MBSR Online Guided Meditation Circle

MBSR Online Guided Meditation Circle

Join us for a free guided MBSR meditation practice!

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an effective, scientifically researched method for reducing physical and psychological suffering while building resilience, balance, and peace of mind.

Rooted in wisdom teachings of Zen Buddhism, Hatha Yoga, Vipassana and Advaita Vedanta as well as evidence-based western psychology developed by Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn, it encourages the cultivation of present moment awareness through various meditation, yoga and introspective writing practices.

Learning to practice mindfulness provides a way of relating directly with whatever is happening in and around you from an open and non judgmental state of being. It helps cultivate non-striving, deactivate stress response, and regulate the nervous system. It provides a way of taking charge of your life, of consciously and systematically noticing and responding rather than reacting to your own stress and pain.

Scientific research at medical and research centers around the world suggests that MBSR can positively and often profoundly affect participants' lives. Benefits include:

• Stress reduction
• Decreased medical symptoms
• Improved self care
• Greater ability to manage anxiety and depression
• Loosening of the grip of negative habits and thinking
• Improvement in symptoms of burnout
• Clearer recognition of when your attitude or mood is beginning to change so you can become less reactive.
• Discovery that difficult and unwanted thoughts and feelings can be seen from an altogether different perspective – a perspective that brings with it a sense of compassion and less judgment to the suffering you are experiencing.
• Improved sense of well-being: Learn how to be present and appreciate the simple pleasures of everyday life, connect with yourself, and the experience of being alive

The more you practice, the better it gets! ALL are welcome.

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