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Tortoise Road Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Class

Learning to practice mindfulness provides a way of relating directly with whatever is happening in your life with more ease. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is designed to introduce ways to cultivate mindfulness.

When:

Mar 23, 20251:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Cost:

$400 for entire program
RSVP's and Advanced Tickets required for entry to this event.

MBSR is a 30-hour program taken over 10 sessions or classes. Participants meet once per week for 2.5 hours. The program will start with an orientation, and there will be a day-long retreat on March 15. Learn more on the Tortoise Road website.


Class Schedule

  • Jan. 12: Orientation
  • Jan. 26: Automatic pilot and the universal nature of habit patterns, the processes of perception and attention
  • Feb. 2: Perception and stress psychology and physiology
  • Feb. 9: Conditioning
  • Feb. 16: Recognize the reactivities toward experiences and its automaticity, habitual physical, emotional, and cognitive patterns in reactions
  • Feb. 23 Mindfulness-mediated stress response
  • March 9: Mindful relating
  • March 15: Day-long practice
  • March 16: Interacting with the world, skillful choices, and self-care
  • March 23: Mindfulness in everyday life

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