Mindfulness Stress Reduction – MBSR Program – Saturday Afternoons, Orange County, CA, April 2020

Join us in Orange County, CA for this 8-week MBSR – mindfulness based stress reduction program. Our class meets for two hours each Saturday afternoon 2:00 – 4:00 pm with an all-day retreat on Sunday, May 17th.

MBSR is the most widely researched and highly acclaimed mindfulness curriculum. Designed to benefit anyone who wants to be able to handle stress more effectively and to enhance personal coping skills. Taught for more than 40 years to diverse populations around the world, MBSR will take you through a step by step program to understand the mind body connection and teach you skills to consciously and methodically create new approaches to deal with stress, pain, illness and the demanding challenges of everyday life. The course consists of weekly two hour classes and Saturday retreat. This highly participatory program includes:

• Guided instruction in Mindfulness meditation practices
• Gentle stretching exercises and mindful yoga
• Educational discussions on various aspects of stress and wellness
• Daily home assignments

As a result of attending this course, many participants report they:

• Better able to manage stress, fear, anger, anxiety and depression at home and at work
• Feel less judgmental and critical of themselves and others
• Experience more focus, clarity, enhanced decision making and executive function
• Improved communication skills
• Decrease the frequency and length of medical visits to healthcare providers and reduction in the use of prescription and non-prescription medications