Description

$475 standard fee$295 supported fee - for those with financial need, use coupon code MBSR295To finalize your registration after making online payment, please submit the required questionnaire forms prior to orientation. Fill out and return them by email to uwhealthmindful@uwhealth.org or by mail to UW Health Science Drive Medical Center. Forms are linked below.
All adults are welcome.
This course is designed to introduce mindfulness meditation as a way of reducing stress, and developing greater balance, ease and fuller participation in your life. Mindfulness is a way of learning to relate directly to whatever is happening in your life including the challenges of stress, pain, illness, change, and everyday demands.
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based program, developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979 and offered at UW Health since 1993. MBSR training entails 28 hours of instruction, through weekly group meetings (2.5-hour classes) and one daylong weekend session. The course includes guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices, gentle stretching, mindful yoga, inquiry and application into experiences of daily living, group dialogue, home assignments and audio recordings.
What is required?

• A willingness and commitment to take time for yourself each day through a gentle and challenging home practice of meditation and its application in your daily life.
• Class attendance. Each class includes guided meditation experiences as well as time for reflection and dialogue in a supportive and relaxed environment.

Potential benefits?

• A greater appreciation for life and an increased ability to cope effectively with stressors and concerns
• Decreases in both physical and psychological symptoms
• Improvements in energy and enthusiasm for life

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This session will follow CDC guidelines and UW Health screenings that are in effect at the time of the class session.

Age Category

Adult

Location

SDMC 1111A at Science Drive Medical Center

Instructor

Sarah Shatz, LCSW