Rooted in the spiritual wisdom of the Dalai Lama: “Be kind whenever possible, it is always possible”, this course will embark on a deep exploration of loving-kindness as a powerful change agent in individual lives, cultural communities, and global societies. Ranging from contemporary science to ancient spiritual wisdom we will examine how gratitude and generosity change the brain, impact wellbeing, and improve global societies. Kindness is one of our greatest human resources, and we will learn in theory and practice ways to tap into this immeasurable resource to cultivate positive change, growth-oriented mindset, authentic optimism, and enhanced overall health and wellbeing. This course will incorporate a kindness lab which will engage students in experiential learning in the local community, practices, exercises, and experiments, to test learning and more fully realize what is possible. The course will draw upon data and research from Dr. Richard Davidson’s Center for Healthy Minds, Jamil Zaki’s War for Kindness, and UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center as some of our primary resources for the work.