBody-Emotion-Thought-Impulse ConnectionsCore Practices: Mindful Action Impulse Awareness & Mindful MovementQ&A: Common questions and challengesSuggestions for Integration into Daily LifeThis course adapts an approach taught in university classrooms and supported by emerging research on mindfulness and habit change. It’s both accessible and actionable, grounded in science and enriched with lived experience.Who is it for:This course is for anyone who wants to change how they respond to life—from reactivity to intentional action.It is ideal for:Beginner mindfulness practitioners who want to understand how mindfulness can help shift daily habits and reactionsExperienced meditators looking for new insights into behavioral awareness and impulse regulationBusy professionals and caregivers who want to reduce stress-driven behavior and act more in line with their valuesCoaches, educators, and facilitators seeking to integrate mindfulness and behavioral awareness tools into their client or group workLifelong learners and changemakers who are committed to living more consciously and with greater agencyLearn from a Mindfulness Expert:I am an organizational psychologist with a PhD in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources. As a researcher, educator, and practitioner, I am passionate about advancing evidence-based mindfulness education in both university and professional settings. My work focuses on mindfulness, well-being, leadership, and entrepreneurship, and is rooted in both scientific rigor and lived experience.Informed by my background as a certified mindfulness and yoga teacher, co-founder, and startup team member, I aim to bridge contemplative practice with organizational life. Through my work, I support individuals in cultivating healthy, connected, and sustainably productive lives, and I help entrepreneurs and organizations build mindful routines and cultures where people can thrive.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Course Introduction and Overview

Lecture 2 Foundations: Actions, Habits, and Behavior

Lecture 3 The Role of Mindfulness in Impulse and Behavior Regulation and Change

Lecture 4 Mindfulness Practice Attitudes

Section 2: Mindfulness Practice

Lecture 5 Introduction to Practice 1: Action Impulse Awareness

Lecture 6 Practice 1: Action Impulse Awareness Meditation

Lecture 7 Debrief: Action Impulse Awareness Meditation & Intro to Practice 2

Lecture 8 Practice 2: Mindful Movement

Section 3: Conclusion & Next Steps

Lecture 9 Q&A: Common Questions and Student Challenges Answered

Lecture 10 Course Wrap-up and Next Steps

Anyone seeking personal growth, emotional regulation, or a deeper connection to their values and actions in everyday life,Beginners to mindfulness or meditation who want a structured, practical approach to building self-awareness and intentional behavior,Busy professionals, caregivers, and parents looking for tools to manage stress-driven reactivity and make more thoughtful choices,People who feel stuck in reactive habits or automatic behaviors and want to respond to life with greater clarity and control,Coaches, educators, therapists, and facilitators who want to integrate mindfulness and behavior-awareness practices into their work with others