Mindfulness Courses
Mindfulness training cultivates the ability to pay attention to inner and outer experiences without the harsh, self-critical voice. By intentionally orienting our lives towards the present moment, we experience more joy in what the world is offering us right now instead of deferring happiness until some time in the future.
Mindfulness based stress reduction
Do you feel burned out, overwhelmed, sick and tired? Does it seem like you’re missing out on the important things in life? Job, family, health, kids and the state of the world weigh you down and you feel stuck on a treadmill of stress.
For those feeling caught in the web of life’s stress, this course is for you. This MBSR course has a vast body of research to support its efficacy. It’s been shown to reduce stress, help manage clinical symptoms and pain, and to support better health through boosted immune function and healthy habits.
This course will teach you to wake up to small beauties and pleasures; reduce the tendency to stress and worry; and to respond wisely and compassionately to people and events.
The course consists of 8 weekly classes (2 ½ hours each) and one all-day session on a weekend, usually between the 6th and 7th class. This is an experiential course and daily home-based practices are an integral part of the training. An orientation session is held prior to the class start date and is a prerequisite for participation.
Mindfulness for School Teachers
Would you like to integrate mindfulness into your school community? The Mindful Foundation for Teachers course is inspired by the popular MBSR and MBCT courses, but streamlined for busy faculty and staff.
This course, designed by the Mindfulness in Schools Project, trains teachers to integrate mindfulness into their personal life to increase resilience and reduce stress. Teachers who develop a regular practice and feel inspired to teach mindfulness to students can use this training as the prerequisite for a certification course, for either elementary or secondary age groups.
The course consists of 8-weekly classes (90 minutes each). Daily home-based practices of 20 minutes are an integral part of the training. Visit the link below to learn more about bringing mindfulness into your school community.
mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Do you struggle with low mood, despair, or a persistent, nagging unhappiness? Emotional distress may come from accumulated stress or from traumatic life events. Sadness touches us all from time to time, but if low mood has nagged you for any length of time, this course is for you.
For those with a history of major or persistent depressive disorder, this course is proven to rewire the brain for greater happiness, resilience and joy. Research-based MBCT has been shown to cut in half the risk of future clinical depression. It explores the role of ruminative thinking and habitual patterns and teaches a radically different way of working with the mind, body and habits.
The course consists of 8 weekly classes (2 hours each). This is an experiential course and daily home-based practices are an integral part of the training. An orientation session is held prior to the class start date and is a prerequisite for participation.
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