MBSR Mindfulness
MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction)
Two courses in the Summer / Autumn 2012 Programme one on Thursday morning and one on Thursday evening.
Summer:
Thursday 10th May - 5th July (6.30pm - 8.30pm)
Full Practice day: Saturday 23rd June
Autumn:
Thursday, 27th September - 22nd November (10.30am 12.30pm or 6.30pm - 8.30pm)
Full Practice day: Saturday, 24th or Sunday 25th November
Please see the calendar for details, or download the flyer.
Mindfulness based stress reduction, or MBSR, is structured course that teaches participants how to practice mindfulness through simple meditation and yoga practices. Developed over the past 30 years, courses teaching mindfulness have been extensively researched and found to have helped many people deal with a wide range of difficulties from chronic pain to mental distress. It also offers a way of developing positive mental qualities and mental wellbeing.
Mindfulness has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to help prevent relapse in depression. It is taught in a non-religious format and does not require belief in any spiritual tradition. The programme consists of one orientation session followed by eight two hour sessions in consecutive weeks. You will learn the skill of mindfulness using experiential exercises and gentle yoga movements alongside a variety of mindful meditations. This will be supported through teaching and group discussion.
Participants will be encouraged to develop their own daily mindfulness practice and will be given a practice to do at home 6 out of 7 days, for approximately 45 minutes per day. You will be provided with audio CDs and a workbook. In joining the course you will be making a commitment, as best you can, to attending all sessions and doing the daily home practice. Making time for this can, at times, feel stressful but we encourage you to work with these difficulties, they are an important part of your journey.
Please note: Participants need to commit to attending all sessions.
Venue: Tara Room, Jamyang Buddhist Centre, 43 Renfrew Road, London SE11 4NA
www.jamyang.co.uk
Course Cost
£200 (150 concessions): This includes: Introductory evening talk, 8 week course, one full practice day (lunch included), plus guided meditation CDs and a workbook
Accessibility:
· The course is mobility impaired and wheelchair accessible;
· Unfortunately we have no induction loop technology nor people trained in BSL (+British Sign Language) on site but the course is accessible to the hard of hearing and lip readers;
· the content of the course does not rely on visual presentations so is accessible for the blind and partially sighted.
