MY MINDFULNESS COMMUNITY (new) Serves the Guelph, KW and Cambridge area. The My Mindfulness Community, meets once a month to learn new mindfulness practices. The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is the meditative awareness of the body, heart and mind. Mindfulness is very effective in reducing stress, the difficulty is remembering to do the practice. This is where being in Stress Reduction group, makes the difference. This group is ideal for beginners and everything is optional.
BENEFITS The benefits of this program are not limited to those experiencing stress: the tools and techniques learned in this program are beneficial in the treatment of many conditions, including chronic pain, anxiety, depression, anger management, post-traumatic stress disorder, addictions, and relationship issues.
PROGRAM The MBSR program helps participants to identify stressors in their lives, modify behavior to interrupt stress-producing cycles, and meet life situations with increased awareness and options for action.The program includes guided meditation, guided instruction in gentle mindful movement, guided instruction for a body scan and exercises to enhance everyday awareness.
HOW: Mindfulness Practice will be supported in 7 ways: 1. Sets a 3 month commitment 2. Monthly gatherings as a group 3. New MBSR Topic & Tips each month 4. A new My Mindfulness Community website 5. Lots of practice time at each monthly gathering 6. Email's to support our practice throughout the month 7. An optional practice partner to develop awareness practice
COST: The $95 class fee also includes: * Meditation & Body Scan CD * 3 months of Training & Practice * A Stress Reduction Practice binder * A Stress Reduction "Log-It" notebook * Weekly Stress Reduction Tips & Topics E-News Letter
WHEN: ($95 for 3 months) * Wednesday, Sep-24, 6:30-8:30pm * Wednesday, Oct-29, 6:30-8:30pm * Wednesday, Nov-26, 6:30-8:30pm * Tuesday, Dec-30, 6:30-8:30pm (classes are usually the last Wednesday of Every month)
CONTACT: 519-648-2985 or email StressReductionTraining@gmail.com, (everyone is welcome :-)
About Ross Clark Ross has been interested in meditation for over 33 years. He has studied Eastern meditation in Asia and with many Western teachers. He enjoys the the wisdom that bothe the east and the west have to offer in stress reduction training.
Ross has completed the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He has also completed the Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) teacher training at the University of Toronto and is a member of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Suggested reading: Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body & Mind to Face Stress, Pain, & Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn
MORE ON MINDFULNESS: Mindfulness refers to the concept of developing awareness in the present moment, without judging or evaluating your experience. By training in Mindfulness, we create an inner space and clarity that enables us to control our minds regardless of external circumstances. Mindfulness helps us to strengthen our connection with the present moment, by developing the ability to notice when our thoughts have pulled us away, into the past or into the future. ==================================================================================