Stoic Mindfulness & Resilience Training (SMRT)
This four-week long, introductory course will teach you basic Stoic practices for use in daily life.
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SMRT has been running once or twice a year since 2014. You can read our report on the data from the original program when you enrol for the preliminary section. Just over 500 people took part that year, and thousands more have completed the training since then. This course is free and was developed under the auspices of Modern Stoicism, a nonprofit multi-disciplinary team dedicated to educating people about Stoicism and its applications to modern living.
Enrolment: Enrolments will cease on the course start date (see below).
Start date: Sunday 16th July - Saturday 12th August 2017
Countdown: Course has started.
Incidentally, if you like this course, you may also be interested to know that the Stoicon 2017 conference on Modern Stoicism takes place on Saturday October 14th in Toronto this year, and is followed on Sunday 15th by Stoicon-x Toronto, an optional mini-conference.
Your Instructor
Donald is a trainer and writer, with decades of experience. He’s a specialist in teaching evidence-based psychological skills, and known as an expert on the relationship between modern cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and classical Greek and Roman philosophy. He was born in Scotland but worked as a psychotherapist for many years in London, England, where he ran a training school for therapists, before emigrating to Canada to focus on his writing and developing eLearning courses. He now lives part-time in Athens, Greece.
Donald is the author of several books on philosophy and psychotherapy, as well as having contributed chapters to four other books and published many articles in journals and magazines. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius was #1 best seller in philosophy. He's also the author of Verissimus, a graphic novel about Marcus Aurelius, as well as a forthcoming prose biography of him from Yale University Press. He's edited and written the introduction to Capstone Classics' new edition of The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. You can contact him via his website.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewIntroduction
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StartWelcome to the Preliminary Section
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StartAbout the Course
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StartWhat is Stoicism?
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StartLearning More about Stoicism
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StartCourse Goals
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StartOverview of Contents
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StartGroup Discussions & Social Media
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StartYour Course Facilitator
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StartYour Role and Responsibilities
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StartTroubleshooting
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StartIllustration: Marcus Aurelius
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StartPreliminary: Knowledge Check
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StartWeekly Webinars (Sunday)
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StartWhat Next after Preliminary Week?
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StartIntroduction
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StartThe Questionnaires
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StartWelcome to Week One
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StartCourse Structure
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StartOverview of Week One
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StartStoic Mindfulness
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StartThe Handbook of Epictetus (4:13)
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StartThe Basic Concept
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StartWorksheet: Two-Column Exercise
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StartDaily Exercise
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StartExample & Questions
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StartSelf-Monitoring
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StartWorksheet: Self-Monitoring
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StartDownload Audio Recording
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StartCues & Reminders
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StartWeek 1: Knowledge Check
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StartWhat Next after Week One?
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StartIntroduction
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StartWelcome to Week Two
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StartOverview of Week Two
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StartThe Basic Concept
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StartLiving Virtuously
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StartWhat is Virtue?
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StartValues Clarification Exercise
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StartMore Values Clarification
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StartDesirable versus Healthy and Praiseworthy
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StartValued Living & Activity Scheduling
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StartSelf-Monitoring
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StartDaily Exercise
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StartDownload Audio Recording
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StartWeek Two Knowledge Check
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StartWhat Next after Week Two?