There is not much question about our daily exposure to a hyperkinetic world. We all know well that many of those we deal with at work and socially are vibrating at a level that does not promote calm and level relationships.
The World Heath Organization reports that the cost of stress to American business is approximately $300 billion a year. The cacophonous milieu of politics has intruded the workplace and the sports arena’s and the kitchen table. We would do well to learn how to “chill” as our children used to advise.
Well there is a Chill Program in town. It called Mindfulness and it appears to be spreading across the nation. The classes like the ones offered here, have been taught to veterans for the past five years at the recommendation of VA Psychologists. Thanks to Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), the author of Mindful Nation, the value of this instruction has spawned testimonies galore in the Veteran Community.
When Transcendental Meditation swept the college campuses in the early 1970’s, the seeds were laid for the western culture to profit from ancient techniques like meditation and mindfulness. For myself it was a way to meet girls! Reading Alan Watts, about Zen and Eastern ways was also a way to present myself in a fashion that was not quite as bellicose as a Marine. It worked then and it works now. Low blood pressure and a smile make for happy relationships, and Mindfulness training can deliver just those attributes.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Developed in 1979 by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
at the University of Massachusetts
medical school, MBSR 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.
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
open to all, free to veterans and their partners
REGISTRATION • Dec. 18 • 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Library, Ada McCormick Building
1401 E. 1st Street (at Highland Ave.)
8-WEEK CLASS • Jan. 8 – Feb. 26 • 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Saturday • Feb. 15 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Library, Ada McCormick Building
1401 E. First St. (at Highland Ave.)
Facilitator
Dr. Teri Davis has completed professional training
with Drs. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli, as well
as training programs at the Center for Mindfulness
at UMass Medical School. A licensed naturopathic
physician, she is the founder of Purple Mountain
Institute and the Mindful Veterans Project.
WINTER 2014 • MBSR for vets • Jan. 3 – Feb. 28
REGISTRATION • Jan. 3 • 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Tucson Vet Center • 3055 N. 1st Avenue
8-WEEK CLASS • Jan. 10 – Feb. 28 • 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Saturday • Feb. 15 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tucson Vet Center • 3055 N. 1st Avenue
To Register:
Attend one of the Info & Registration
classes, 6 – 8 pm, Dec. 18 or Jan. 3.
Pick up registration packet.
Bring completed packet to Class #1.
Suggested Donation for MBSR Registration: $500
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, 138 -174
Tucson, AZ 85748
Teri Davis, ND • Executive Director
teri@welcomehomefreeclinic.org
520/624-7183
Words From MBSR Graduates
“. . . complete change in my understanding of how I can participate in my
own wellness. I have specific, tangible methods for coping with stress
and challenges now, which I’ve never had before . . . . It was so very helpful
to me that I would recommend it unconditionally.”
“I learned how to be more compassionate with myself.
To note a thought as just a thought, an emotion just an emotion –
I do not need to act or react to them.”
*Purple Mountain Institute is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization, EID# 31-1733820.
www.purple-mountain-institute.org
MEDITATION
Mondays • 6:00 – 7:30 pm.
Tucson Vet Center
3055 N. 1st. Avenue
TAI CHI
Wednesdays • 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Ada McCormick Bldg.
1401 E. 1st. St.
MBSR – WEDNESDAYS
Free to veterans
and their partners.
1401 E. 1st Street
MBSR – FRIDAYS
Free to women veterans.
Tucson Vet Center
3055 North 1st Avenue
Free to Veterans
FRIDAY EVENINGS
free, open to women veterans only
SPRING CLASS: MARCH 12 – MAY 2
