Who Should Consider this Program?
 
Anyone seeking a higher quality of well-being. MBSR has been proven to be helpful for those living with stress, pain, anxiety and panic, fatigue, depression, cancer, heart disease, gastrointestinal distress, insomnia, and other chronic conditions. 

What is Mindfulness? 

Mindfulness is about paying attention, on purpose, moment by moment, with non-judgment. It is a discipline that strengthens the mind's ability to stay focused on what is happening right here, right now. It is recognizing when your attention wanders, noticing where it has gone, and gently, kindly bring it back to the present moment.
 
 What is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction? 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, or MBSR, is a program developed at the University of Massachusetts in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn, a molecular biologist, who spent decades practicing meditation. MBSR helps you better understand and work with all the stresses in your life — physical, psychological and social. It's an education-based class in which you learn to bring the practice of mindfulness into your daily life, in both formal and informal ways.

The curriculum consists of a range of formal mindfulness meditation practices including breathing techniques to elicit relaxation, body scan, sitting meditation, walking meditation, gentle and mindful yoga, eating meditation, mindful listening, and loving-kindness meditations. You will leave the course with a toolkit of mindfulness practices to make your own.

 What is Adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction?
 
Based on patient surveys and feedback, most people felt overburdened committing to a 2.5-hour session weekly, but still want to have the experience of the program. So we are offering the same program curriculum with a smaller class size to enhance the individual attention to each participant in the program. This allows us to shorten the time requirements and make it a more manageable program to fit into your busy schedule.

The Interactive Learning Modules Include:
· The attitudinal foundations of mindfulness
· How our perceptions of the world influence our experiences and attitudes
· How our bodies react to stress and ways to reduce the negative effects of stress
· How our interpersonal expectations and communications affect us​
·How we can use mindfulness tools to enhance all of our relationships
 
What Does the Program Consist Of?
· 8 meetings, once per week, for 8 weeks, 90-minute each, at FSIM (and Zoom)
· 30 minutes of  home practice each day
· One full day of mindfulness

Cost of Full Program?
The tuition for the program is $500 for the course, and a full day of mindfulness

All Classes will be in Zoom and at FSIM. 
Day/Time: Wednesdays, 6-7:30 PM
September 27th - November 15th, 2023
A full day of mindfulness on Saturday,  November 4th, from 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM
All sessions will be recorded if you happen to miss a session