Mindfulness Meditation
Mondays 7:30 - 8:30pm
drop-ins welcome
Open to anyone
interested; no prior experience necessary
Suggested Donation (Dana):
$10.00 (no one turned away for financial concerns)
THURSDAYS
6:30 - 8:30pm pre-registration required
MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION 8 week sessions
There is no moment like now
to be present.
Mindfulness is the practice of opening up to the moment...this
moment...allowing us to experience life in a deeper and more meaningful way.
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8-week class designed to teach
basic skills of how to integrate mindfulness into our daily lives. You will
learn how to more effectively deal with physical, emotional or psychological
stress and suffering. The practice of Mindfulness offers an opportunity to learn
how to re-establish balance in our lives and re-connect with the lost sense of
our well-being. We begin to feel less reactive in difficult situations, better
able to let go of the pain or stress we formerly held on to and enhance a sense
of joy and purpose in our lives.
This
8-week class is based on the internationally renowned and research based program
designed over 30 years ago at The University of Massachusetts, School of
Medicine by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD. It is recognized today as an essential adjunct
to traditional medicine and taught around the globe in a variety of medical,
academic and clinical settings.
People
participate in this class for such reasons as:
stress
due to family, work, health, or living in uncertain times
chronic
pain or illness (diabetes, MS, high blood pressure, etc.)
anxiety
and panic disorders or clinical depression
sleep
disturbances
health
problems including migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.
dealing
with emotional distress such as anger or mood swings
general
life dissatisfaction
People who complete this class report:
a
decrease in the intensity of their physical or psychological pain
an
easier time relaxing
an
improved ability to cope with nagging chronic pain or discomfort
a
better sense of balance in the way they live their life
less
reactivity to daily stress as well as to the stressors behind it
a
greater sense of peace of mind
less
anxiety and worry in their lives
People taking this class will learn:
basic
movements re-connecting us to our bodies including gentle yoga and qigong
an
introduction to basic mindfulness meditation
means
of integrating mindfulness practices into our jobs, relationships and daily life
skillful communication practices
how to
begin quieting a worried and busy mind
how to
slow down and make wiser choices in our lives
WHERE / WHEN:
Thursdays: 6:30 to 8:30 PM 8 week series - pre-registration required
Day of
Mindfulness Practice:
COST: $165.00
(includes 22 hours of class instruction, 2 practice CD’s, other homework and
reading material).
DETAILS:
please
dress comfortably in layered clothing & shoes that can easily be slipped on/off
bring
bottled water or something to snack on if you have dietary needs
please
avoid any perfumes or lotions that are strongly scented
although it is not required, reading Full Catastrophe Living by Jon
Kabat-Zinn prior to the series may offer you more information about the class
outline and rationale. For additional information, you can visit:
www.umassmed.edu/cfm
INSTRUCTOR:
Carol A Jakus, MA, MSW, LICSW; Contemplative Psychotherapist for over 25 years
in the Seattle area; Adjunct Faculty at both The Leadership Institute of Seattle
(LIOS) and Bastyr University. Experienced yoga Instructor and meditator for over
30 years. Carol has had extensive training to teach MBSR through The University
of Massachusetts, Center for Mindfulness. She has offered the class to both the
general public as well as to professional organizations and in clinical settings
for nearly 15 years. For more information about the class and to register,
contact Carol at: 206-755-9313
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