Personal Development
Mental Health Course Offerings
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for preventing Anxiety and Depression (8 week program)
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Recovering Your Mindfulness Practice
- Why Meditate: A Beginner's Guide
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression (8-week program)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy combines the practice of mindfulness meditation with the tools of cognitive therapy for working with depression and anxiety. This program runs for 9 weeks (orientation plus an 8 week course) and begins in January 2012:
Wednesday Afternoon Facilitators: Patricia Rockman Gwen Morgan 180 Sudbury St. |
Jan 11,18,25,Feb 1,8,15,22, 29 Mar 7
2:00pm – 4:00pm |
Tuesday Evening Facilitators: Allison McLay Elaine Orsini 180 [Sudbury St. |
Jan 10,17,24,31,Feb 7,14, 21,Feb 28, Mar 6 5:30pm - 7:30pm |
*Fee: $450.00 – handouts and CDs . |
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A commitment to attendance and homework activities is required.All participants must have a family physician or therapist.
To register go to: www.mindfulnessstudies.com or contact Kat at 647-524-6216
*Those with extended health care benefits (third party insurance) may be eligible for reimbursement.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (8-week Program)
This program is designed to teach participants how to integrate and apply mindfulness into their everyday lives and to apply it to the range of challenges arising from medical, psychological conditions and life stresses. This program runs for 9 weeks (orientation plus an 8 week course) and includes 6 Practice Support sessions starting in January 2012.
Dates: Intake
September 29,2011
Sessions
October 13 – December 1, 2011
Time: Thursday Mornings, 8:00am - 10:00am
Location: 180 Sudbury St. Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3H2
Fee:$550.00 – handouts and CDs are included.
Facilitator: David Denis, ND & Gerry Craigen
Practice Support: Graduate Group
These sessions will take place on the last Thursday of each month and will review core concepts, delve deeper into mindfulness and cognitive therapy practices and help participants re-establish or deepen their practice.
Date: Last Thursday of each month beginning in March 2012
Time:5:30pm-7:00
Location: 180 Sudbury St. Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3H2
Fee:$100.00 - for 4 sessions
Facilitator: Patricia Rockman MD, CCFP
To register contact Kat at 647-524-6216
Why Meditate: A Beginner's Guide
This 6 session series (1.5 hours each) will introduce participants to the basics of mindfulness based practice and a variety of meditation techniques. Bringing mindfulness and meditation into every day life assists us to be in the present moment and deal creatively with difficult thoughts, feelings and situations whenever they arise.
Date: TBA
Time: 9:30-12:30 pm
Location: 180 Sudbury Street
Fee: $35.00 plus HST
Facilitator: Elaine Smookler, B.Mus
To register go to www.mindfulnessstudies.com contact Kat at 647-561-6216
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