Fall 2025 OLLI Digital Catalog 

Mindfulness As A Philosophical Way Of Living (Q306)

Q – Health and Wellness

Ancient philosophical traditions can be influential in the way one lives. This class stresses the importance of living a reflective, intentional life guided by one’s philosophical view of a good life. Instructor provides students with a few practical tools to infuse mindfulness as a way of life, known as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy.

Recommended texts: Philosophy as a Way of Life, Pierre Hadot; The Perennial Philosophy, Aldous Huxley; Full Catastrophe Living, Jon Kabat-Zinn, ISBN 978-0-345-53693-8; Minding Closely, B. Alan Wallace, ISBN 13-978-1-55939-369-0.

This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Balu Athreya

ATHREYA, BALU — Pediatrician; retired faculty; A.I. duPont Hospital for Children; emeritus professor, Thomas Jefferson University and University of Pennsylvania. Lifelong interest in Eastern and Western philosophy. Working knowledge in Sanskrit and Tamil. Author of medical textbooks, books on Hinduism, world harmony, and on thinking skills for students at the college level. (Q306)

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