Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Classes Continue Free To Veterans.

Michael Brewer — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 08:19:27 +0000

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Upcoming Classes – Free to Veterans

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an experiential, manualized and evidence-based 8-week program that teaches a learnable set of skills in mindful awareness practices. Thanks to donations to the Mindful Veterans Project,

the classes are offered to veterans and their partners for free.

The next session begins this week.

We are offering 3 classes this session – Wednesday in Tucson,

Thursday in Green Valley, and Friday in Tucson. The Wednesday and Thursday

classes are open to the community and free to veterans and their partners.

The Friday class at the Tucson Vet Center is free and only open to women veterans.

Wednesday MBSR Tucson

Ada McCormick Building

1401 E. First St. (at Highland Ave.)

INTRODUCTION

Required Prerequisite for MBSR

Jan. 8 * 5:00 – 6:00 pm

8-WEEK CLASS

Jan. 8 – Feb. 26 * 6:00 – 8:30 pm

Sat. * Feb. 15 * 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Thursday MBSR

Green Valley

Anza Athletic Club

1490 N. Quail Range Loop, Building #4

INTRODUCTION

Required Prerequisite for MBSR

Jan. 9 * 4:00 – 6:00 pm

8-WEEK CLASS

Jan. 16 – Mar. 6 * 4:00 – 6:30 pm

Sat. * Feb. 22 * 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Friday MBSR – Tucson

for Women Veterans

Tucson Vet Center * 3055 N. 1st Ave.

INTRODUCTION

Required Prerequisite for MBSR

Jan. 3 * 6:00 – 8:00 pm

8-WEEK CLASS

Jan. 10 – Feb. 28 * 6:00 – 8:30 pm

Sat. * Feb. 15 * 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Taking an MBSR course requires a commitment to a change in lifestyle. The class meets for two to three hours every week and participants are asked to engage in up to an hour per day of home practice. Many people who are interested in learning mindful awareness skills do not wish to commit to making the time for the full MBSR program, others may presently lack sufficient stability to make the necessary commitment.

We now offer a drop-in meditation class at the Tucson Vet Center (3055 N. 1st Ave.) on Monday evenings, 6 – 7:30 pm. This class may be perfect for people looking for basic instruction in mindfulness meditation and/or MBSR graduates who want to keep their practice alive.

Thank you for your interest and your referrals.

Sincerely,

Dr. Teri Davis

Purple Mountain Institute

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Mindfulness Training Free To Veterans "You're Gonna Like The Way You Look"

Michael Brewer — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:05:15 +0000

Of all the therapeutic regimens and modalities I have experienced including TM, Gestalt Therapy, Biofeedback, Encounter Groups, Immersion Therapy, EST, Spiritual Retreats, VA sponsored PTSD programs; Mindfullness training and the consequent skill that is developed with daily practice, has more utilitarian impact on daily living than all the others. Given that conscious living is a soup dished up hourly, all the other philosophies and interventions are certainly of value, yet it seems as if Mindfullness just pulls them all together and adds to an equanimity that would otherwise not be accessible to the waking mind and all its friendly monkeys.

The teachers of this course are par excellance!

Mindfulness-Based
Stress Reduction
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Developed in 1979 by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
at the University of Massachusetts
medical school, this is a manualized,
evidence-based, 8-week program.
MBSR is highly participatory and
deeply engaging experiential learning.
Explore the interplay of mind and body
to mobilize inner resources for
learning, growing, and healing.
MBSR Info & Registration
Wednesday • May 2 or May 9 • 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Library, Ada McCormick Building
1401 E. First St. (at Highland Ave.)
MBSR 8-Week Program
Wednesdays • May 16 – July 4 • 6-8:30 pm
Library, Ada McCormick Building
1401 E. First S t . (a t Highland Ave.) Registration required
SPRING 2012 • MBSR PROGRAM
Facilitators
Drs. Teri Davis and Dana Ferris have participated in professional
training with Drs. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli, and have
completed training programs at the Center for Mindfulness at
UMass Medical School. Dana is a clinical psychologist.
Teri is a naturopathic physician and founder of
Purple Mountain Institute and the Mindful Veterans Project.
To Register:
Attend one of the introductory
classes on May 2 or 9
to pick up registration packet.
Bring completed packet to Class #1.
Suggested Donation for Registration: $300 (MBSR)
No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
Free to veterans thanks to donations to the Mindful Veterans Project.
Purple Mountain Institute*
120 S. Houghton Road
Suite 138 PMB 174
Tucson, AZ 85748
Teri Davis, ND • Executive Director
teri@welcomehomefreeclinic.org
520/624-7183
“It’s like the thoughts lost their hook,” says an OIF/OEF
veteran graduate of an MBSR class. “Before, they were just
ripping me. With mindfulness, it opens up the blinders,
and you realize (those thoughts) are
not the totality of your existence forever.”
*Purple Mountain Institute is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, EID# 31-1733820.
www.purple-mountain-institute.org
FREE
TO
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Classes Continue Free To Veterans.

Mindfulness Training Free To Veterans "You're Gonna Like The Way You Look"