Self understanding, emotional intelligence, stress reduction
Practicing mindfulness can enrich your life
Practicing mindfulness involves both formal and informal practices including meditation, mindful eating and mindful communication. It is through repeated practice that habits develop and skill emerges.
Our feelings, often intimately interwoven in our perceptions, how we see things, or don't see them, determines in large measure how we respond. It is not the circumstances in our lives that cause stress, but rather how we relate to them that has the power to trigger or not trigger a stress reaction. The triggering of stress reactions has a powerful influence on both our short and long term health – physically, mentally and emotionally. By choosing to mindfully notice, observe and pay attention to our perceptions, we afford ourselves the opportunity to respond thoughtfully instead of reacting unconsciously. This ability, the skill to choose to respond, and how and when to respond, is pivotal for effective sustained stress management. What does the class involve?Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class is an 8-week intensive training in mindful meditation, based on ancient healing practices, developed in 1979 by researcher Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where Jeanne completed the mindfulness training in 2015. MBSR is considered the "gold standard" stress intervention, and is offered in Centers for Integrative Medicine, hospitals and clinics around the world.
MBSR gives us the opportunity to cultivate lifelong tools to help relieve pain, manage anxiety, cope with illness, increase productivity, improve sleep, sharpen focus, and feel a deeper sense of peace. The MBSR course begins with a one-hour introductory meeting, and 8 weekly 2.5-hour classes, with a full day silent retreat, for a total of 27 hours of class time. |
"I didn’t know what the class was about, but it’s about meditation, about being mindful of your surroundings. It makes you slow down in a way, and makes you look at yourself on the inside. That’s a good thing. I got a lot out of it ... Today I had an experience, I was in the park, I stopped and closed my eyes a little bit, and listened to how quiet it was, then when I opened my eyes I saw the trees, how big they were, the bark, the leaves, the colors, how far the limbs are up in the tree. ... Jeanne got me doing that now, I appreciate that." Dave, Labre Center for men dealing with homelessness |
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Jeanne can tailor mindfulness classes for classrooms, schools, workplaces or organizations. Begining with a needs assessment interview and a written proposal outlining the specifics regarding frequency of classes and topics to be addressed.
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