From 6:00PM to 8:30PM

Mindfulness is a powerful tool, helping one develop a different relationship towards stress and the ability to more skillfully navigate through life’s inevitable challenges. This practice of moment to moment awareness and waking up to one’s life with clarity and deeper insight untaps essential inner resource for living a happier and more balanced life… with greater contentment, inner peace and ease.MBSR or Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is a highly structured, eight-week, evidence-based program that offers secular, intensive mindfulness training to assist people with a host of stress-related physical, emotional and psychological conditions. It is a practical approach, which uses a combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness, yoga and the exploration of patterns of behavior, thinking, feeling and action. This 8- week structured class and full day mindfulness retreat, along with ongoing practice, trains attention and cultivates awareness, helping us to utilize of our inner resources and providing us with the positive coping tools we need to become strong and resilient in both body and mind.MBSR was developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in the late 1970s by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and is now offered in medical centers, hospitals, and clinics around the world as the gold standard for mindfulness training. Since its inception, there has been a tremendous amount of research coming out of Harvard, UCLA, Stanford, UW-Madison and many other institutions providing insight into, not only how MBSR is helpful and how MBSR works, but also how it actually can change our brains for the better through positive neuroplasticity. You will find a plethora of this research at the American Mindfulness Research Association or www.goamra.orgMindfulness as defined by Jon Kabat-Zinn is: Paying attention in a particular way, to what is actually happening in the present moment, on purpose and with an attitude of curiosity, kindness and without judgment.Reduced Rate Options and Financial Assistance are always available! Classes fill quickly and early registration is recommended to secure a space in the upcoming spring class beginning April 23rd.Register online at www.mindfulnesstc.com or call 231-342-9634

Location: The Mindfulness Center of Northern Michigan, LLC, 934 S Garfield Ave, Traverse City, MI 49686

Website: http://www.mindfulnesstc.com

Phone: 9999999999