| March 18, 2018 Mindful News Our Silent Retreat I'd like to express my gratitude to all our MBSR class participants and MBSR graduates for attending our silent retreat last Sunday! This was the first retreat I've ever lead where we had the opportunity to experience, first hand, how to be with the "very" unpleasant, when many witnessed the assault of a homeless man in the middle of Andrews Avenue. That happened at the end of our third mindful walk in Stranahan Park, at a time when many of you were reporting a steadily increasing openness to experience as the day was progressing. To witness that on our way back in to our last meditation of the day, and to drop back into stillness was, to say the least, a challenge. I could see expressions of anger, judgment, fear, and sadness in your faces. My MBSR teacher training taught me that, although it is important to stick to the curriculum, we need to be flexible and provide "what is needed in the present moment". By using a combination of metta phrases, gentle stretching to return to the body, and awareness of our thoughts and emotions, I believe we were able to let life live through us. Thank you for your staying with us, and for putting your trust in us and the program! Photos courtesy of our mindful photographer, Juan David Guerrero Silent Retreat Heros Juan Guerrero Kara Lyons, PhD Eric Lloyd, MD Thank you Juan David, Kara, Eric, and all others for all you did to mindfully assist in caring for the injured homeless man, and for your fellow retreat participants. You all truly embodied "mindfulness in action"! Upcoming Events 7 hour workshop: Your Brain on Mindfulness with Sharon Theroux, PhD Friday, May 4, 9:00 to 4:00 Meditation practices have become more widely accepted in the United States over the past 20 years, largely due to extensive research that shows its effectiveness for reducing stress and negative emotions in a myriad of conditions, including chronic pain, cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, and anxiety. In this experiential workshop, participants will be guided through 3 mindful meditation practices used in evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions: Body Scan , Mindful Eating , and Sitting Meditation . Following each meditation, participants will explore its effects on the mind/body connection. Then we will discuss the latest research that explains how each practice affects the brain to reduce suffering and enhance well-being. Early Bird sign up ends March 31! Learn More here Sign up for General Public Sign up for 7 CE/CPE Live Online Mindful Eatin g Support Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 Diets don't work! Eat Right Now is a 28-day app-based program that could really help improve your relationship with food. It was created by Judson Brewer , interim director at the Center for Mindfulness at UMASS. I am accepting sign-ups for my weekly live group classes that will support those participating in this program, beginning April 9 . Come to my free orientation on Monday April 2nd from 6 to 7 pm via Zoom, to find out more about it! More info here Free Orientation sign up Program sign up Weekly Hourly Meditation Drop-ins Piero at Yoga Source Coral Springs $17/class (discounts available) Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Mondays, 9:00 a.m. Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays, 6:00 MBSR Graduate Master Class Series! Earn up to 8 CE/CPE! Learn more here Sign up here For all MBSR graduates, we now have a new 8-week series that delves deeper into the science of mindfulness. We will meet on Tuesday evenings, beginning June 11, from 7:15 to 8:45 via Zoom. We will have 15 minutes of practice, 15 minutes of inquiry, and 60 minutes of discussion on a range of topics . Cost is $240 for the 8 weeks. We would love to see you there! Our MBSR Summer Schedule is out! Free Information Sessions: Mon, 6/4/18, 10:30 am at Yoga Source in Coral Springs with Piero Tues, 5/29/18, 1:30 pm at Yoga Source in Plantation with Sharon Wed, 5/30/18, 6:00 pm at Boca Raton Physical Therapy with Sharon Thurs, 5/31/18, 6:45 pm at Back to Health in Ft Lauderdale with Cina Sat, 6/2/18, 10:30 am at Boca Raton Physical Therapy in Boca with Piero Summer Classes Begin: Mon, 6/11/18, 10:30 am at Yoga Source in Coral Springs with Piero Tues, 6/1218, 1:30 pm at Yoga Source in Plantation with Sharon Wed, 6/13/18, 6:00 pm at Boca Raton Physical Therapy with Sharon Thurs, 6/14/18, 6:45 pm at Back to Health in Ft Lauderdale with Cina Sat, 6/16/18, 10:30 am at B oca Raton Physical Therapy, Boca with Piero Click here to Sign up! Share your story with us, We would love to hear any insights of what you are learning as you continue to explore your life in a mindful way. If you are inclined, please send us your personal stories to post in future newsletters by clicking here. |
