Presents the
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
and Relaxation Program
   

Hot Topics 
   
  This Stress is Killing Me

  Managing Stress

  Learning Mindfulness

  Turning Liabilities into Assets

  Enhancing Performance

  Achieving Relief
 

 

“The course was not only career changing, but absolutely life changing.”
Jackie Siefert,
Director of Sales and Reservations,
America West Airlines

 

“I feel calmer, more centered and more in control of life. I find myself being more accepting of what is happening in my life moment to moment.”
Mary Smith M.Ed, M.C., RN

 

“The course helped me achieve a state of calmness and alertness that transfers directly into my professional life. I'm better able to handle the daily stress of work, as well as the crisis situations without the physical and mental toll these events placed on me in the past.”
Jo Lou Spleth,
Advertising and Marketing Communications/APS

 

“I have always been convinced that everyday stresses affect our health. After taking the course, I am more convinced than ever. This is a very important program for anyone who wants to lower their risk of disease - including heart disease, cancers and even common colds. More importantly, by supporting our overall health, it allows us to experience life more fully.”
Burt Webb, M.D.

 

“I would have never, in my wildest dreams, believed that a class so simple would change my life in ways that keeps on making me more alive, aware, productive and happy.”
Donna Barrett Gilbert,
Motion Picture Hair Stylist,
Emmy Award Designer

 

“I took the class to enhance my athletic performance and got much more. My workouts take less effort with better results. The class had the same effect on my work. I am better equipped to think more clearly under the constant pressure of deadlines and have achieved higher levels of productivity.”Sue Berliner,
Publisher of SWEAT,
Competitive Athlete

 

“... in August, 1994 1 had several episodes of severe pain that were a direct cause of previous surgery and STRESS. This course has given me BACK awareness and the ability to see how stressful situations affect me. The miracle is not to turn it inwards. I am releasing and relaxing for the first time in many years.”
Patti Milliron

 
 
WELCOME TO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!
 

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction CourseThis program in stress reduction is based on the current program at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. The program was founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., and has been ongoing for over thirty years. During this time, more than 20,000 individuals have participated.

The core program takes the form of an eight-week course in which you undergo training in a class-like setting in the daily discipline of mindfulness stress reduction and its applications in everyday life. Prior to enrollment, each prospective participant is evaluated in an individual hour-long interview during which time relevant history is obtained and the program and its requirements outlined. A comprehensive description of the program and a detailed presentation of the approach to the stress reduction practice are provided in Full Catastrophe Living - Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness, by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. Dr. Kabat-Zinn and his Stress Reduction Program were presented on the Bill Moyers PBS Special called Healing and the Mind in an hour-long segment.

Briefly, the purpose of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction "MBSR" course is to teach people a way to take care of themselves that would complement other health-oriented activities. The stress reduction practice is a systematic approach to mobilizing one's own inner resources of mind and body for coping, for growing, for healing, for moving to greater levels of health and well-being, and for taking charge in new ways in one's life.

The majority of people who have participated in the University of Massachusetts' Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program report lasting decreases in both physical and psychological symptoms. Pain levels also improve and people learn to cope better. The majority also report an increased ability to relax, greater energy and enthusiasm for life, improved self-esteem, and an increased ability to cope more effectively with both short and long-term stressful situations.