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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction This internationally acclaimed course developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn comes to Chelmsford! Course Description: Learn to deal with stress, pain and illness in this highly structured, comprehensive and engaging program that teaches the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness involves cultivating the art of paying attention in a particular way to one's experience from moment to moment with both curiosity and wonder, and in the process, letting go of attachment to unhealthy mind, body, and emotional states. This learning assists in accessing powerful inner resources for actively participating in one's personal well- being. Studies validate that MBSR participants may experience many benefits including: • Enhanced immune function • Decrease in stress related symptoms • Increased ability to relax • Enhanced communication in relationships • Enhanced management of chronic illness symptoms • Balance in mind body states • Enhanced self-awareness and self- management skills • Greater ability to respond to both long and short term stressors and more Dates & Times: 8 Wednesdays Mar 18 - May 6 6 – 8:30pm 1 Saturday Apr 25 9am – 3pm Location: 313 Littleton Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824 at the Westford Pilates studio Price: $400 materials included For questions and to register: Contact the instructor Carole Legro [email protected] 978-994-5705 CEUs Approved for 21 Category 1 CEUs for Social Work More info at www.WestfordPilates.com
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
This internationally acclaimed course developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn comes
to Chelmsford!
Course Description:
Learn to deal with stress, pain and illness in this highly structured, comprehensive and engaging program that teaches the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness involves cultivating the art of paying attention in a particular way to one's experience from moment to moment with both curiosity and wonder, and in the process, letting go of attachment to unhealthy mind, body, and emotional states. This learning assists in accessing powerful inner resources for actively participating in one's personal well-being.
Studies validate that MBSR participants may experience many benefits including:
• Enhanced immune function
• Decrease in stress related symptoms
• Increased ability to relax
• Enhanced communication in relationships
• Enhanced management of chronic illness symptoms
• Balance in mind body states
• Enhanced self-awareness and self-management skills
• Greater ability to respond to both long and short term stressors and more
Dates & Times: 8 Wednesdays Mar 18 - May 6 6 – 8:30pm
1 Saturday Apr 25 9am – 3pm
Location: 313 Littleton Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824 at the Westford Pilates studio
Price: $400 materials included
For questions and to register: Contact the instructor Carole Legro [email protected] 978-994-5705
CEUs Approved for 21 Category 1 CEUs for Social Work
More info at www.WestfordPilates.com
About Carole Legro [email protected]
978-994-5705 Carole Legro is a mind-body educator and psychotherapist with over 30 years experience inviting individuals to experience the meditative arts. Carole is an RN with an MA in clinical psychology/ organizational development and has taught mindfulness for research studies at Harvard University, Mass General Hospital and the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical Center. She has taught the benefits of stress reduction and mindfulness to leaders in business, healthcare, education and to individuals and groups with chronic pain, catastrophic illness, depression and anxiety.
