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-Guide your attention into a narrow focus
-Guide your attention into a broader/global focus

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Participants take moments during the course, especially when the information is dense, to recollect themselves, or practice the type of attention training the speaker is presenting about

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Definitions/concepts related to Attention from Buddhist and Scientific viewpoints

Specific examples of attention training practices from Buddhist and Scientific viewpoints

Samata

Open/broad attention

Single pointed

How attention works neuroscientifically

How Mindfulness improves our overall mental capacity and health

How attention influences our realities

How attention is trainable

There are contents of mind outside of awareness

Where Buddhism and Science conflict and support each other

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Discussion footage?

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How can you utilize these reflection questions to help build the "narrative" of the course?

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-What is important for Jinpa to mention here?
-What are the outcomes for this section of the course?

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Reflections/Questions to consider (can have multiple) 

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Reflections/Questions to consider (can have multiple) 

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Participants take a moment to reflect on their observations, lessons from the course

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Resources and check ins for the participants to re-offer and information, and to provide recaps of sections for an quick refresher
- Can look like bullet points

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Participants take moments during the course, especially when the information is dense, to recollect themselves, or practice the type of attention training the speaker is presenting about

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Resources and check ins for the participants to re-offer and information, and to provide recaps of sections for an quick refresher
- Can look like bullet points

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Quizzes/Checks for Understanding (can have multiple) 

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Quizzes/Checks for Understanding (can have multiple) 

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Participants are quizzed or checked on their understandings of science terms/concepts

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Reflections/Questions to consider (can have multiple) 

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Reflections/Questions to consider (can have multiple) 

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Participants take a moment to reflect on their observations, lessons from the course

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Participants take moments during the course, especially when the information is dense, to recollect themselves, or practice the type of attention training the speaker is presenting about

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Jinpa gives an opening on the course, and what the learning outcomes/things to notice are

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Where do science and Buddhism meet in the middle?

What is attention doing in the binding problem?

What are the roles of narrowed and global attention?

What are the effects/functions of Inward/Outward attention?

Within the mind and in scope of conscious attention -- Explicit awareness/Implicit knowledge?

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Mindfulness training improves attention functioning such as orienting and executive functioning

Mindfulness can improve our ability to “select” what’s in our internal landscape

Mindfulness protects against different mental declines

Mindfulness shows positive effect on mood

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The foundation of Buddhism: Ethics, Samadhi, Wisdom

One example of Samadhi is Samata: mindfulness and meta-awareness/introspection

There should be strong focus on relaxation and calmness in Western world

Samata is further broken down into 3 methods of attention training: 1. Mindfulness of breathing 2. Observing the mind 3. Awareness of awareness

Introspection is fundamental to Buddhism and Science