
Learn About Mindfulness Mission Statement Mindful Mizzou - Student Organization Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Classes Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression Mindful Eating Program Hatha Yoga Classes Noon-Time Meditation Upcoming Special Events Guided Mindfulness Practices (Listen to or Download) Related Links Home	MBSR CLASSES FOR MU FACULTY AND STAFF (& THEIR FAMILIES): Helping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life, the Thomas E. Atkins Wellness Program. The health system offers eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction classes at minimal cost to benefit-eligible employees looking to manage today’s busy lifestyles in a healthy way. For more information, please contact Dr. Lynn Rossy at RossyL@umsystem.edu Fall 2008 MBSR for Faculty/Staff at Columbia Campus Orientation: Thursday, September 11, at 5:30 p.m. Classes: Thursdays (6:30 - 8:30) Sept. 18 - Nov. 16 Full Day Retreat, October 25 Fall 2008 MBSR for Faculty/Staff at UMKC Campus Orientation: Wednesday, September 10 Classes: Wednesdays ( Sept. 17 - Nov. 15) MBSR CLASSES FOR MU STUDENTS: Fall 2008 MBSR (for credit or as an extracurricular class): ES&CP 4087, Section 7, Ref. 17726 ES&CP 7087, Section 5, Ref. 17780 Wednesdays, September10 - November 5 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. To enroll contact Terry Wilson at Wilson T@health.missouri.edu NOTE: These programs are appropriate for anyone wanting to learn how to respond better to the stress in their lives. Over twenty-five years of research have demonstrated the program's success at reducing psychological and physical symptoms associated with stress and helping people with problems such as depression, anxiety/worry, concentration, sleep disturbances, fatigue, headaches, and gastrointestinal distress. Details of the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program at MU The program consists of a series of classes that meet for two hours each week. Classes include instruction in formal mindfulness practices (sitting meditation, body scan, mindful yoga, and walking meditation). Group discussions address the experiential component of the classes and didactic components emphasize the application of mindfulness in dealing with stress. Weekly practice assignments to do at home help you develop mindfulness skills and help you take mindfulness into your everyday life. Regular class attendance and a commitment of 30-45 minutes of practice per day for the entire duration of the course are required. CDs of the body scan, sitting meditation, and yoga and weekly handouts will be provided as learning aids. There will be a full-day retreat (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) each Fall and Winter Semester for anyone going through or having completed a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program. Our program is modeled after the highly successful Stress Reduction Program founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. This program is described in Jon Kabat-Zinn’s best selling book, Full Catastrophe Living, and is featured in the Bill Moyers’ PBS documentary Healing and the Mind . Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Depression (by Segal, Williams, & Teasdale) is also incorporated into our program. Since its inception, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Programs have been used with groups around the world as diverse as corporate employees, CEOs, educators, students (grade school through college), attorneys, judges, correctional staff, prison inmates, health care professionals, members of the clergy, and Olympic and professional athletes - including the world champion Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers basketball teams, Who should enroll in the program? Anyone who would like to respond with more skill and creativity to the stress in his/her life and is willing to make a commitment to regular practice and class attendance is welcome to participate. What are the benefits I can expect? People who have completed the program comment that they now have the skills to negotiate stressful situations more effectively and are living more balanced lives. Instead of reacting to stress in habitual ways, they respond to stress with new and creative solutions. Research has demonstrated that people who meditate recover more quickly from stressful events, resulting in numerous emotional and physical health benefits. The regular practice of mindfulness meditation can improve concentration and focus, increase the ability to relax, improve self-esteem, improve work performance, and increase energy and enthusiasm for life. In addition, this type of program has been shown to be effective at helping individuals cope with a variety of conditions including anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic pain, stress associated with ongoing physical illness, or a particularly demanding work or life situation. Orientation Meeting At start of each MBSR program there will be a mandatory orientation meeting where you will be provided with information regarding the program, get your questions answered, and have the opportunity to commitment to taking the program.

MBSR CLASSES FOR MU FACULTY AND STAFF (& THEIR FAMILIES):

Helping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life, the Thomas E. Atkins Wellness Program. The health system offers eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction classes at minimal cost to benefit-eligible employees looking to manage today’s busy lifestyles in a healthy way. For more information, please contact Dr. Lynn Rossy at RossyL@umsystem.edu

Fall 2008 MBSR for Faculty/Staff at Columbia Campus

Orientation: Thursday, September 11, at 5:30 p.m.

Classes: Thursdays (6:30 - 8:30) Sept. 18 - Nov. 16

Full Day Retreat, October 25

Fall 2008 MBSR for Faculty/Staff at UMKC Campus

Orientation: Wednesday, September 10

Classes: Wednesdays ( Sept. 17 - Nov. 15)

MBSR CLASSES FOR MU STUDENTS:

Fall 2008 MBSR

(for credit or as an extracurricular class):

ES&CP 4087, Section 7, Ref. 17726

ES&CP 7087, Section 5, Ref. 17780

Wednesdays, September10 - November 5

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

To enroll contact Terry Wilson at Wilson T@health.missouri.edu

NOTE: These programs are appropriate for anyone wanting to learn how to respond better to the stress in their lives. Over twenty-five years of research have demonstrated the program's success at reducing psychological and physical symptoms associated with stress and helping people with problems such as depression, anxiety/worry, concentration, sleep disturbances, fatigue, headaches, and gastrointestinal distress.

Details of the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program at MU

The program consists of a series of classes that meet for two hours each week. Classes include instruction in formal mindfulness practices (sitting meditation, body scan, mindful yoga, and walking meditation). Group discussions address the experiential component of the classes and didactic components emphasize the application of mindfulness in dealing with stress. Weekly practice assignments to do at home help you develop mindfulness skills and help you take mindfulness into your everyday life. Regular class attendance and a commitment of 30-45 minutes of practice per day for the entire duration of the course are required. CDs of the body scan, sitting meditation, and yoga and weekly handouts will be provided as learning aids. There will be a full-day retreat (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) each Fall and Winter Semester for anyone going through or having completed a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program.

Our program is modeled after the highly successful Stress Reduction Program founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. This program is described in Jon Kabat-Zinn’s best selling book, Full Catastrophe Living, and is featured in the Bill Moyers’ PBS documentary Healing and the Mind . Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Depression (by Segal, Williams, & Teasdale) is also incorporated into our program. Since its inception, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Programs have been used with groups around the world as diverse as corporate employees, CEOs, educators, students (grade school through college), attorneys, judges, correctional staff, prison inmates, health care professionals, members of the clergy, and Olympic and professional athletes - including the world champion Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers basketball teams,

Who should enroll in the program?

Anyone who would like to respond with more skill and creativity to the stress in his/her life and is willing to make a commitment to regular practice and class attendance is welcome to participate.

What are the benefits I can expect?

People who have completed the program comment that they now have the skills to negotiate stressful situations more effectively and are living more balanced lives. Instead of reacting to stress in habitual ways, they respond to stress with new and creative solutions. Research has demonstrated that people who meditate recover more quickly from stressful events, resulting in numerous emotional and physical health benefits. The regular practice of mindfulness meditation can improve concentration and focus, increase the ability to relax, improve self-esteem, improve work performance, and increase energy and enthusiasm for life. In addition, this type of program has been shown to be effective at helping individuals cope with a variety of conditions including anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic pain, stress associated with ongoing physical illness, or a particularly demanding work or life situation.

Orientation Meeting

At start of each MBSR program there will be a mandatory orientation meeting where you will be provided with information regarding the program, get your questions answered, and have the opportunity to commitment to taking the program.