Outline for the Path of Freedom Online Course
* For the online intro online course, two modules are covered each week. Detailed instructions on deadlines are sent out via email.
**Times listed in parentheses are video length, actual coursework will take longer due to quizzes and discussion posting requirements.
Module 1
Intro to the Path of Freedom (Time 50:37)
Week One: Background material
- Intro to the Path of Freedom
- Intro: Radical Responsibility
- Intro: Integral Transformative Justice
- Intro: Comparing Justice Models
Module 2
Training the Mind & Facilitation (Time 64:21)
Week One: POF Unit One
- Teaching Mindfulness in Prisons
- Working in Correctional Environments
- Facilitating the POF
Module 3
Who Am I? (Time 44:51)
Week Two: POF Unit Two
- Who Am I?
- Who Am I? Process
- Who Am I? Process Debrief
- Core Beliefs
- On Basic Goodness
Module 4
Change: Outside In/Inside Out (Time 55:05)
Week Two: POF Unit Three
- Change Intro
- Change Theory
- Change Inside/Outside
- Juan on Change
Module 5
Holding Your Seat (Time: 30:35)
Week Three: POF Unit Four
- Holding Your Seat
- State Shifting
- Holding Your Seat Meditation
Module 6
Working with Pain & Anxiety (Time: 55:17)
Week Three: POF Unit Five
- Working with Pain
- Pain Meditation
- Anxiety
- Practices for Anxiety
Module 7
Drama Triangle (Time: 41:20)
Week Four: POF Unit Six
- Drama Triangle Intro
- Drama Positions
- Hooked by Drama
- Staying Off the Drama Triangle
- Dennis on Drama
Module 8
Radical Responsibility (Time 54:57)
Week Four: POF Unit Seven
- Radical Responsibility Intro
- Above the Line/Below the Line Process
- Above & Below the Line
- Rebecca & Salim
- Director’s Cut
Module 9
Empowerment (Time: 44:10)
Week Five: POF Unit Eight
- Empowerment Intro
- Empowerment
- Power
- 12 Choices
Module 10
Art of Communication (Time: 46:43)
Week Five: POF Unit Nine
- Art of Communication Intro
- Styles of Listening
- Unskillful Communication
- Skillful Communication
- Madrone on Communication
Module 11
Transforming Conflict (Time 40:33)
Week Six: POF Unit Ten
- Transforming Conflict
- Four Agreements
- Ladder of Inference
- Dennis on Conflict & Violence
- Compassion Meditation
Module 12
Power of Forgiveness (Time: 36:19)
Week Six: POF Unit Eleven
- Forgiveness Intro
- Grievances, Unenforceable Rules
- Luskin: Getting “No,” Wanting “Yes”
- Self Forgiveness
Module 13
Mindfulness in Action (Time: 9:30)
Week Six: POF Unit Twelve
- Mindfulness in Action & Resources
- Final Comments
* Two modules are completed each week. Detailed instructions on deadlines are sent out via email
