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While mindfulness training sometimes takes on a somber or even pious tone, this course chooses a different track, learning to "play attention" through traditional methods, humor, games, and exercises drawn from improvisational theater. Integrating insights and exercises from Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) with those from improvisational theater, this course will help students forge new neural pathways and develop a more connected personal presence, one that leaves them more resourceful, resilient, and creative. As a collaborative art form, improv sharpens the senses, improves listening skills, and teaches effective communication and collaboration. Taken together, the two traditions of mindfulness and improv develop precisely the qualities and abilities most needed for skillfully responding to the challenges of uncertainty and ambiguity.