The next course has been scheduled for October 14 - December 2, 7:00 - 9:30pm, with an all day retreat on Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
Enroll
- Register by phone: please call (650) 498-5566 between 8:30am - 5:00pm. Please have your credit card information, date of birth and your address ready.
- Register by mail: If you prefer to pay by check, please send your date of birth, address and a check to:
1101 Welch Road, Suite A6
Palo Alto, CA 94304
We will send you a registration confirmation letter.
The Mindfulness Program in the Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine Clinic is designed to teach mind and body awareness techniques for coping with physical or psychological symptoms from stress and stress-related illnesses. By learning relaxation and awareness techniques, including mindful yoga and body movement, participants are taught to use their inner resources to relieve stress and manage pain more effectively. The Mindfulness Program was initiated 20 years ago at the University of Massachusetts by John Kabat-Zinn, PhD, who was featured on Bill Moyer's PBS series and book, Healing and the Mind.
The majority of participants who complete the program report these benefits:
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Decreased physical and psychological symptoms
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Increased ability to cope with stressful situations
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Improved self-esteem
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Greater enthusiasm for life
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Greater energy
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Improved pain levels or coping with chronic pain
The program can help complement care of the following:
The Mindfulness Meditation program consists of eight weekly sessions and one all-day Saturday class. Come join in this healthful way to relieve stress:
When: Eight consecutive Tuesdays from 7:00 - 9:30pm
Where: 401 Quarry Road, Room 2209, Stanford CA 94305
The following are included in the fee:
Pre-registration is required. The registration fee is $299. The full program fee must be paid prior to the first day of class. The easiest way is to call us with your credit card information. Or, you can send us a check or bring it (or cash) to our offices. Cancellations made up to the day the course begins will be refunded. No refunds given after the course begins.
Instructor -- Mark Abramson, DDS is the founder and facilitator of Mindfulness-Meditation Based Stress Reduction programs at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Stanford University School of Medicine. He trained with John Kabat-Zinn and has conducted these classes several times a year for twelve years.
He has practiced dentistry in the Bay Area for more than twenty-five years, specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and temporomandibular disorders, focussing on non-drug oriented care integrating traditional dental approaches with mind/body techniques, osteopathic manual medicine, and acupuncture. He has been an instructor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pomona since 1985, has lectured throughout the country on TMJ/orofacial pain, and leads retreats on mindfulness meditation. Dr. Abramson holds a black belt in Aikido.
He also teaches a class on Love Yourself-- for everyone else's sake quarterly.
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