MindfulWake Classes & Retreats

Koru Basic is a 4-week course where participants learn mindfulness and meditation skills. Through this curriculum taught by certified Koru Mindfulness instructors, you may experience less stress, better sleep, increased focus and less self-judgement. Attendance at all four sessions is required. Classes are limited to 12 students and registration is on a first-come, first served basis. Once you register, expect an email one or two days before class begins with further instructions and room location.

Class Text: The Mindful Twenty-Something: Life Skills to Handle Stress…& Everything Else, by Holly B. Rogers, MD

Koru Basic is FREE and open to all Wake Forest University students, faculty, and staff. 

Tuesdays Starting 09/05/2023, 4-5:15 pm Register
Teacher: Chaplain Tim Auman | Location: MindfulWake Meditation Room, Reynolda Hall
Tuesday September 5^th
Tuesday September 12^th
Tuesday September 19^th  
Tuesday September 26^th 

Mondays Starting 09/11/2023, 4-5:15 pm Register
Teacher: Chaplain Tim Auman | Location: MindfulWake Meditation Room, Reynolda Hall
Monday September 11^th
Monday September 18^th
Monday September 25^th
Monday October 2^nd 

Mondays Starting 10/16/2023, 4-5:15 pm Register
Teacher: Chaplain Tim Auman | Location: MindfulWake Meditation Room, Reynolda Hall
Monday October 16^th
Monday October 23^rd
Monday October 30^th  
Monday November 6^th

Tuesdays Starting 10/17/2023, 4-5:15 pm – Faculty & Staff Only! Register
Teacher: Chaplain Tim Auman | Location: MindfulWake Meditation Room, Reynolda Hall
Tuesday October 17^th
Tuesday October 24^th
Tuesday October 31^st 
Tuesday November 14^th

This program helps visitors to the Reynolda House Museum of American Art connect to artwork and nature on a deeper level by providing safe, trauma-informed spaces for reflection and conversation, and allows for an open, curious, and contemplative engagement with the permanent collection and the natural world.

Fall 2023 Mindfulness and the Museum schedule

Finding Stillness in the Forest 10/27/2023, 10 am-12 pm Register
Location: Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Friday October 27^th

Shinrin-yoku, popularly known as forest bathing, is a contemporary mindfulness practice.

Contemplative Viewing 11/17/2023, 10 am-12 pm Register
Location: Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Friday November 17^th                                                                       

Spring 2024 (date TBD)
Location: Timberlake Earth Sanctuary (Whitsett, NC)

This relaxed and enjoyable one-day retreat is dedicated to your well-being.  The retreat aims to introduce you to the key aspects of mindfulness and will equip you with simple but powerful techniques to assist you in the developing of your own practice.  The day is suitable for beginners curious about mindfulness and its benefits, and those who would like to deeper in their practice.

Awareness about the Enneagram as a powerful tool to support our practice of self-awareness and compassion has been growing over the past few years, but it can be hard to bridge our knowledge of our Type into practical, transformative action. This retreat will also feature an overview of all Nine Enneagram Types, and how to integrate this knowledge into your mindfulness practice to loosen the grip of old patterns, and deepen your compassion for yourself and others.