MINDSTAY

A four week program designed to help you learn the core foundations of mindfulness meditation and to establish a solid personal meditation practice. Learn meditation to manage anxiety, stress and addictive behavior

Course Learning Outcomes

• What is meditation and what are the different types

• Learn the definition and basic concepts of contemporary mindfulness practices

• Learn how to practice mindfulness: formal and informal practices

• Discuss the seven attitudinal foundations of mindfulness

• Learn about the science supporting mindfulness and its benefits,

• Learn about neuroplasticity and the changes in brain structure after meditation

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• Learn and practice the core meditation techniques: focused attention (awareness of breath ) , open monitoring ( vipassana) and loving-kindness

• Proper posture and setup for meditation

• Develop or refine your own personal long-term mindfulness meditation practice

Stress has been associated directly with the development of chronic illness such as cardiovascular disorders, hypertension, obesity, anxiety and depression.Over the last couple of decades, thousands of research articles have been published establishing the efficacy of practicing mindfulness as a way of reducing stress and improving medical and psychological symptoms.

Mindfulness meditation develops inner tools that help you manage stress more effectively, relax and feel calm, cope with difficult situations and improve attention, memory and performance. It has also been scientifically proven that mindfulnes helps reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, reduces blood pressure, prevents heart disease. Mindfulness also helps improve sleep, manage obesity and eating disorders and many other addictive behaviors.

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Guided by experienced instructors, the program is highly experiential and includes inquiry exercises to enhance awareness in everyday life, group dialogue and daily home assignments.