Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

8-Week Program Beginning Thursday, February 3, 2018

(25 hours CE available*)

Stress is seen by many as a "given" in today's world, but in fact it is neither normal nor healthy. Stress actually compounds difficulties in our lives, creating greater challenges for our health, relationships, work productivity, and more. Among the difficulties people report when they come to our mindfulness classes are stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, feeling out of control, chronic pain or illness, depression, and more.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD., is an eight-week program that systematically teaches mindfulness practices and therapeutic yoga to help reduce stress, increase well-being, and support health, healing and personal growth. The weekly meetings help participants integrate the practices into daily life.

Please note that while the class will be held at the FCM Center, it is important to point out that MBSR has been designed specifically to be non-denominational and, therefore, complements any existing religious or spiritual practice (or lack thereof).

Please visit our MBSR webpage for more in-depth information about our program.

Advance registration is required.

Fee: $300 before January 20; $350 after January 19. Limited scholarship funds are available.

Cancellation Policy: Full refund prior to Class 1 on February 3. No refunds after Class 1.

Course Components and Class Dates:

• 1 Orientation Class, 90 minutes (required) - Monday, January 29, 7:00-8:30 pm (the Orientation Class will be conducted live at the Tampa Center but may also be attended online using Zoom.
• 8 Weekly Classes, 2.5 hours - Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 11:30 am, February 3 through April 7 (no class February 24, and March 24 is the All Day Retreat)
• 1 All-Day Retreat, 7 hours - Saturday, March 24 from 9:00 - 4:00 pm

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Angie Parrish is a Qualified Teacher of MBSR as defined by the UC-San Diego Mindfulness-Based Professional Institute. She brought the fruits of her experience in mindfulness and meditation into her professional career as an employee benefits consultant for a wide variety of organizations, including many employee training programs. Angie has developed and taught classes on Mindful Communication, Mindfulness and Stress Reduction, Mindfulness and Money Management, and Introduction to Mindfulness classes for both the general public and for employee groups.

Angie has been a student of Buddhism and mindfulness for over 20 years. After a 1999 retreat with Thich Nhat Hanh, she became a student of Fred Eppsteiner's and a member of the Florida Community of Mindfulness (FCM). She is currently the Executive Director of FCM.

* Florida Community of Mindfulness, Inc. is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling to provide continuing education credits through CE Provider # 50-14766. Total in-class time is 25 hours over 8 weeks. 

Mindfulness Institute Grievance Procedure

Mail a statement describing your complaint to: Director of Continuing Education, 6501 N. Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604.

Questions? E-mail us at info@floridamindfulness.org or call 813-237-0746.