What is This course about?

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The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) is an 8-week course created by Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn.  It incorporates formal meditation, yoga and strategies to reduce stress, pain and create a more peaceful life. With more than two decades of published research, MBSR has demonstrated that regular mindfulness meditation practice brings about measurable lasting changes in health and brain function associated with memory, focus, empathy and stress. Studies have indicated that MBSR helps:

 

• Stress

• Anxiety 

• Depression

• Quitting Smoking

• Insomnia

• Headaches

• Chronic pain

• Fibromyalgia

• High blood pressure

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what can i expect from this course?

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The MBSR 8 Week Program – 30 Hours

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• Weekly instruction in mindfulness meditation practices in a non-religious context

• Group discussions and activities enhancing everyday awareness and quality of life

• Strategies to deal with the daily challenges of stress, anxiety and chronic pain

• Gentle stretching and mindful movement

• Daily home assignments, work book and practice recordings

• All day retreat that integrates all of the practices

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when?

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February:          20th          27th

March:              6th             13th            20th             27th

April:                  3rd             10th

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Timing:              7:00 - 9:30 pm

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All Day Retreat:          Friday, 2nd April 2021,  10:00 am to 5:30 pm

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Where?

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The Intercontinental Hotel Marina Studio

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How much?

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Full price is AED 1,280

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To reserve your place: Contact info@yogahouse.ae  for a free pre-program orientation. This session is a required part of the course, enabling you to experience and learn about MBSR and explore whether this program is right for you.

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