Mindfulness Based Stress Management Course

Finding Contentment and Personal Growth in the World we Live In.


Dates:

Tuesdays March 25-May13 6-8pm


This Mindfulness Based Stress Management course is an evidence based, educational, secular program modeled on the 8-week course as originally developed in the late 1970s at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD.

This 8-week course teaches participants the fundamentals of Mindfulness and how to cultivate coping strategies for dealing with stress and life’s daily challenges. In addition, Mindfulness is about waking up to our lives as we learn ways to pay attention on purpose, providing the opportunity to step out of Auto Pilot and live life more fully.

Why Mindfulness?

In addition to learning ways to manage both short and long term stressful life events, participants who implement the Mindfulness practices as learned in these programs often report the following:

Ability to slow the ruminating mind and catastrophic thinking.
Increased awareness for changing unskillful habits.
Mitigation of the effects of chronic pain.
Greater energy and enthusiasm for life.
Improved self-esteem and overall personal growth.
Sleep quality improvements.
Management of mindless eating.

What to Expect in Each Class:

A 2 hour participatory experience that includes Instructor presentations, guided group discussions, home practice reviews and introduction to and practice of guided Mindfulness meditations. Meditation practices include the Body Scan, Gentle Yoga Movement (mind-body awareness), Seated and Walking Meditation, and Loving Kindness/Compassion meditation.

Included in this Course:
Support through the provision of extensive course reading materials, guided meditation audio tracks, and on-line supplemental resources.
Home Practice Guides
An In-Person Day of Mindfulness Retreat

Your instructor is committed to and skilled at creating a safe, supportive, and deeply engaging environment providing unlimited email access for support throughout the program.
This challenging life-affirming course requires a solid commitment for optimal and long-lasting benefit.

Fee:
$375 General Public
$350 UNC Affiliates currently employed but the University or Healthcare System
$285 Participants repeating the course within 12 months
$250 Currently enrolled Undergraduate and Graduate students
Limited scholarship support may be available

Questions: Email the instructor at paulah@email.unc.edu