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AfterNoon Academy

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Miami Hamilton faculty member Suzanne Klatt has been practicing meditation for 16 years. A great deal of her clinical social work practice relates to mindfulness based interventions. Suzanne participated in a seven-day professional training led by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and Dr. Saki Santorelli, Director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as well as multiple mindfulness meditation retreats.

Fee: $60 for eight classes
Dates: Wednesdays - 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Mindfulness means being in the moment just as it is, nonjudgmentally. Formal mindfulness practices, such as sitting and walking meditation, support efforts to cultivate mindfulness. The MBSR Program is an eight-week stress reduction program where participants develop a formal mindfulness practice. This program requires a commitment to practicing mindfulness-based exercises daily and meeting with a group once a week for eight weeks.
Participants' daily practices include listening to Kabat-Zinn's MBSR CD's and reconvening weekly with group members. During the weekly meetings, group members will practice mindfulness meditation together as they share their individual experiences.

This is not a therapy group; rather, it is an opportunity to share your experiences with mindfulness while cultivating your own individual practice. Those with minimal knowledge of mindfulness as well as those with an established daily practice are welcome to participate.