Co-sponsored by the Sutter Center for Integrative Holistic Health * Call 530-304-4341 or email: stressreductionprograms@gmail.com for further information.
Enrollment procedure, forms, cancellation policy and online payment option. Click here.
To for more info contact instructor Denise Dempsey at 530-304-4341 or email her at StressReductionPrograms@gmail.com.
CLICK HERE FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
Classes are held quarterly. They run 8 week-day evenings plus one all-day class held on a weekend.
Meeting weekly, class consist of training in meditation, gentle yoga and relaxation. There are periods of experiential practice, lecture and discussion.
Tuition: $360
Cancelation Policy: See here or below.
The tuition includes eight classes, an all-day retreat, a workbook and meditation and yoga CDs. Graduates may attend future alumni meditation groups and stress reduction retreats for free.
You must pay in advance of the first class.
For more information or to register, call instructor Denise Dempsey at
programs@gmail.com
*MBSR Cancellation Policy for 8-Week Class
Cancellations: No charge if cancelled by the orientation class.
Once the class has begun, we will issue a refund for:
• 75% of the fee if notice is given after the first class
• 50% of the fee if notice is given after the second class
No refunds will be issued after the third class.
The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program is designed to help participants heal by entering into a new relationship with, essentially, the present moment. An experiential and intensive eight week training program, MBSR offers a powerful, integrative approach for tapping into and mobilizing innate inner resources for healing and well-being. Participants can develop a life-affirming approach to living with many stress-influenced conditions such as anxiety, anger, depression, headaches, high blood pressure, sleep disturbances, and gastrointestinal problems.
Mindfulness is the practice of cultivating non-judgmental awareness in day-to-day life. It helps us cultivate our potential to experience each moment, no matter how difficult or intense, with serenity and clarity. By feeling better, sleeping better, increasing our ability to cope with stressful situations, improve self-esteem and renew enthusiasm for life and work one can feel more alive and joyful and gain immediate access to powerful inner resources for healing.
Based on the methods of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. at the UMass Medical Center and featured on the Bill Moyers’ PBS documentary, “Healing and the Mind,” these courses are now taught at over 200 medical centers in the United States and in Europe. it is considered one of the most reliable ways to learn how to use mindfulness and meditation to form new skills for living well and enjoying life, regardless of it's ups and downs.
(No physician referral is necessary in order to take this program.)
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What can I expect after learning MBSR?
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Two decades of published research indicate that the majority of people who complete the MBSR course report:
- An increased ability to relax
- Greater energy and enthusiasm for life
- An ability to cope more effectively with both short and long-term stressful situations
- Major improvement in pain-related anxiety, depression, hostility, and the tendency to become preoccupied with painful sensations in both body and mind
- Lasting decreases in difficult physical and psychological symptoms
- Reductions in pain levels with an enhanced ability to cope with pain that may not go way
Click here for Enrollment Instructions and Form
Class postponed until September 2013
(Paying by check saves the instructor PayPal processing fees. If you are able to pay by check and can submit it with your enrollment materials it is helpful for keeping costs for the program down.)