Mindfulness
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): 8 Week Program
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) was founded 30 years ago at the University of Massachusetts Medical School by Jon Kabat Zinn, and is the gold standard for learning mindfulness meditation. MBSR is taught worldwide, and is the best researched mindfulness program there is.
Research has shown that in 8 weeks this practice can change the brain, increasing thickness in the frontal and prefrontal cortex, which in turn supports memory function and attention as well as emotional resilience and self awareness. Consistent, daily practice of mindfulness has also shown to decrease symptoms of depression and anxiety, as well as decreasing stress levels and issues related to chronic pain.
MBSR is an 8 week program, participants meet for 2 and a half hours once a week with a full day retreat (7 hours) in the middle. People who take the program commit to 45 min of home practice a day.
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Benefits Of Regular Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness involves the cultivation of present moment awareness. This cultivation can be compared to cultivating a garden. A healthy garden grows when certain qualities of patience, curiosity, and allowing are present. With gentle effort and care the gardens we cultivate eventually bring forth nourishment and gifts. Mindfulness practice supports this cultivation of healing and growth.
Helps To Alleviate Symptoms of Anxiety
Regular mindfulness practice has been linked to greater feelings of well-being which alleviates worry and anxious thinking. Studies have shown that mindfulness reduces habitual negative mind states created by depression, anxiety, stress, rumination, thought suppression, perfectionism and shame. Mindfulness therefore increases positive mind states that include, life satisfaction, happiness, connectedness, self-confidence, curiosity and gratitude.
As cited from (Zessin, Dickhauser & Garbadee, 2015).
Improves Memory and Cognitive Function
Mindfulness practice has been shown to increase the size of the hippocampus which is the part of the brain that is associated with memory capacity.
Cited from Dr. Mark Sherman, M.D
Studies show that a regular mindfulness meditation practice can increase grey matter density in areas of the brain associated with learning, self awareness, emotional intelligence, interoception, and compassion. (Lazar, 2005; Britta Holzel, 2011).
Cited from Dr. Mark Sherman, M.D
Mindfulness and MBSR
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