Mindfulness & Meditation Curriculum

Personal Growth

A structured, level-by-level path through Mindfulness & Meditation. Start with Foundations of Attention & awareness and Core methods in Breath practice at the Intermediate level, then build toward advanced practice and expert-level mastery — with hands-on projects and quizzes at every stage.

3 levels 9 modules 27 topics 6 weeks · about 24 hours · 8 weeks · about 32 hours · 10 weeks · about 40 hours
Intermediate

Intermediate Mindfulness & Meditation

6 weeks · about 24 hours

3 modules

Advanced

Advanced Mindfulness & Meditation

8 weeks · about 32 hours

3 modules

Expert

Expert Mindfulness & Meditation

10 weeks · about 40 hours

3 modules

Mindfulness & Meditation Course Curriculum

9 modules across 3 levels.

Intermediate

Intermediate Mindfulness & Meditation

Start with Attention & awareness, Breath practice and Body scan technique. Each module explains the idea, shows a worked example and ends with a short project, so Mindfulness & Meditation becomes something you can do rather than something you have only read about.

6 weeks · about 24 hours 3 modules

Topics

Project

Write a one-page explanation of Attention & awareness in your own words, with an example you chose yourself, and test it against the module checklist.

Learning Path

1

Foundations of Attention & awareness

Work through the three topics in this module, complete the project, then answer the self-check questions before moving on.

2

Core methods in Breath practice

Work through the three topics in this module, complete the project, then answer the self-check questions before moving on.

Prerequisites: Foundations of Attention & awareness

3

Applying Body scan technique

Work through the three topics in this module, complete the project, then answer the self-check questions before moving on.

Prerequisites: Core methods in Breath practice

Practice Problems

EasyExplain Attention & awareness to someone who has never studied the subject, using one worked example.
Solution: A strong answer defines attention & awareness precisely, gives one concrete example, and names the limitation it runs into.
MediumExplain Breath practice to someone who has never studied the subject, using one worked example.
Solution: A strong answer defines breath practice precisely, gives one concrete example, and names the limitation it runs into.
HardExplain Body scan technique to someone who has never studied the subject, using one worked example.
Solution: A strong answer defines body scan technique precisely, gives one concrete example, and names the limitation it runs into.

Glossary

Attention & awareness

A central idea in the intermediate Mindfulness & Meditation path, covered in the module of the same name.

Example: apply Attention & awareness to a small, familiar case step by step, then check your reasoning against the walkthrough.

Breath practice

A central idea in the intermediate Mindfulness & Meditation path, covered in the module of the same name.

Example: apply Breath practice to a small, familiar case step by step, then check your reasoning against the walkthrough.

Body scan technique

A central idea in the intermediate Mindfulness & Meditation path, covered in the module of the same name.

Example: apply Body scan technique to a small, familiar case step by step, then check your reasoning against the walkthrough.

About the Mindfulness & Meditation curriculum

The Mindfulness & Meditation curriculum is a complete, self-paced course in personal growth, organised into 3 progressive levels and 9 modules. It opens with Foundations of Attention & awareness and Core methods in Breath practice, moves through Applying Body scan technique and finishes with expert-level work on Leading practice in Building consistency and Mastering Research & realistic expectations.

Across the whole path you work through 27 individual topics — from Attention & awareness and Hands-on: attention & awareness at the start to Hands-on: research & realistic expectations and Checking your understanding of research & realistic expectations by the end. The levels are estimated at 6 weeks · about 24 hours, 8 weeks · about 32 hours and 10 weeks · about 40 hours. Each level assumes the one before it, so you can work straight through from Intermediate to Expert, or start at the level that matches what you already know.

It is built for independent learners who want a serious, structured introduction rather than a collection of tips. The path mixes explanation with small reflective exercises, so the ideas become habits you can actually sustain.

Every module pairs a written summary with a worked example, a short quiz to check the idea landed, and a project brief drawn from real practice. You are never asked to take a concept on trust: the reasoning, the common mistakes and the situations where the approach stops working are all laid out, so you finish a module able to explain the idea rather than only recognise it.

What you’ll be able to do

By the end of the Mindfulness & Meditation path you should be able to work confidently with:

Attention & awareness

Hands-on: attention & awareness

Checking your understanding of attention & awareness

Breath practice

Putting breath practice to work

Checking your understanding of breath practice

Body scan technique

Hands-on: body scan technique

How the Mindfulness & Meditation curriculum is structured

Intermediate 6 weeks · about 24 hours 3 modules 9 topics

Intermediate Mindfulness & Meditation

Start with Attention & awareness, Breath practice and Body scan technique. Each module explains the idea, shows a worked example and ends with a short project, so Mindfulness & Meditation becomes something you can do rather than something you have only read about.

Modules: Foundations of Attention & awareness · Core methods in Breath practice · Applying Body scan technique

  • Attention & awareness: Attention & awareness is where many Mindfulness & Meditation learners first get stuck, so the module slows down, isolates the difficult step and rebuilds it with you.
  • Hands-on: attention & awareness: This module treats Attention & awareness as a tool: the question it answers, what it assumes, and what a correct use of it looks like in Mindfulness & Meditation.
  • Checking your understanding of attention & awareness: Attention & awareness is where many Mindfulness & Meditation learners first get stuck, so the module slows down, isolates the difficult step and rebuilds it with you.

