This YouTube video of Jon's mindfulness talk at Google is a great introduction as well as a refresher of mindfulness practice. Take the time to watch and practice with him and I think you will see why he has been so successful in bringing this practice not only into the mainstream medical world but also to "regular" folks like you and me.
Just click on the link below and enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Comments from MBSR students
"This class has helped me to, each day, live mindfully. I am more comfortable in "letting life unfold" and being aware of what is going on around me...and inside me."
Connie
"This course helped me discover the space within myself to better emotionally navigate my life."
Paul
"This course has provided me with the tools I was looking for to make the positive changes I wanted to make in my life."
Sharleen
"I began the MBSR class series during a difficult period in my life. I now use the mindfulness practices which I learned in the class to help me stay grounded and focused."
Patrick
"This program has helped me be more relaxed and mindful of the things around me. I highly recommend this class to anyone who has stress in their lives and wants to be more aware of themselves and of life altogether."
Tia
"This program has taught me that it is not being selfish to take time for myself. It has also taught me how to relax and to focus on my emotions. I am grateful for these insights."
Margaret
"Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction taught me many things, and one in particular was how to meditate...while being kind to what my body and mind were feeling."
Carol
Connie
"This course helped me discover the space within myself to better emotionally navigate my life."
Paul
"This course has provided me with the tools I was looking for to make the positive changes I wanted to make in my life."
Sharleen
"I began the MBSR class series during a difficult period in my life. I now use the mindfulness practices which I learned in the class to help me stay grounded and focused."
Patrick
"This program has helped me be more relaxed and mindful of the things around me. I highly recommend this class to anyone who has stress in their lives and wants to be more aware of themselves and of life altogether."
Tia
"This program has taught me that it is not being selfish to take time for myself. It has also taught me how to relax and to focus on my emotions. I am grateful for these insights."
Margaret
"Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction taught me many things, and one in particular was how to meditate...while being kind to what my body and mind were feeling."
Carol
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Gratitude
What do you have to be grateful for? It might seem like a funny question with all that is going on in the world these days, and it is an important question. So important that I believe we should be asking ourselves every day.
When we choose to focus our attention on what is going right, instead of what is going wrong, our bodies respond in a beneficial and healthy way. Our heart and respiration slow, our blood pressure lowers, our muscles relax, and the levels of stress hormones coursing through the body decrease. The simple act of practicing gratitude encourages the body to move into greater balance and promotes wellbeing.
Cultivating thankfulness also allows us to soften our hearts and our attitudes, as we open up to this moment and appreciate its fullness. Rather than just counting your blessings, you might want to take the time to savor each one - bringing each one fully into your awareness for a moment - and take note of the sensations you experience in the body as you do so.
Just a few minutes of this practice each day can have a profound effect on the quality of your life. Try it and see.
When we choose to focus our attention on what is going right, instead of what is going wrong, our bodies respond in a beneficial and healthy way. Our heart and respiration slow, our blood pressure lowers, our muscles relax, and the levels of stress hormones coursing through the body decrease. The simple act of practicing gratitude encourages the body to move into greater balance and promotes wellbeing.
Cultivating thankfulness also allows us to soften our hearts and our attitudes, as we open up to this moment and appreciate its fullness. Rather than just counting your blessings, you might want to take the time to savor each one - bringing each one fully into your awareness for a moment - and take note of the sensations you experience in the body as you do so.
Just a few minutes of this practice each day can have a profound effect on the quality of your life. Try it and see.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Getting Started
Many of us are feeling overwhelmed and depleted. Family issues, politics and war, the economy, our jobs, our health, all occupy our thoughts. We worry about the future and may be obsessed with things in our past. All of these concerns weigh us down and we may not know how to start caring for ourselves in such challenging times.
It can be as simple as taking one or two minutes, a couple of times per day, and just stopping. Stopping doing whatever you are doing. Closing your eyes if you can, taking a deep breath in and then letting it out. As you sit (or stand or lie down), noticing that you are breathing, that there is an in-breath and an out-breath. Noticing the sounds that are present in this moment. Bringing awareness to the sensations in your body. And then, just letting yourself be for a minute or two...
When you are done, pay attention to how you are feeling now. Do you notice a difference from just a couple of minutes ago? This is how it feels to be present. Being present is one of the best ways to start caring for yourself-more on this later. For now, just practice "being" a couple of times a day and see what happens...
It can be as simple as taking one or two minutes, a couple of times per day, and just stopping. Stopping doing whatever you are doing. Closing your eyes if you can, taking a deep breath in and then letting it out. As you sit (or stand or lie down), noticing that you are breathing, that there is an in-breath and an out-breath. Noticing the sounds that are present in this moment. Bringing awareness to the sensations in your body. And then, just letting yourself be for a minute or two...
When you are done, pay attention to how you are feeling now. Do you notice a difference from just a couple of minutes ago? This is how it feels to be present. Being present is one of the best ways to start caring for yourself-more on this later. For now, just practice "being" a couple of times a day and see what happens...
Sunday, September 30, 2007
DISCOVER
Discover the powerful interplay of your mind and body:
• Cope more effectively with short and long-term stresses
• Increase your ability to relax
• Achieve lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms
• Reduce pain levels and enhance ability to cope with pain that may not go away
• Improve your ability to enjoy life.
• Commit Now to improving your life.
Participate in the Stress Reduction Program and access through daily practice and regular class attendance a new way of being. A new way of being You in the world.
• Cope more effectively with short and long-term stresses
• Increase your ability to relax
• Achieve lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms
• Reduce pain levels and enhance ability to cope with pain that may not go away
• Improve your ability to enjoy life.
• Commit Now to improving your life.
Participate in the Stress Reduction Program and access through daily practice and regular class attendance a new way of being. A new way of being You in the world.
MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR)
Learn Mindfulness, a way of relating directly to the events in your life, of consciously and systematically working through experiences. Develop healthy and positive approaches to handling stressful challenges, whether they are physical or emotional. By enrolling, you will discover:
• Practical tools and skills for handling stress
• Adaptable Relaxation Methods
• Gentle exercises to strengthen and condition your body as well as release tension
• The interplay of mind and body in health and illness
• How to take responsibility for your own health
• Ways to face change and difficult times with greater ease
• Greater balance, control and peace of mind
• Practical tools and skills for handling stress
• Adaptable Relaxation Methods
• Gentle exercises to strengthen and condition your body as well as release tension
• The interplay of mind and body in health and illness
• How to take responsibility for your own health
• Ways to face change and difficult times with greater ease
• Greater balance, control and peace of mind
BECOME
Become the change agent of your life. Receive support and instruction as you participate in this deeply engaging course. This life-affirming class is offered in 8 weekly sessions. New sessions begin every Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer term.
Orientation Sessions are offered free of charge and are a prerequisite to program participants. Some employers provide reimbursement for wellness programs.
In addition to regularly scheduled classes, we offer:
• Customized and private classes
• Personal and professional consulting.
Orientation Sessions are offered free of charge and are a prerequisite to program participants. Some employers provide reimbursement for wellness programs.
In addition to regularly scheduled classes, we offer:
• Customized and private classes
• Personal and professional consulting.
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