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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
The 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course was designed to help individuals increase life-satisfaction and improve their overall wellbeing. Evidence-based research has shown that mindfulness is effective at reducing stress, anxiety, and depression while increasing resilience through a more balanced approach to life.
We may not be able to control what’s going on around us, but we can meet life's stressors more effectively. We can contribute to our own wellbeing by building up an “internal tool-kit” to become more resilient. Through an increased awareness we can question the accuracy of our own perceptions and invite new perspectives. This enables us to respond thoughtfully rather than reacting habitually, or automatically.
Participants in the program are introduced to mindfulness by learning specific practices involving breathing, meditation, gentle body movements, and other tools to incorporate mindfulness into their daily lives. Using these practices, they learn how to focus their attention and cultivate an awareness of the present moment with greater clarity, and sense of balance.
Summer Program Coming in August - Secure Your Spot Today!
Thursdays for 2 hours on ZOOM for 8 weeks. August 1st-Sep 19th
Virtual Retreat Day - September 7th, 11:00am-4:00pm EST
get on the mailing list to learn of future class openings:
SPECIAL OFFER PRICING!
Pay with Credit Card, with Afterpay option
New Students : $445
Returning MBSR Students : $145
Or Pay with Venmo
Investment INCLUDES:
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Eight 2-hour live virtual sessions
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One half-day guided retreat
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Access to recordings and materials to aid home practice
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Private access to instructors between sessions
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Community of like-minded students
The Benefits
Two decades of published research indicates that the majority of people who complete the MBSR course report:
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Reduced stress, anxiety, and depression
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Mindful communication skills and improved relationships
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Ability to respond thoughtfully rather than reacting habitually, or automatically
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Focused attention and reduced mind-wandering, rumination and worry
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Increased present-moment awareness for greater clarity
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Enhanced creativity
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Pain management skills
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Improved coping skills
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Mindful eating
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Better sleep
And more…
You’ll be part of a supportive community of fellow students who are going through the same challenges and discoveries as you. See some of the experiences from past students:
Overview of 8-Week Course
Week One
Simple Awareness: What is Mindfulness and the many ways we will be cultivating it. Developing our sense of Interoception with our bodies. Introducing mindfulness in ordinary tasks, like eating and chores.
WeekTwo
Attention & The Brain: Understanding our perceptions and how they color our lives. Introduction to sitting meditation.
Week Three
Dealing with Thoughts and The power of being present: Introduction to lying down mindful movement to understand our range of motion and lovingly accepting what are bodies are capable of. Taking a closer look at our pleasant moments.
Week Four
Responding vs Reacting to Stress and Meeting the Unwanted: Introduction of standing mindful movement. Getting acquainted with out habitual stress response. Instructions on meeting and working with the unwanted aspects of your life.
Week Five
Dealing with Difficult Emotions or Physical Pain: Expanding the sitting meditation to include open awareness. Seeing how mindfulness may mediate response to habitual patterns.
Week Six
Mindfulness and Communication: Conscious speaking and listening. Expanding the 'pause' through neuroplasticity.
HALF-DAY Silent Retreat
A rare chance to spend an extended period of time going deeper into the practices we've been learning to notice how we're meeting resistance and cultivating stability in our bodies.
Week Seven
Mindfulness and Compassion for self and others. Understanding life style choices - adaptive and mal-adaptive. Integrating mindfulness into daily life and cultivating practices moment-to-moment.
Week Eight
A New Beginning: Developing a practice of your own - bringing all the pieces together in your own way.
Summer Program Coming in August - Secure Your Spot Today!
Thursdays for 2 hours on ZOOM for 8 weeks. August 1st-Sep 12th.
Virtual Retreat Day - August 31st, 11:00am-4:00pm EST
get on the mailing list to learn of future class openings:
SPECIAL OFFER PRICING!
Pay with Credit Card, with Afterpay option
New Students : $445
Returning MBSR Students : $145
Or Pay with Venmo
Investment INCLUDES:
-
Eight 2-hour live virtual sessions
-
One half-day guided retreat
-
Access to recordings and materials to aid home practice
-
Private access to instructors between sessions
-
Community of like-minded students