Project: Write a one-page explanation of Attention & awareness in your own words, with an example you chose yourself, and test it against the module checklist.

Advanced 8 weeks · about 32 hours 3 modules 9 topics

Advanced Mindfulness & Meditation

Build on the intermediate level through Working with thoughts, Emotion regulation and Loving-kindness practice. The emphasis shifts from knowing the ideas to choosing between them — trade-offs, failure modes and the reasoning behind each decision.

Modules: In depth Working with thoughts · Patterns and trade-offs in Emotion regulation · Scaling Loving-kindness practice

  • Working with thoughts: Working with thoughts is pushed past the textbook case: competing approaches, their trade-offs and the situations where each one breaks down.
  • Putting working with thoughts to work: The module examines Working with thoughts closely, including the assumptions beneath it and what changes when those assumptions stop holding.
  • Common pitfalls in working with thoughts: Working with thoughts is pushed past the textbook case: competing approaches, their trade-offs and the situations where each one breaks down.

Project: Produce a short case analysis in which Working with thoughts drives the recommendation, including the alternatives you rejected and why.

Expert 10 weeks · about 40 hours 3 modules 9 topics

Expert Mindfulness & Meditation

Work at the edge of Mindfulness & Meditation through Informal mindfulness, Building consistency and Research & realistic expectations. The modules assume fluency and ask for judgement: designing, critiquing and defending work at a professional standard.

Modules: Frontiers of Informal mindfulness · Leading practice in Building consistency · Mastering Research & realistic expectations

  • Informal mindfulness: This module asks you to critique and extend Informal mindfulness rather than simply apply it, producing work another expert could review.
  • Hands-on: informal mindfulness: At expert level Informal mindfulness is treated as a field of judgement: current practice, contested positions and the evidence behind each.
  • Checking your understanding of informal mindfulness: This module asks you to critique and extend Informal mindfulness rather than simply apply it, producing work another expert could review.

Project: Write a professional-standard brief on Informal mindfulness — argument, evidence, limitations — plus a plan for taking the work further.

How to study Mindfulness & Meditation, phase by phase

  1. 1

    Phase 1 — Intermediate

    Set aside around 6 weeks · about 24 hours. Work through 3 modules, starting with Foundations of Attention & awareness and Core methods in Breath practice. Finish the phase by completing the project brief: Write a one-page explanation of Attention & awareness in your own words, with an example you chose yourself, and test it against the module checklist.

  2. 2

    Phase 2 — Advanced

    Set aside around 8 weeks · about 32 hours. Work through 3 modules, starting with In depth Working with thoughts and Patterns and trade-offs in Emotion regulation. Finish the phase by completing the project brief: Produce a short case analysis in which Working with thoughts drives the recommendation, including the alternatives you rejected and why.

  3. 3

    Phase 3 — Expert

    Set aside around 10 weeks · about 40 hours. Work through 3 modules, starting with Frontiers of Informal mindfulness and Leading practice in Building consistency. Finish the phase by completing the project brief: Write a professional-standard brief on Informal mindfulness — argument, evidence, limitations — plus a plan for taking the work further.

  4. 4

    Phase 4 — Consolidate

    Return to the sections that felt weakest, redo their quizzes from memory, and rebuild the Write a one-page explanation of Attention & awareness in your own words, with an example you chose yourself, and test it against the module checklist. without following along. Explaining Mindfulness & Meditation to someone else in plain language is the clearest signal that the Expert level has landed.

Once you have finished, the Mindfulness & Meditation path is a reasonable foundation for your own practice, teaching and community work. Because the curriculum is generated and kept as a structured outline rather than fixed videos, you can revisit any module, regenerate the outline at a different depth, or save it to your library and work through it over weeks rather than in one sitting.

Mindfulness & Meditation — Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about studying Mindfulness & Meditation on LearnAnyCourse.

What does the Mindfulness & Meditation curriculum cover?

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The Mindfulness & Meditation curriculum is organised into 3 levels (Intermediate, Advanced and Expert) and 9 modules, including Foundations of Attention & awareness, Core methods in Breath practice, Applying Body scan technique, In depth Working with thoughts, Patterns and trade-offs in Emotion regulation and Scaling Loving-kindness practice.

How long does it take to learn Mindfulness & Meditation?

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Each level is designed to take about 6 weeks · about 24 hours, 8 weeks · about 32 hours and 10 weeks · about 40 hours. Most learners work through one level at a time at their own pace.

Is the Mindfulness & Meditation curriculum free?

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Yes. Every Mindfulness & Meditation curriculum on LearnAnyCourse is free to read and study — create an account only if you want to save curricula to your personal library.

Do I need prior experience to study Mindfulness & Meditation?

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The curriculum starts at the intermediate level and builds upward, so you can begin with the fundamentals and progress to expert-level Mindfulness & Meditation topics without jumping ahead.

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