Mindfulness for Stress Reduction and Success

Augusta Hopkins' MBSR offering       
 

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction



Three decades of studies show that Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training results in:
  • Greater energy and enthusiasm
  • An increased ability to relax
  • Improved self-esteem
  • An ability to cope more effectively with stressful situations
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction is an 8-week course that was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts.  The course is offered here in San Francisco by a number of instructors in various settings and at more than 600 institutions worldwide.

Jon Kabat-Zinn describes mindfulness as “paying attention, on purpose, from moment to moment, with non-judging awareness."
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Augusta Hopkins has been studying movement and mindfulness her whole life.  She began teaching martial arts in 1989.  Augusta began facilitating meditation groups in 2006, after returning from a soul searching odyssey that brought her from Thailand's Wat Suan Mokkh to Plum Village, France where she studied under Thich Nhat Hanh.

The MBSR course covers awareness of the breath, awareness of the body, sitting, walking and eating meditation as well as mindful movement, which includes yoga and qigong.  Through learning and practicing these skills participants develop mindbody awareness to relieve stress.