Serenity Toolkit: How to Harness the Benefits of Mindfulness, Yoga, and Meditation

Podcast-style audio course - 12 Topics
Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
University of Virginia
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Improve your mind, body, and spirit with an innovative psychologist, celebrated professor, and seasoned yoga therapist.

In our busy world, we need tools to help us navigate the rapids of life. Yoga, mindfulness, and meditation are some of the most powerful tools you can wield—and their benefits are backed by neuroscience. Using new technology in brain imaging, researchers have demonstrated the power of these practices to improve your neurobiology and self-healing.

Through this innovative audio course, you will find inner calm and gain a scientific understanding of your brain. Your guide, Dr. M. Mala Cunningham, is a licensed counselor and clinical professor at the University of Virginia. A leading expert in mind-body medicine, she draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research, as well as more than 35 years of experience teaching yoga.

Dr. Cunningham lays the groundwork for the course with the foundational concepts in yoga and mindfulness theory. You will then explore the mechanisms and effects of stress. Integrating insights from fields such as health psychology, neurobiology, and Buddhist meditation, you’ll learn about how the mind works.

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Improve your mind, body, and spirit with an innovative psychologist, celebrated professor, and seasoned yoga therapist.

In our busy world, we need tools to help us navigate the rapids of life. Yoga, mindfulness, and meditation are some of the most powerful tools you can wield—and their benefits are backed by neuroscience. Using new technology in brain imaging, researchers have demonstrated the power of these practices to improve your neurobiology and self-healing.

Through this innovative audio course, you will find inner calm and gain a scientific understanding of your brain. Your guide, Dr. M. Mala Cunningham, is a licensed counselor and clinical professor at the University of Virginia. A leading expert in mind-body medicine, she draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research, as well as more than 35 years of experience teaching yoga.

Dr. Cunningham lays the groundwork for the course with the foundational concepts in yoga and mindfulness theory. You will then explore the mechanisms and effects of stress. Integrating insights from fields such as health psychology, neurobiology, and Buddhist meditation, you’ll learn about how the mind works.

In each lecture, you’ll find strategies and activities for stress reduction, emotional resilience, and self-care. You are sure to return to these healing exercises and guided meditations again and again, leading you to deeper levels of peace and happiness.

This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

This course was previously published as Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and Yoga: The Healing Power of the Mind

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Dr. Mala Cunningham is an author, educator, and leading motivational speaker. A certified yoga therapist in the field of Health Psychology and Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Cunningham has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and a private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia and the President of Positive Health Solutions. As the Founder and Director of the renowned certification training program Cardiac Medical Yoga for heart patients and the Founder of Hospital Bed Yoga and Limited Mobility Yoga, Dr. Cunningham has been instrumental in developing initiatives and innovative programs in the emerging fields of Lifestyle Medicine, Neuroscience, Psychology and Medical Yoga and Mindfulness. She has a unique ability to bring together divergent concepts and make them understandable to her audience. She has been a consultant to businesses and hospitals for over 30 years.

Dr. Cunningham is the author of two innovative books: Medical Yoga: A Gentle and Modified Practice of Yoga for Assistance in Healing and Cardiac Yoga. She has also produced two popular CD programs: Healing Journey and Before and After Surgery: Guided Imagery & Relaxation for Surgery Patients. Dr. Cunningham has been featured featured in print, radio, and television interviews as an expert in Lifestyle Medicine, Corporate Health, Medical Yoga, and Spiritual Psychology.

Praise for M. Mala Cunningham
“Mala has expertise and in-depth knowledge of yoga, neuroscience, and the practices of enhancing mental and physical health. Her wisdom and guidance is steeped in deep personal practice and direct guidance from years of study with yoga masters and neuroscientists. Her teaching is precise, [and her] guidance is result-driven. People transform when they take part in Mala’s classes and workshops. She is the real deal.”
– Cynthia Moore, MS, RD, CDE, Founder of Hygeia Wellness Park

“Mala Cunningham is a wonderful teacher and therapist with a wealth of knowledge in the field of yoga therapy and neuroscience. Yogic practices, including mindfulness and meditation, have been shown to positively influence emotional regulation, depression, anxiety, healing, and resiliency. Mala is an outstanding communicator, and is able to convey these practices, insights and theories to her audience clearly and effectively.”
– Ina Stephens, MD, RYT, IAYT

  • Navigating the River of Life
  • Powerful Yoga Concepts for Healing
  • The Effect of Stress on Our Neurobiology
  • Healing Our Emotional Blueprint
  • Activating Happy Hormones and Self Assessment Strategies
  • The Intersection of Neuroscience, Yoga, and Mindfulness
  • Tips on Practicing Yoga and Mindfulness
  • Our Communication Patterns and Healing
  • Discovering Our Internal Communication
  • The Role of Intuition in Healing
  • Mind is the Problem, Mind is the Solution
  • Formulas for Healing and Navigating Life

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