mindfulness-based stress reduction
mindfulness courses in london
The next course runs in Holborn, central London, on
| 6 November | 1.30pm to 5.30pm |
| 20 November | 1.30pm to 5.30pm |
| 4 December | 1.30pm to 5.30pm |
| 18 December | 10.30am to 5.30pm |
The final session includes an "all-day" retreat.
The course costs £250, which includes all teaching sessions, the retreat session, workbooks and audio CDs. There are a limited number of concessions at £175 available.
You can read more about the course below.
If you have any questions about it, do email Michael or call him on 01223 365057.
You can book, either by clicking on the yellow button below or by downloading a booking form from the link below that and posting it to us with a cheque.
The mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme is designed to help you learn new ways of handling difficult physical sensations, feelings and moods.
The course we teach is an amalgamation of the MBCT course, developed by Segal, Williams and Teasdale and the MBSR course developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in the USA.
The core skill that you will learn is ‘mindfulness’; a way of paying attention, on purpose and non-judgementally, to what goes on in the present moment in your body, mind, and the world around you. Mindfulness can enable you to see things differently, undoing mental and physical knots and tensions. It can increase your sense of personal confidence, of having more options and more strength to face the different challenges in your life.
Most people completing MBSR programmes report that they gain lasting benefits, such as:
- more energy and enthusiasm
- a greater capacity for relaxation
- more self-confidence
- an increased ability to handle stressful situations
The course consists of 4 fortnightly classes of up to 25
people working together as a group. On it, you will learn several key
mindfulness practices and have the chance to discuss these and your
experience of them in the group. Home practice is an important part of
the course, and each participant is required to undertake to do 40 to
60 minutes of this, six days per week, between each class. The course
is led by Michael Chaskalson.
distance learning
For those who can't find a course local to them, a distance learning option
is available. This course comprises 9 x 45 minute telephone sessions.
Homepractice is an important part of all our courses and
participants should be ready to undertake at least 45 minutes of this
for 6 days of every week that the course runs.
For more information, contact Michael by email or phone him on 01223 365057