The fall Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starts September 11th and I will be co-facilitating with psychiatrist, Dr. Neil Levitsky. Visit his website for some very useful resources on cognitive therapy www.cognitivetoronto.com
Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention in the present moment. This helps us to relate differently to life problems, and conditions such as Depression and Anxiety, opening us to the possibility for change, reducing our reactivity.
Mindfulness is not something that you have to “get” or acquire. It is already within you – a deep internal resource available and patiently waiting to be reawakened and used in the service of learning, growing and healing.
The main way we formally practice mindfulness in this program is through various forms of meditation and gentle yoga. These are practiced at home; you can expect about an hour a day of homework.
Our next course is starting on Wednesdays, from September 11th to October 30th, 5:00-7:30 pm, and one Sunday session from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on October 13th. All sessions will be held at the Yonge Lawrence Centre for Counselling and Consulting. We are now accepting enrolment for the upcoming MBSR course in the spring. To register please contact Dr. Neil Levitsky (416) 515-7741
For more information: click HERE for MBSR Fall Session 2013
For all current and past participants we will be holding our retreat on October 13th. RSVP required.
Here is an interesting article entitled Mindfulness Meditation Training Changes Brain Structure in Eight Weeks
