Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): A 9-Week Meditation Training Course

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an intensive, intimate, internationally-renowned mindfulness training course, modeled after the classes offered at the Stress Reduction Clinic developed almost 45 years ago by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.

It’s one of the best ways to not only learn meditation from the ground up, but to establish a lifelong daily practice. (It’s also a wonderful way for long-time practitioners to deepen their understanding and commitment to their practice!)

Along with mindful dialogue/communication, mindful eating exercises, and a wide range of mindfulness techniques – including sitting and walking meditations, gentle yoga, and relaxing body scans (each of which can be modified to suit different body types and conditions), you are provided with a deep, experiential, integrated learning about the many and varied ways in which you can harness the power of your mind and body to reduce pain, stress, and illness, establish your own unique daily practice, and create more joy and ease in your life.

The TEACHER: Shell Fischer, founder and guiding teacher of Mindful Shenandoah ([www.mindfulvalley.com](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mindfulvalley.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR29U8a_qEWHC8H8qOYxcJTgtatXSBAyZBPPuxrV6ZQ0fZrGP_HEj5CZusw&h=AT0IUl3UyOFJcl1jQYX2sEgB6Opx6ZNC9RcdD1xP8gs9LA1_b9O9s8W9JBdnf-V95VBzb0e1WFdwXjSMlv2QoHn0JY4sD_od2uBMA3FZfNdNet9eP9xeJOk9ZTtXd7587-pHGE0o7R_SuQkHMGetrL4&tn=q&c%5B0%5D=AT2tttJZWS66wNxsEVHccjKvFosK7-LK4Ck1tEQQLJtItf3JO1wSS4_nldvRNOEM4z0pW5YXkky_fiJh-Cb4-Gi_HKGaMVBY83tmMHpZkJdd59CjgD9oQcEr03D-b4F1KsP8Zc7t6cQCzmGdYhAdlDUjynIt)) offers more than 30 years of extensive mindfulness practice and study. She is a Buddhist teacher, trained in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition at Naropa University – the nation’s leading contemplative university – and in the Theravadan Vipassana (Insight) tradition by Dr. Tara Brach – one of the world’s foremost Insight teachers. She is a graduate of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher-training program led by Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of MBSR and the Stress Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Prior to teaching, Shell wrote about mindfulness and yoga for national magazines.

WHEN & WHERE:
Sept. 10 – Nov. 12, 2023
Sundays, 1-3:30 p.m.
Healing Lane Yoga Studio, Winchester, VA *(No class Oct. 8)
A half-day retreat included in this workshop will be Sun. Oct. 22 from 1-5 p.m.
*The $560 fee for the workshop includes eight 2.5-hour classes, audio recordings, extensive class materials, and the half-day retreat.

SOME TESTIMONIALS:

Shell guides her MBSR courses with wisdom, knowledge, and compassion. I’ve learned so much in this course, in such a short amount of time. I wish I’d had the opportunity years ago to learn the coping techniques Shell offers to deal with life’s stressful situations. Through her course, I have gained the tools to truly make a difference in my life . . . tools for the past, present, and future; tools for bringing peace and health into my mind, body, and spirit. I urge all to participate in this life-changing course. It has greatly reduced my stress, and improved my health by illuminating my being with more compassion for myself and others.

Shell’s MBSR workshop has been a game changer for me. The course gave me valuable tools that I can use the rest of my life to manage stress, pain, illness or just about anything that comes my way. These mindfulness tools have enhanced the moment-to-moment experiences and perceptions of my everyday life. Also, Shell presents the class in a warm and caring environment that facilitates learning and deep exploration. I would highly recommend this course to anyone, regardless of your life situation.

*TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MBSR, read studies, articles, and testimonials about these workshops, or to REGISTER, please visit the website.