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I'd like to express my gratitude to all our MBSR class participants and MBSR graduates for attending our silent retreat last Sunday! This was the first retreat I've ever lead where we had the opportunity to experience, first hand, how to be with the "very" unpleasant, when many witnessed the assault of a homeless man in the middle of Andrews Avenue. That happened at the end of our third mindful walk in Stranahan Park, at a time when many of you were reporting a steadily increasing openness to experience as the day was progressing. To witness that on our way back in to our last meditation of the day, and to drop back into stillness was, to say the least, a challenge. I could see expressions of anger, judgment, fear, and sadness in your faces. My MBSR teacher training taught me that, although it is important to stick to the curriculum, we need to be flexible and provide "what is needed in the present moment". By using a combination of metta phrases, gentle stretching to return to the body, and awareness of our thoughts and emotions, I believe we were able to let life live through us. Thank you for your staying with us, and for putting your trust in us and the program! | |
Photos courtesy of our mindful photographer, Juan David Guerrero | |
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Thank you Juan David, Kara, Eric, and all others for all you did to mindfully assist in caring for the injured homeless man, and for your fellow retreat participants. You all truly embodied "mindfulness in action"! | |
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7 hour workshop:
Your Brain on Mindfulness
with Sharon Theroux, PhD
Friday, May 4,
9:00 to 4:00
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Meditation practices have become more widely accepted in the United States over the past 20 years, largely due to extensive research that shows its effectiveness for reducing stress and negative emotions in a myriad of conditions, including chronic pain, cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression, and anxiety. In this experiential workshop, participants will be guided through 3 mindful meditation practices used in evidence-based mindfulness-based interventions: Body Scan, Mindful Eating, and Sitting Meditation. Following each meditation, participants will explore its effects on the mind/body connection. Then we will discuss the latest research that explains how each practice affects the brain to reduce suffering and enhance well-being. Early Bird sign up ends March 31! | |
Live Online Mindful Eating Support
Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00
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Diets don't work! Eat Right Now is a 28-day app-based program that could really help improve your relationship with food. It was created by Judson Brewer, interim director at the Center for Mindfulness at UMASS. I am accepting sign-ups for my weekly live group classes that will support those participating in this program, beginning April 9. Come to my free orientation on Monday April 2nd from 6 to 7 pm via Zoom, to find out more about it! | |
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Weekly Hourly Meditation Drop-ins
Piero at Yoga Source Coral Springs
$17/class (discounts available)
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Sundays, 10:30 a.m.
Mondays, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesdays, 6:00 | |
MBSR Graduate Master Class Series!
Earn up to 8 CE/CPE!
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For all MBSR graduates, we now have a new 8-week series that delves deeper into the science of mindfulness. We will meet on Tuesday evenings, beginning June 11, from 7:15 to 8:45 via Zoom. We will have 15 minutes of practice, 15 minutes of inquiry, and 60 minutes of discussion on a range of topics. Cost is $240 for the 8 weeks. We would love to see you there! | |
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Our MBSR Summer Schedule is out! | |
Free Information Sessions:
Mon, 6/4/18, 10:30 am at Yoga Source in Coral Springs with Piero
Tues, 5/29/18, 1:30 pm at Yoga Source in Plantation with Sharon
Wed, 5/30/18, 6:00 pm at Boca Raton Physical Therapy with Sharon
Thurs, 5/31/18, 6:45 pm at Back to Health in Ft Lauderdale with Cina
Sat, 6/2/18, 10:30 am at Boca Raton Physical Therapy in Boca with Piero
Summer Classes Begin:
Mon, 6/11/18, 10:30 am at Yoga Source in Coral Springs with Piero
Tues, 6/1218, 1:30 pm at Yoga Source in Plantation with Sharon
Wed, 6/13/18, 6:00 pm at Boca Raton Physical Therapy with Sharon
Thurs, 6/14/18, 6:45 pm at Back to Health in Ft Lauderdale with Cina
Sat, 6/16/18, 10:30 am at Boca Raton Physical Therapy, Boca with Piero | |
Share your story with us, | |
We would love to hear any insights of what you are learning as you continue to explore your life in a mindful way. If you are inclined, please send us your personal stories to post in future newsletters by clicking here. | |
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