Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

8 week workshop

Location:  Public Health Sudbury & Districts, 1300 Paris Street, Sudbury
Dates: Tuesdays, April 30 - June 25, 2019
Time:: 6:00 - 8:30pm
To register contact: hello@mindfulnessontherocks.ca

MINDFULNESS is the awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally. (Kabat-Zinn). Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is an 8-week, 10-session evidenced based program consisting of 31 hours of direct instruction, originally developed by Jon Kabat Zinn & taught by qualified MBSR teachers.

WHY PEOPLE PURSUE MINDFULNESS TRAINING AND PRACTICES

• personal wellbeing – approach life with more composure, energy, understanding, enthusiasm
• professional development – strengthen skills of concentration, clarity, equanimity
• integration into workplace wellness - improve focus, resilience, capacity to recover more quickly from challenging events
• to assist in the management of illness, pain, chronic conditions

Cost: $475.00 - includes 31 hours of instruction, practice recordings, written instruction, and a certificate of completion. Payment is due following the Orientation Session

• In partnership with Living Healthy Northeast (Chronic Disease Self-Management Program), health care workers will receive $200.00 reimbursement through a special funding grant supported by the North East Local Health Integration Network. This is provided upon successful completion of the 8-week MBSR program.

To register and more information, please email hello@mindfulnessontherocks.ca