Mindfulness for Busy People (Udemy.com)
You'll learn both theory and exercises for being more midful, aware and present, reducing stress with little time
Created by: Vasco Patrício
Last updated November 2025
What you will learn
- You will learn how to be more mindful and present, not just in theory but in practice - how to feel less stressed and pressured
- You will learn techniques to calm down the internal chatter in your mind, but also your body physically
- You will learn about both the principles and the practice of mindfulness, in terms of becoming more aware of internal stress and actively changing it
- You'll get to know multiple exercises, both in terms of mental and physical relaxation, to help you be more aware and less stressed
Course Description
Do you wish you could be less stressed and more present?
We are so busy in our everyday lives that we rarely stop to think and be aware of our surroundings. However, this is harmful, as it prevents us from being more calm - both in terms of relaxing our body, but also quieting the internal chatter in our minds.
Especially as a busy person, that runs from one task to another, it's easy to never stop and relax, which can make you more stressed or anxious.
In this course, you are going to learn more about the fundamentals of mindfulness and its components. Elements such as presence, awareness, self-acceptance and others. All of these contribute to being more present and aware in everyday life, which has multiple beneficial consequences:
- Being less stressed and more relaxed;
- Being in better health (breathing better and being less tense);
- Being less negative and judgmental (both about events and yourself);
This course will be especially helpful to you if:
- You frequently judge yourself or don't accept certain parts of yourself;
- You still ruminate on past events and are not able to gain closure on them;
- You are frequently stressed with situations;
- You feel like you are not "present", living in a world full of distractions and escapes;
This short course will tell you both about the core principles of mindfulness, as well as some exercises to help cultivate it. By the time you're done, you will be able to cultivate a calmer, more aware, more relaxed presence.
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
336 Reviews
Vasco Patrício
I have what could be considered an unconventional background as a coach. I don’t come from psychology or medicine. In fact, I come from tech. I created two tech startups that reached million-dollar valuations, backed by the MIT-Portugal IEI startup accelerator, afterwards becoming its Intelligence Lead.
After years of coaching and mentoring startup founders on talent management, emotional management, influence and persuasion, among other topics, I started being requested by executives and investors, like venture capitalists, with more complex, large-scale problems.
After years of doing executive work, I started specializing in coaching asset management professionals. With the signing of my first fund manager/CIO clients, I started adapting my performance and influence techniques for purposes such as talent management for PMs and analysts, fundraising from allocators, effective leading a team, and properly assessing talent for compensation/promotion/allocation increases.
I currently provide performance coaching and influence/persuasion coaching for executives and asset management professionals, mostly but not limited to purposes like managing people, leading and closing sales/capital commitments.
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Reviews
By Ann Mulholland on 5/8/2025
I expected more work on the actual practive of mindfulness vs just hearing about the components. Would have been more powerful.
By Christopher McCarroll on 7/18/2024
Slow reading, easy to understand. In depth enough to understand, but broad enough to be summarized .
By Brandalyn Babcock on 4/2/2024
Overall this was a good course for teaching some basic techniques. It was a bit boring and just consisted of the presenter reading what was already on the screen.
By Penny Hoover on 2/22/2024
It was a good match for me. I see myself in this course as needing to accept myself and my shortcomings. It was very helpful to hear of specific ways to help overcome my issues in practicing mindfulness. It feels very doable now.
By Flávia de Carli Azevedo on 1/8/2024
This course was amazing!! I would give it more than 5 stars if possible! Thank you so much
By Wendy Ross on 9/20/2023
Learnt that I need to take a step back from the work life and just breath and relax when it gets stressful. Thanks
By Hector Sanchez Menacho on 5/12/2023
Buenos conceptos pero me hubiese gustado que las presentaciones sean más amigables y menos planas
By Rashmi on 10/18/2021
slow & Clear delivery, Shorter lessons helps with focus. Good examples and ideas to bring "presence" into our daily life.
By Ganesh on 8/4/2021
Not expected this much is under the mindfulness. Thanks a lot instructor. My life is changed. Thanks a lot!!!!!
By Carolyn Bonney on 6/13/2021
Interesting course. It's only about the fundamentals, but to be fair, the course does mention that ..
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