MindfulWake Classes & Retreats

Koru Basic Classes

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. 

Fall 2023 Koru Basic Class Schedule

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

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

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

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 17th
Tuesday October 24th
Tuesday October 31st 
Tuesday November 14th


Mindfulness and the Museum

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 27th

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 17th                                                                       


MindfulWake Retreat

A Day of Mindfulness: A retreat just for faculty and staff

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.