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Spiritual features of everyday life primarily from a psychological perspective with a focus on health. Topics include cultivating gratitude, forgiveness, life purpose, and kindness; mind/body/spirit solutions to everday problems. Meditation and other stress management practices.

The Power of Habit entails the scientific study and psychology of habits. In this class, we explore the obstacles that make breaking a habit challenging and what you can do to change them. Course topics include: the neuroscience of desire, intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, consistency, working with slips, harnessing willpower, working with cues, etc. This course involves: 1) Participating in dialogue that supports your desire to understand and change habits 2) Learn how to be aware of your cravings vs indulging in them 3) Understand how to motivate yourself from the inside 4) The focus of this course will be to support you in picking one habit you want to change over the course of the semester. The key to regular exercise, being more productive, and achieving successful results is understanding how habits work.