| Course Name | Mastery Over Mind (MAOM) |
| Course Code | 25AVP501 |
| Program | M.Sc. in Social Data Science & Policy |
| Semester | 1 |
| Credits | 2 |
| Campus | Faridabad |
Unit I A: Importance of meditation. How does meditation help to overcome obstacles in life. B: Understand how meditation works. Understand how meditation helps in improving physical and mental health. Understand how meditation helps in the development of personality
Unit II Causes of Stress and How Meditation Improves Well-being: A: Learn how to prepare for meditation. Understand the aids that can help in effectively practicing meditation. Understand the role of sleep, physical activity, and a balanced diet in supporting meditation. B: Causes of Stress. The problem of not being relaxed. Effects of stress on health. How meditation helps to relieve stress. Basics of stress management at home and the workplace.
Unit III The Science of Meditation: A: A preliminary understanding of the Science of meditation. What can modern science tell us about this tradition-based method? B: How meditation helps humanity according to what we know from scientific research
Unit IV Improving Communication and Relationships: How meditation and mindfulness influence interpersonal communication. The role of meditation in improving relationship quality in the family, at the university and in the workplace.
Unit V Meditation and Compassion-driven Action: Understand how meditation can help to motivate compassion-driven action.
Unit VI Practicing MA OM Meditation in Daily Life: Guided Meditation Sessions following scripts provided (Level One to Level Five) during meditation sessions
Prerequisite: NA
Master Over the Mind (MAOM) is an Amrita initiative to implement schemes and organize university- wide programs to enhance health and wellbeing of all faculty, staff, and students (UN SDG -3). This program as part of our efforts for sustainable stress reduction gives an introduction to immediate and long-term benefits and equips every attendee to manage stressful emotions and anxiety facilitating inner peace and harmony.
With a meditation technique offered by Amrita Chancellor and world-renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), this course has been planned to be offered to all students of all campuses of AMRITA, starting off with all first years, wherein one hour per week is completely dedicated for guided practical meditation session and one hour on the theory aspects of MAOM. The theory section comprises lecture hours within a structured syllabus and will include invited guest lecture series from eminent personalities from diverse fields of excellence. This course will enhance the understanding of experiential learning based on the university’s mission: Education for Life along with Education for Living, and is aimed to allow learners to realize and rediscover the infinite potential of ones true Being and the fulfillment of lifes goals.
Course Outcomes:
CO1: To be able to describe what meditation is and to understand its health benefits (CO1) CO2: To understand the causes of stress and how meditation improves well-being (CO2) CO3: To understand the science of meditation. (CO3)
CO4: To learn and practice MA OM meditation in daily life. (CO4)
CO5: To understand the application of meditation to improve communication and relationships. (CO5) CO6: To be able to understand the power of meditation in compassion-driven action. (CO6)
Skills:
Program outcome PO – Course Outcomes CO Mapping
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Program Specific Outcomes PSO – Course Objectives – Mapping
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Assessment |
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*Continuous Assessment (CA): Reflective journal, Group activities, Class participation |
80 |
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End Semester |
20 |
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