Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 2.0
Join CMI for our new program, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 2.0, designed to support experienced mindfulness students with an interest in re-starting, developing, and strengthening practice in support of greater wellbeing.
- Have you been looking for an opportunity to further develop your mindfulness practice?
- Has your practice lapsed and you’d like a jump start?
- Want to practice and dialogue with other practitioners who have found mindfulness to be a powerful support for happier, less stressful living?
As we know, mindfulness practice is relatively simple — we pay attention and when we notice we are not aware, we come back to the present moment — but it is not at all easy for many of us. Keeping the practice going is a challenge for any practitioner, no matter how long we have practiced; it takes continued effort, learning and support to stick with it over time. A community of fellow mindfulness travelers provides a powerful support in overcoming inevitable obstacles.
Take the next step in the development of your mindfulness practice with Cascadia Mindfulness Institute: join other committed mindfulness students and senior teacher Jonas Batt for a deeper exploration of mindfulness in an intimate small group setting allowing more time for mindfulness practice and discussion.
MBSR 2.0 is appropriate for graduates of CMI’s MBSR program or any other mindfulness-based program with teacher consent.
In this highly participatory, practical course we will use the basic structure of the MBSR program to re-visit and further investigate a range of foundational mindfulness practices and concepts as we also explore new approaches to mindful awareness on and off the cushion:
- Revisit the practices and concepts from MBSR in order to strengthen learning and develop your practice
- Learn and develop supportive, complementary practices like kindness, compassion and generosity
- Explore the foundations of mindfulness practice and MBSR background teachings
- Learn new approaches to familiar practices and further develop your mindfulness toolbox
- Gather with other practitioners for the mutual support of mindfulness practice in community
- Re-invigorate and enhance the application of mindfulness in daily life
- Discuss ways to strengthen continuity of awareness in support of greater ease and less stress
- Enjoy a silent retreat day with fellow students to support a deeper experience of silence in community
Register Now for CMI’s MBSR 2.0 Course
Please join us for our new Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 2.0 program. The series is a great way to continue your exploration of mindfulness building on the foundation of the first MBSR series. Participants will continue to develop and strengthen their practice, which can lead to less stress and greater wellbeing. When you choose CMI for MBSR, you are getting the best mindfulness education available through our experienced, certified teachers. Join CMI and share our passion for the practice of mindfulness as we cultivate greater awareness together.
Eight weeks of 2-hour group instruction sessions
Each 2-hour session offers participants mindfulness practices, concepts and support:
- Guided formal meditation practices
- Presentation of mindfulness concepts
- Group discussion and interaction for mutual support
- Support for informal out-of-class mindfulness practice
- Discussion of mindfulness practice joys and challenges
- Question and answer to clarify and reinforce understanding
One Daylong Retreat
The daylong retreat is usually held the Saturday (9:30am to 4pm) after the 5th class session. The retreat day is an opportunity to dive deep into the practice and experience the effect of silence on the practice of awareness and includes a combination of the following practices:
- Breath awareness
- Gentle yoga and movement practice
- Mindfulness of the body
- Walking meditation
- Mindful lunch
Sliding Scale Pricing
Pricing
MBSR 2.0 Course
- Thursdays, September 12th – October 31st 6-8PM
- 8-week course, 1 Saturday daylong retreat (October 12)
Sliding Scale Coupon Codes
Your Instructor: Jonas Batt
Jonas is a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Teacher through the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society. He is passionately committed to helping others learn, grow, and change through the simple power of paying attention in the present moment. Jonas has practiced and studied mindfulness and meditation since 1997, is a trained yoga instructor, holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Seattle University, and is a licensed mental health counselor in private practice with a specialty in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).
Your Training Destination: Madison Valley in Seattle, WA
2711 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98112
Mindfulness therapy and training space located in Seattle’s Madison Valley neighborhood
MBSR Benefits
Benefits of MBSR include:
- More skillful coping strategies for life, work and relationships
- Reduced stress reactivity and improved emotional resilience
- Decreased muscle tension and improved sleep
- Enhanced immune system function
- Reduction in distress associated with depression, anxiety and PTSD
- Reduced risk of depression relapse
- Lowered blood pressure and faster wound healing
- Improvements in nutritional habits through mindful eating
- Brain change associated with greater focus and problem solving
- Greater resilience in the face of life’s inevitable ups and downs
CMI’s Clients
Customer Feedback
My mother took your class years ago and still talks about it!
The workshop leader was great!
The series exceeded my expectations, particularly with regard to the level of participation you were able to draw out from the participants.
Thank you for the wonderful workshop on mindfulness. I loved it and thought of it as a nice introduction to the practice.
I absolutely loved the mindfulness workshop!! The raisin experience was life changing!! I held onto the feeling from it for several days. It’s hard to truly put into words.
I really liked the mindful workshop. It is an eye opening for me. As an educator we always have to stay on top of schedule what’s coming ahead every day. It’s easy to forget ourselves and try to catch up things.
Thank you for scheduling this workshop. I loved it and want more of it for us. I think we so desperately need this type of internal care for sustained alignment with our mission and goals..
I really appreciate how encouraging and motivational you are – I think it made mindfulness seem really accessible to people, and I know it increased my motivation to make mindfulness a more regular part of my day.
