Summer Yoga & Mindfulness Training for Educators
From July 16 to August 1, 2017, Breathe For Change is hosting a mindfulness and yoga teacher training in Austin designed specifically for educators. Graduates of their program are certified as Yoga Instructors through the Yoga Alliance and are also certified to bring Breathe For Change's wellness programs to their students and school communities. Click here to watch a short video on their trainings. To learn more, you can also visit their website and fill out a quick application.
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Gift from Meditation Bar
Congratulations teachers on completing another year of service and leadership for our youth!
As our gift to recognize you, please enjoy 20% off class packages and monthly memberships by entering "teachers2017" when you sign up online. Offer good until the end of June.
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Mindful Kids Camp
Are you looking for activities for your child this summer? There is so many great opportunities here in Austin to provide rich educational experiences for our children, while taking some time for yourself, too! We'd like to offer a new educational opportunity to the mix this summer with our first Mindful Kids Camp! Kids ages 7-11 will learn an array of mindfulness practices and activities to equip them for the regular ups and downs of kid life and prepare them emotionally for the upcoming school year.
July 17-21 from 9am-12pm
Taught by AISD's own Kristina Yoder
http://austinmindfulness.org/kidscamp.html
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Mindfulness and Stress Resilience: Retraining the Mind and Heart
with Geeta Cowlagi
Saturday, June 17 from 2-4 pm
at the Meditation Bar, 8108 Mesa Drive, Suite B103, Austin, Texas, 78759
$ 49. This event is hosted by the Meditation Bar. Click here to register through the Meditation Bar website (please scroll down on their webpage to get to this workshop).
In this workshop we will explore mindfulness and stress through practices of retraining the mind- body-heart. We will also explore stress reactivity and resilience through the lens of neuroscience. The MBSR program in rooted in practices for harnessing neuroplasticity of our brains to develop stress hardiness through training in mindfulness, kindness and self-compassion.
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Mindfulness Skills Group for Teens
with Michelle Edwards, PhD and Sarah Bentley, MPH
Tuesdays, July 18th to August 8th from 4-5:30pm
$100.00 for 4 week group
Limited to 10 participants. Register now to hold your spot. https://www.crossingpointcenter.com/groups
Teens often have difficulty with social skills, emotions, attention, focus, confidence, procrastination, and impulsivity. Our thought patterns and emotional states are associated with many mental and physical health problems. Mindfulness involves paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment. This 4-week class will teach teens basic mindfulness skills (based on Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction) and provide them with tools to be resilient to stress through their adolescence. Participants will become more aware of self-judgement, judgement of others, worry, stress and anxiety, and feeling out of control. Open to 13-17 year olds.
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Mindfulness-Based Self Care for Parents
with Michelle Edwards, PhD and Sarah Bentley, MPH
Tuesdays, July 18th to August 8th from 6-7:30pm
$100 for 4 week group
Limited to 10 participants. Register now to hold your spot. https://www.crossingpointcenter.com/groups
As parents, we can often find ourselves running on automatic pilot having trouble balancing our different roles, and in a perpetual state of stress. Mindfulness-Based Self Care is a powerful approach to working with our daily physical, emotional and psychological stress. MBSC cultivates a nonjudgmental awareness of our moment-to-moment experience. This group will help parents focus on bringing attention to the breath, physical sensations, thoughts, and feelings through a variety of techniques including mindful movement, sitting meditation, walking mediation, and mindful eating. Research has shown that mindfulness practices can improve sleep and self-compassion, as well as reduce anxiety, depression, fatigue, anger, negative mood states, and chronic pain.
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Free Introduction to Mindfulness with Mamata Misra
Sunday July 30 and Sunday August 27, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:30 PM at Jewish Community Center of Austin, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin 78731
Please click here to register through Mamata's website.This class is a prerequisite for the 8-week MBSR class taught by Mamata.
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Free 2-hour Introduction to Mindfulness with Geeta Cowlagi
Sundays, September 10 and September 17, 2017 from 10 am to noon
at the LiveStrong Foundation, 2201 E 6th St, Austin, Texas, 78702Please click here to register.This Intro class is a prerequisite for the 8-week MBSR class starting Sunday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 26, 2017 listed below.
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Fall 2017 8-week MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Class) classes with Geeta CowlagiPlease choose either a Sunday or Tuesday class cycle.
- Sundays starting September 24, 2017 from 10 am to 12:30 pm at the LiveStrong Foundation, 2201 E 6th St, Austin, Texas, 78702
- Tuesdays starting September 26, from 10 am to 12:30 pm at a location in SW Austin near MoPac and Davis Lane.
Registration for the Fall 8-week MBSR classes is now open for anyone who has already taken a basic or introduction to mindfulness class with Geeta.
Please email geeta@joyfulliving.us for more information about registration.
