MBSR Description

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 Description

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 will enhance their participation through working with meditation CDs, homework assignments, and optional readings from 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: Overview ° Beginner's Mind ° Introduction to Body Scan meditation
• Week 2: Patience ° Perceptions & Stress ° Mindful Movement
• Week 3: Non-Striving & Pleasant Events ° Introduction to Awareness of Breathing Meditation ° Mindful Lying Yoga ° Attention vs. Disattention
• Week 4: Non-Judging ° Responding vs. Reacting ° Stressful Events ° Sitting Meditation ° Mindful Standing Yoga ° Research on Stress & Stress Hardiness
• Week 5: Acknowledgment ° Qi Gong ° Working with Thoughts & Emotions ° Small & Large Groups ° Sitting Meditation ° Qi Gong
• Week 6: Letting it Be ° Stress & Communication ° Avoiding Difficulty vs. Entering and Blending ° Lovingkindness Meditation ° Walking Meditation
• Daylong Session
• Week 7: Sitting Meditation ° Qi Gong ° Self-Reliance ° Habits of Consumption ° Mindfulness in Everyday Life
• Week 8: Sitting Meditation ° Walking ° The Class Never Ends: Integrating Practice ° Course Review & Group Reporting Out

Register for the 8-Week Class

Register for the Free Introductory Class on April 21

Contact Bill at bill@stressreductionatwork.com for more details.