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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program

 

" I am one step closer to accepting and loving myself and the world exactly as we are, in all of our messy beauty.” S. Marynowski

 

 

MBSR at Shands Hospital

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
with Nancy Lasseter, Ed.S., LMHC Shands Arts in Medicine Contemplative Arts Program Coordinator & Tammy Bernard, M.Ed., RYT Shands Arts in Medicine Yoga Instructor

Six Wednesdays: March 21st, 28th, April 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th
from 5:30 - 7:30 pm
in the Shands South Tower CCRC Family Room on the first floor
Includes a Day of Mindfulness Saturday April 14th from 9:30am – 4:30 pm.

Fee: $80 for Shands staff, $160 for non-staff

19 CEUs available for Nurses, LCSWs, LMHCs, and LMFTs*

*Sorry, no partial credit given. Must attend all classes including the Saturday March 26th Day of Mindfulness to receive credit.
This class is open to everyone in the community

Why Learn Mindfulness Meditation Practices?
Scientific evidence reveals that we can add neurons to the parts of our brain that are most active when we feel happy and alert. Evidence shows that MBSR grads have done this. Happy people, it turns out, live longer, achieve more success, maintain stronger relationships and lead healthier lives. These are pretty good reasons to devote six weeks of your life to this program. Mindfulness meditation is happiness training. It is not about trying to empty the mind of all thoughts. Rather, it's about learning how not to get caught up in the same-old-stories that constantly fill our minds; stories that often result in unhealthy feelings and reactions. It’s about training our minds to choose healthy responses to life’s stressors.

MBSR 6 week program includes:
• Guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
• Gentle stretching and introductory mindful yoga
• Group dialogue
• Daily homework assignments
• 4 CDs and a practice manual
• Full Day of Mindfulness

Registration Questions & More Program Information
  • Email Nancylasseter@bellsouth.net.
  • Use the Contact link in the upper left area
  • Call  Nancy at  352-222-2052
  • Use the Registration Form (which includes cost information). This requires Adobe Reader -Get it now

    • Nancy Lasseter has been teaching MBSR in the Gainesville community since 2004. In addition to her work as Contemplative Arts Coordinator at Shands Arts in Medicine, she has a small private practice as a Mental Health Counselor specializing in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for anxiety, depression, self esteem issues and eating disorders.

    For more detail about MBSR and other MBSR program, visit the Center for Mindfulness web site at: http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/index.aspx

    *Shands HealthCare Department of Nursing & Patient Services is an approved provider of continuing education by the Georgia Nurses Association (Provider FBN#2612), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.