Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an in depth eight week course in meditative awareness designed to help participants develop skillful ways of relating to the challenges of everyday life through the consistent practice of opening to present moment awareness.
This course is based on the pioneering work of Jon Kabat-Zinn. With decades of research, the course has proven to offer significant benefits including the ability to cope more effectively with stress; reduced levels of anxiety, pain, depression and fatigue; and an improved sense of self, energy and enthusiasm.
The MBSR course will invite you to:
- Attend to experiences with kindness and compassion.
- Access your natural capacity to care for yourself.
- Cultivate awareness of the mind-body connection.
- Learn how to regulate your nervous system during times of stress.
- Engage in a healing and empowering experience.
- Practice being in the moments of your life rather than caught up in the past and future.
The 8 class container of the course provides a safe space for meaningful connections as we practice and learn together.
Location:Â Crows End Retreat – 6430 Squire Court, San Luis Obispo
Free Orientation: Wednesday February 5 at 6pm
The 8 Week Course: Saturdays, 10am-12:30pm from February 8 – March 29
Day of Mindfulness:Â Sunday March 16, 10am-4pm
Cost: $300 for new participants, $200 for past participants.
Need based scholarships are available.
To begin registration complete the MBSR Form below. After submitting the form Laura Liss will contact you from lauraliss@verizon.net.
The next Introduction to Mindfulness Course dates, times and location tba.
Need based scholarships are available.
This course is for those who are curious about mindfulness and how to bring it into daily life. The condensed format combines meaningful topics with guided practices that can be applied to everyday situations to help build resilience, cultivate kindness and open to the joy that arises when we are present in the moments.
Each week new topics and practices will be introduced such as:
- the power of pausing
- mindful eating
- mindful communication
- sitting meditation
- stress reactivity and emotional resilience
- accessing natural awareness
- walking meditation
- kindness and compassion
- mindful movement
This course provides a foundation for understanding and experiencing mindfulness and can be a stepping stone to deeper practice and participation in the more comprehensive MBSR 8 week course. It can also be a refresher for those who have taken mindfulness classes in the past.
