2/1/2012 From: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Resource: Amethyst Room Learn new strategies to release stresses of the season and a new sense of calm. Following a short review about the latest mind-body meditation research, learn about this innovative and effective program, meet the program leaders. Bring your questions. The session includes some short meditation experiences. NOTE: Participation in this introductory session is not required for participation in the program and is not part of the 8 week program. Cost: FREE DETAILS ABOUT THE COURSE: You will be taught the same 8-week series that forms the basis today for the key research studies with meditation. Its structured educational approach offers mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga as the core of its program to guide people to take better care of themselves and to live healthier and more adaptive lives. People who have participated in MBSR have found help with a range of physiological and stress-related conditions including chronic pain, IBS, migraine headaches, high blood pressure, cancer, sleep disorders, anxiety and depression. Mindfulness is as simple (and as difficult) as living in moment-to-moment awareness. It is invoked by first paying close attention to your breath and then to every other aspect of your life. MBSR provides training in meditation, mindful-yoga, and relaxation to mobilize your mind/body resources to work with stress, pain, and illness in new ways that can promote growth and healing. Its success requires a strong commitment to daily practice. FULL PROGRAM BEGINS February 8, 2012 [more information]
