Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Transform Your Well-being with MBSR: Embrace Mindfulness, Reduce Stress!
A comprehensive stress reduction program through mindfulness training, utilizing meditative practices, experiential learning, inquiry and neuroscience.
A scientifically studied, non-religious method developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, with over 40,000 participants worldwide.
The program spans 8 weeks, taking place every:
- Tuesday, 2.5 hours per session, from 6:30 PM (E.E.T) to 9:00 PM, starting on March 18th, 2025 (Romanian)
Limited to a maximum of 12 participants, conducted live, online via Zoom.
Facilitated by Judit Hardaut, MBSR accredited trainer, with Mindful Academy - Solterreno Spain.
In the fast-paced world we live in, stress has become an unwelcome companion. Imagine a life where stress doesn't control you; instead, you navigate through challenges with calm and resilience. Introducing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a proven program designed to empower you with tools for a more balanced and mindful life.
Transform Your Well-being with MBSR: Embrace Mindfulness, Reduce Stress!
A comprehensive stress reduction program through mindfulness training, utilizing meditative practices, experiential learning, inquiry and neuroscience.
A scientifically studied, non-religious method developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, with over 40,000 participants worldwide.
The program spans 8 weeks, taking place every:
- Tuesday, 2.5 hours per session, from 6:30 PM (E.E.T) to 9:00 PM, starting on March 18th, 2025 (Romanian)
Limited to a maximum of 12 participants, conducted live, online via Zoom.
Facilitated by Judit Hardaut, MBSR accredited trainer, with Mindful Academy - Solterreno Spain.
In the fast-paced world we live in, stress has become an unwelcome companion. Imagine a life where stress doesn't control you; instead, you navigate through challenges with calm and resilience. Introducing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a proven program designed to empower you with tools for a more balanced and mindful life.
Join us for the Next MBSR Course in 2024
Elevate your mindfulness practice with an accredited coach.
- October 1st - delivered in Romanian
Judit Hardaut
- Accredited MBSR Teacher (Mindful Academy Solterreno, Spain)
- Professional Certified Coach (International Coaching Federation)
but, first of all
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the experience of being awake and alive, here and now, aware of our sensations, thoughts, and emotions. And from this awareness, a consciously chosen possibility emerges to respond with gentleness, kindness, compassion, and love.
Why taking an MBSR course?
- You have the opportunity to experience firsthand how mindfulness practices work for you in an organized, structured, and safe group setting for a duration of 8 weeks, under accredited mindfulness teachers' guidance
- Created by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness, back in 1979, being the most scientifically researched mindfulness program
- Often referred to as the "golden standard" among the mindfulness programs
- You can take the first steps in learning meditation on a scientifically proven basis, free from any religious connotations and with specialized support
- Prerequisite for MBSR Teacher Training
Who Should Enroll?
MBSR is suitable for anyone interested in mindfulness practices. Great for beginners and refreshing for advanced meditators.
The program is designed for adults who are eager to explore how mindfulness can be applied in their lives. The skills are simple and easy to learn. No required any previous meditation experience.
MBSR is globally recognized as more of a complementary approach to medical and psychological treatments rather than a replacement for them. It has proven to be effective in helping individuals dealing with anxiety, work-related stress, family issues, financial situations, cancer, chronic conditions and pain, depression, eating disorders, fatigue, grief, headaches, heart conditions, high blood pressure, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorders, and sleep disorders.
What to expect?
- Increasing awareness through the development of a personalized mindfulness training practice, intentionally directing attention to the experience of each moment.
- Integrating attitudes of curiosity, receptivity, and empathetic/compassionate understanding towards our surroundings.
- Cultivating the option to step off "autopilot" and the tiring and overwhelming tendency of constant "doing" to create space for "being."
- Discovering our patterns of thinking and feeling and responding to stress in new, creative ways.
- Developing skills that will help us remain open to whatever we experience, whether positive or negative, pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. This allows us to respond to situations more attentively and from a state of presence, rather than reacting in difficult-to-control ways.
- We will find that we can relate to our experience in a peace-inducing manner without resisting challenging situations that we cannot change.
- For those aspiring to become MBSR instructors, this format is accepted as an initial step in MBSR Teacher Training programs.
How is MBSR organized?
- It is organized in the form of a workshop, involving a group of up to 12 participants who meet once a week, online via Zoom, over a duration of 8 weeks, in sessions of 2.5 hours each. Additionally, there is an extra day for a retreat in the second part of the program, the date of which will be determined collaboratively with the group.
- Every week, participants are required to engage in daily practice at home, outside of the actual meeting day. This practice involves doing the meditations used in that specific week, sent by the trainer in audio format (mp3). This daily activity takes between 30 to 45 minutes each day (formal + informal practices). These daily practices contribute to an experiential learning for the participants.
- Home practice plays a crucial role in the course dynamics, so I warmly recommend considering whether you can commit to a practice of approximately 45 minutes/day. Mindfulness is an experiential practice; the benefits are observed through practice, not through intellectual activities like reading or learning. To support your home practice, I will send you an email at the beginning of the course with Participant Material, and each week you will receive recordings of the meditation(s) to practice for that week. Home practice involves listening to guided meditations sent by the trainer (formal practices), self-reflection and note-taking about your experience, as well as practicing informal activities (eating mindfully, walking mindfully, etc.).
The 8-week MBSR Content
Structured path, step by step approach, safe and sustained inner journey
"For me, this course has been a revelation. I had read about mindfulness and listened to presentations, I had practiced many relaxation techniques, but this course was entirely special. First and foremost, I was impressed by the intimate and gentle space in which Judit 'received' us, where I felt free to express myself, even though I am a more sensitive person. Secondly, the meditations we practiced were exceptional compared to what I had tried before, somewhat more challenging, but they helped me greatly to anchor myself in the present and become more aware. Somewhere along the way, I discovered a switch through which I transition from thoughts to reality, into the here and now, which helps me greatly to fully experience each moment. For me, it's an important step forward because I used to dwell in thoughts and live on autopilot, missing important moments in life. Additionally, I discovered self-compassion within this course and kindness towards myself, which helped me to love myself in a more authentic way. Therefore, I thank Judit for the opportunity to participate in this course and for guiding a heart meditation within the group; I felt honored. I hope we meet on as many mindfulness-related occasions as possible! ❤️”– Iulia
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