MED130
MED 130: Yesplus: Meditation Practices for Wellbeing is a 1-unit course that provides students with tools and strategies to develop a sustainable approach to their happiness and wellbeing. Students will learn breathwork and meditation based techniques to decrease stress and increase peace and focus in day to day life. Students will also study happiness-based research and participate in community building discussions, yoga, and mindfulness processes to learn how wellness can be sustained as a personal practice.
MED130 provides us with tools to manage our stress and energy levels, leading us to a more happy, fulfilled, and meaningful life.
MED130 provides us with tools to manage our stress and energy levels, leading us to a more happy, fulfilled, and meaningful life.
Yoga + Empowerment + Service
MED130 is based on the Yesplus workshop, which has been taught in 75 universities around the country (Harvard, Yale, Cornell, and many more), in addition to progressive and service-oriented institutions such as Google and the World Bank. The "YES" of YESplus stands for Yoga, Empowerment, Service. A new 3 day version of this workshop is taught in MED 130 as part of the meditation retreat.
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WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING:
Comments about the Yesplus program from students at Stanford. A 3-day version of this program is taught in MED130 as part of the meditation retreat.
“The techniques I learned in the class continually allow me to be the best that I can be as a student, a leader, and a person. They have taught me to manage my stress and emotions, increase focus and concentration to perform better academically and take the most I can from Stanford, and have an overall sense of well-being, happiness, and clarity in all aspects of my life. The teachers of the program are phenomenal and create a truly positive space for people to connect to each other and feel a sense of belongingness that is so beneficial in such a large institution, especially as a freshman.”
“I can confidently say that MED 130, or YesPlus, has been the most influential class I’ve taken at Stanford. Why? Because it taught me about connection, belonging, awareness, compassion—about myself."
"The stress-management tools Yesplus offers have been extremely instrumental in freeing me from a once paralyzing fear of public speaking and low self-confidence. Apart from stress-relief, this program provides a space for much-needed self-reflection. This program helped me gain a greater sense of purpose at Stanford, by viewing my education from a broader perspective. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of participating in this program and the positive effects it has begun to bring about in me.”
For more reviews, please see carta.stanford.edu.
“The techniques I learned in the class continually allow me to be the best that I can be as a student, a leader, and a person. They have taught me to manage my stress and emotions, increase focus and concentration to perform better academically and take the most I can from Stanford, and have an overall sense of well-being, happiness, and clarity in all aspects of my life. The teachers of the program are phenomenal and create a truly positive space for people to connect to each other and feel a sense of belongingness that is so beneficial in such a large institution, especially as a freshman.”
“I can confidently say that MED 130, or YesPlus, has been the most influential class I’ve taken at Stanford. Why? Because it taught me about connection, belonging, awareness, compassion—about myself."
"The stress-management tools Yesplus offers have been extremely instrumental in freeing me from a once paralyzing fear of public speaking and low self-confidence. Apart from stress-relief, this program provides a space for much-needed self-reflection. This program helped me gain a greater sense of purpose at Stanford, by viewing my education from a broader perspective. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of participating in this program and the positive effects it has begun to bring about in me.”
For more reviews, please see carta.stanford.edu.