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Longmont Senior Center Health & Wellness

Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Activity # 7807.10

Date: Wednesdays, Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Cost: $40.00 resident, $48.00 non-resident

Location:  Longmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Ave.

The foundation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is the cultivation of mindfulness—which is clear, non-judgmental attention to the present moment—with regard to the experience of body, feelings, emotions, and mind. This session is inspired by the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn and this 4-week class will introduce mindfulness practices such as the body scan, sitting and walking meditation, and mindful movement, which have been proven to reduce medical symptoms and psychological stress while enhancing health and well-being. Janet Solyntjes, MA, CYT completed a professional training with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli in 2002 and has offered MBSR programs in Canada and the US for the past seven years. She is a senior teacher in the Shambhala-Buddhist tradition and has taught meditation and yoga at Omega Institute, Hollyhock, and Shambhala Mountain Center.