MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION

8-week course on Zoom
Classes meet Wednesday evenings: 6-8:30 pm ET, January 22 - March 12
FREE orientation: January 14 or 15 (details below)
All-Day Class: Saturday, March 1st, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm ET
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​​Would you like to relate differently to the stressors in your life?

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based experiential eight-week mindfulness training program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979 and is currently shepherded by the Brown University Mindfulness Center.

MBSR was originally offered to hospital patients whose doctors had done all they could to treat their serious illnesses with traditional medical interventions. Jon Kabat-Zinn's program offered them a different kind of intervention using formal mindfulness practices (a body scan, meditation, gentle yoga, walking) and inquiry to help them develop the skills to relate differently to the stresses in their lives.
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In the 40 years since it's inception, tens of thousands of people have participated and benefited from the program - not just patients dealing with the stress of illness but people from all walks of life dealing with the day to day stress of our modern lives, which at times can seem like too much to handle. MBSR is today the most scientifically researched and utilized mindfulness program in the world.

Classes consist of formal mindfulness practices (a body scan, meditation, gentle yoga, walking) and group processing with practical education about stress physiology as a way of training people to relate differently to the stresses in their lives and to relate differently to each moment of their lives. There are ongoing practice assignments every day of the program - consisting of these formal practices as well as informally cultivating a kind and purposeful - mindful - attention to daily activities, whether it is eating, brushing one's teeth, taking a shower, bathing one's children, riding the subway, or walking the dog. 
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INTEGRATIVE HEALTH & WELLBEING AT NEW-YORK PRESBYTERIAN/WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
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COURSE SCHEDULE & COMMITMENT
- FREE orientation & program overview: Tuesday, January 14th at 9:30-11 am or Wednesday, January 15th at 6-7:30 pm
(attendance at one orientation is required for enrollment)
- classes meet on Zoom Wednesday evenings from 6-8:30 pm starting January 22nd to March 12th
- All-day class on Zoom Saturday, March 1st from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm ET
- Daily home practice assignments for 45-60 minutes each day


REGISTRATION
For participants with a New York residence, the Integrative Health Department accepts most insurances. Your insurance may cover the 2.5-hour group sessions but you will be responsible for a specialist co-payment per session. You will also be responsible if you have a deductible or co-insurance. If you are not already a patient with the Integrative Health Department, you must become an established patient by having a virtual intake appointment with a nurse practitioner prior to the start of the program.

If you do not live in New York, the program cost is $425. This will be charged at the first class and is non-refundable if you choose not to continue with the program after the first class.

For any questions and to register,
​click below to email Medical Assistant, Mary Acosta
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What types of skills do people develop in MBSR courses?
Some of them include:
Practical coping skills to improve one's ability to handle stressful situations
Methods for being physically and mentally relaxed and at ease
Gentle full body conditioning exercises to strengthen the body and release muscular tension
Becoming increasingly aware of the interplay of mind and body in health and illness
Facing change and difficult times in life with greater ease


Why take an MBSR Course?
Everywhere you look there are classes, seminars and apps offering to teach mindfulness and meditation. With so much to choose from and so many options seemingly simpler, less expensive and time consuming, why choose to take Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction?

That's a really good question! Here are four reasons:

1.  Ongoing direct contact with an experienced, certified teacher
2.  40 years of research establishing MBSR as the gold standard of Mindfulness Based programs
3.  The opportunity to deepen your understanding of how to bring mindfulness into all aspects of daily life
4.  Last, but not least, becoming part of a community of practice… a place to bring questions, challenges, insights and learn and grow with others.

Join the community of people worldwide who have benefited from MBSR!

​Have additional questions? Please feel free to to reach out by email or phone.
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