Mindfulness-based
Stress Reduction & Relaxation
Gloria Kamler has a Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling and has been a holistic educator and practitioner working with pain and stress relief for the past twenty-five years.  She trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn Ph.D. and other staff members from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, completing both the MBSR Professional Training and the MBSR Teacher Development Intensive and has had a yoga and meditation practice for eighteen years.Her mindfulness practice weaves throughout her daily life, both personally and professionally, and she is grateful to have the opportunity to share this practice and understanding with others. Ms. Kamler presently teaches the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and Relaxation Program and other holistic studies at ISI, Institute for Self-Integration, in Santa Monica, Ca. |
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Relaxation (MBSR) is modeled after the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn Ph.D., as featured on the Bill Moyer’s PBS television special, “Healing and the Mind.” The University of Massachusetts Medical Center began MBSR in 1979 and has become the provider of the most respected stress reduction program worldwide. MBSR teaches participants to work with their own stress and pain so when the program is over, they have the tools to transform their relationship to pain as well as pleasure. This same Stress Reduction course is now being offered in Los Angeles by the Institute for Self-Integration.
Course Dates: Fall 2003 |
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Participants meet two hours weekly for eight consecutive weeks. During the sixth week, participants attend an all-day Saturday session. In addition there is a one hour pre and post program interview. Also included in the course are tapes and handouts. |
Being mindful is a means of quieting and calming the mind by paying close attention to one's moment by moment experiences in a non-judgemental way. This very special kind of attentiveness enables one to acquire new insights about life situations and, in turn, develop more skillful responses to these events. People's lives are full of stress but our “distress” is optional. As one practices mindfulness, one learns to mobilize one's own inner resources to manage pain, illness and stress. Mindfulness fosters deep relaxation, heightened awareness and clarity of thought. It is a way of doing something for oneself that no one else can do for you. |
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