Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
MBSR: An 8-Week Integrative Health & Empowerment Program
Registration Now Open Until Class Fills!
Mindfulness- Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an eight-week, 27-hour, health education course designed to empower participants to take an active role in the management of their health and wellness. The curriculum teaches body- mind awareness practices to assist people living with daily stress and those with physical or psychological related pain and illness. Read full course description below.
Register by scheduling a Meet & Greet call with Kari Today: Call (509) 393-0585 or click “schedule” button below and fill in form.
Fall ’24 Schedule:
Eight Tuesdays: Oct 15th to Dec 10th, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm (no class Thanksgiving week)
Plus “Day of Mindfulness Retreat” Saturday Nov 16th, 9 am - 3:30 pm.
Location: 400 Yakima St, Downtown Wenatchee. In The Little House Dharma Center
Cost: $400 - $600 Sliding Scale: 2 discounted spots @ $400 for those who need it, 1st come, 1st serve.
More about the MBSR Course
This curriculum is evidence-based and is considered the gold standard to reduce stress and enhance health and well-being. The last two decades of research around these practices has for the first time in our history given validity to this work, citing the real health improvements that can and do happen. Many thanks to Jon Kabat- Zinn, Ph.D., who pioneered this work in the late 70’s for patients at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. For more on the roots of MBSR and the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn. Your instructor, Kari Lyons-Price is a certified MBSR Teacher, via the non-profit, Mindfulness Northwest.
Research shows Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR):
Boosts the immune system
Reduces chronic pain
Increases attention and sharpens mental focus
Improves coping with conditions like depression and anxiety
Commitment
Even though all of our lives are full and challenges can and do arise that may thwart our best efforts, to receive the benefit from a program like MBSR, you must be ready to make your best effort. This means attending all eight class sessions, the full day of Mindfulness and engaging with the home practice as best as you can.
It is not recommended to miss more than one session. If you already know your schedule doesn’t allow to make it to class more than 6 times, then consider waiting until another quarter fits your schedule better.
The invitation is to bring a gentle but consistent effort with an open-mind and a spirit of interest and curiosity. The support from the instructor is always available to you, as is the recorded and written materials, and from the group itself, but the decision to commit to MBSR can come only from you.
Time & Place
We will meet 9 times total. Each week for 2.5 hours per week from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm and additionally for our Day of Mindfulness retreat day, from 9 am to 3:30 pm. We begin on October 15th and end on December 10th. The classroom opens 15-minutes before class starts. The course location is 400 Yakima Street, “The Little House Dharma Center” behind the Plaza Super Jet, in Wenatchee, WA.
Group Learning
While there are always benefits of practicing Mindfulness alone, and most have dabbled with app-based learning in this area, we like to emphasize the power of a group. When you are committing to learn a practice, like Mindfulness, and consider yourself a beginner, the power of a group can be a significant value add.
Your personal experience and growth will be anchored in the group experience, as you listen to and learn from one another throughout the 2-month program. If group learning is new to you, welcome in, and know that your participation is entirely up to you.
Time and time again we hear people say how supportive and rich the group setting is in their own learning process!
This Course Includes
A safe, supportive & structured learning environment
Guided mindfulness meditation practices
Group dialogue and discussions
Gentle stretching and mindful movement
PDF Workbook & access to home practice audio files
“Kari’s teaching, her particular ability to hold space for each of us individually and help us grow to our edges with such grace and compassion, was a gift. Her availability and support made the process easier and provided space to be vulnerable. Her non-judgement and acceptance of each of us made it easier to be compassionate with myself. The deep sharing of others in the group was invaluable in my own growth.”