8-Week Course in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Berkeley Starts June 4
Free Introductory Class on May 21
MBSR Description. Course Description.
- When: Monday nights, 7:00 - 9:30.
- Dates: June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, plus a daylong session on July 14, (9:30 - 4:30).
- Where: 1533 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, (at Harmony Yoga)
- Limit: 15.
- Cost: $350 ($320 for class, $30 for materials & PayPal.)
- Register:
. - Cancelation/Refund Policy:
More than 14 days before first class: 100% refund;
Within 14 days of first class: 50% refund;
On day of first class or later: No refund.
There are no refunds for missed classes. - Continuing Education Credit*: $30 (pay by check or cash on night of first class)
*Course meets the qualifications for 28 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs, LCSWs, or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Science.
About MBSR
Started in 1979 by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is the systematic application of mindfulness training to stress and to health problems related to stress. MBSR has proven highly effective in diminishing anxiety and depression, and in lessening the ill effects of stress on heart disease, cancer, chronic pain, skin ailments, asthma, and many other conditions. Even with our greatest challenges, mindfulness can teach us to live more satisfying lives, and to nurture our health and well-being.
A growing body of research demonstrates the powerful effectiveness of MBSR as a tool for decreasing stress and supporting healing.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 8-Week Course Outline
The course in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction takes place over eight weeks. Classes are approximately 2 1/2 hours long and are held on a weekday evening. Each class consists of lead meditations, gentle movement exercises, didactic lecture, and group discussion. The course also includes an all-day session on a Saturday during the sixth week. Between classes, students deepen their participation by practicing 40 minutes a day with meditation CDs, as well as doing optional readings from the course textbooks, Full Catastrophe Living by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Moment by Moment by Bill Scheinman. The in-class curriculum includes the following components:
- Week 1: Beginner's Mind ° Introduction to Program ° Foundations of Mindfulness ° More right with you than wrong ° Introduction to Body Scan meditation ° Intake
- Week 2: Patience ° Basic Training ° Working with perceptions °The Wandering Mind °Mindful Yoga
- Week 3: Non-Striving ° Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation ° Lying Yoga ° Attention vs. Disattention ° Pleasant Events
- Week 4: Stressful Events ° Responding vs. Reacting ° Seeing Our Patterns ° Sitting Meditation ° Standing Yoga ° Research on Stress & Stress Hardiness
- Week 5: Working with Thoughts & Emotions ° Group Reflections on Halfway Point ° Small & Large Groups ° Sitting Meditation ° Qi Gong
- Week 6: Mindfulness & Communication ° Avoiding Difficulty vs. Entering and Blending ° Lovingkindness Meditation ° Walking Meditation
- Daylong Session: Putting it All Together
- Week 7: Sitting Meditation ° Qi Gong ° Trust & Self-Reliance ° Mindful Consumption ° Making the Practice Your Own ° Mindfulness in Everyday Life
- Week 8: Sitting Meditation ° Walking ° The Class Never Ends: Practice for the rest of Your Life ° Course Evaluations, Group Reflection & Checking Out
bill@stressreductionatwork.com
(415) 820-1533