Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Daylong

We had a beautiful class yesterday. As a teacher, it was a wonderful opportunity for me to share the practice of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) with students eager to learn how to take charge of their health and well-being. What always amazes me is the inherent wisdom that always seems to come out of the mouths of students when they're given an opportunity to sit still and develop a sense of presence and wakefulness. It's a joy to see people opening up.

The day was also a wonderful opportunity for me to team teach with my teaching partner Suvanna Cullen. We teach well together, and I believe we get better at it the more we teach. Student evaluations were quite positive. Early next year, we'll be offering an 8-week course in MBSR, including a daylong. Please refer back to this blog or our website (stressreductionatwork.com ) for more information on the 8-week MBSR course, and for dates. That should be soon.

Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

"Inhabiting the present moment"

MBSR Daylong

A introductory class of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
with Suvanna Cullen and Bill Scheinman
Saturday, November 15, 2008
9:00 a.m. to 4:30
San Francisco Buddhist Center, 37 Bartlett Street, between 21st and 22nd,
off Mission Street.

By persistently aligning ourselves with the present moment, we train our hearts and minds to be more awake and wise for the challenges of our lives. Join us for a day of meditation, gentle movement, and group discussion as we explore what it means to live our lives with embodied presence and awareness. Mindfulness meditation is the practice of deliberately paying attention to what arises moment by moment. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is the systematic application of mindfulness training to stress and to health problems related to it. The class consists of lead meditations, gentle movement exercises, reflection, question and answers periods, and group discussions.

To register: please click this link and follow the instructions.