When

Saturdays September 24, 2016 through November 19, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

- Except Session #7 will be on Sunday 11/6 @ 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Full-day Retreat November 5, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Orientation on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., in the Sanctuary of the Riviera Presbytarian Church, 5275 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL 33143

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Where

Mindful Kids Miami @ Riviera Presbytarian Church
5275 Sunset Drive
2nd Floor, Room #19
Miami, FL 33143

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Contact

Dorlie Banbanaste
Mindful Kids Miami & Mindful Miami
305-270-3262 Ext 20
info@mindfulkidsmiami.org

Teachers

Laura Losciale

A graduate of Columbia University, Laura Losciale has both led and served in a myriad of community service initiatives spanning three continents. Her life’s purpose is to help people cultivate inner peace through mindfulness. Her hope is that this will result in more harmonious relations with loved ones, other living beings and with the planet itself. She completed IJ-MBSR with Valerie York-Zimmerman and earned her provisional qualification to teach MBSR from the University of California San Diego’s Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute. On a break from teaching MBSR to adults in the Coral Gables and Pinecrest communities, Laura traveled to Burma where she studied with the late Venerable Sayadaw U Pandita. She regularly attends silent retreats at the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock in California. Recently she has participated in an MBSR Program and MBSR Teacher Tutorial with Zayda Vallejo. A mother of three, she holds an MBA from Babson College and is completing her training to become a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher.

Alesandra Losciale

A graduate of Columbia University, Alessandra Losciale who initially completed IJ-MBSR with Valerie York-Zimmerman, went on to completed the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 6-day teacher training intensive from the University of California San Diego’s Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute and has completed 22 hours of mentorship with Char Wilkins. She has taught MBSR in Coral Gables and Pinecrest, and has attended various retreats and classes at Kripalu in New York and Spirit Rock in California. Recently she has participated in an MBSR Program and MBSR Teacher Tutorial with Zayda Vallejo. She believes that making the world a better place starts with reconnecting to the place of stillness inside. Alessandra holds a M.S. degree in Journalism from Columbia University and has worked as a reporter with the Miami Herald, the Wall Street Journal in Brussels, the Associate Press and Newsday.

8-Week MBSR Program

Saturday Mornings

Starting 9-24-2016 @ 10 am

“You are the world expert on your life, your body, and your mind, or at least you are in the best position to become that expert if you observe carefully. Part of the adventure of meditation is to use yourself as a laboratory to find out who you are and what you are capable of doing.” Jon Kabat-Zinn - Full Catastrophe Living.

Since its inception in 1979, tens of thousands of people have completed the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) and learned how to use their innate resources and abilities to respond more effectively to stress, pain, and illness. Mindfulness is a way of learning to relate directly to whatever is unfolding in your life, moment-to-moment, with awareness, compassion, acceptance, and curiosity. MBSR is a secular, scientifically informed approach that operates in harmony with any belief system or spiritual background and can be practiced by people of all backgrounds. No prior experience is necessary.

Over three decades of scientific research at medical centers all over the world demonstrate that training in mindfulness and MBSR can positively and profoundly affect participants’ ability to reduce medical symptoms and psychological distress while learning to live life with more enjoyment and balance.

Join Mindful Kids Miami & Mindful Miami for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), the eight-week course developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness. The course teaches practical ways to integrate mindfulness into daily life and build and sustain a personal mindfulness practice.

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Space is Limited, Register Early

Orientation class Saturday, September 17th, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Classes Saturdays, from September 24th - November 19th, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

All-Day Retreat Saturday, November 5th, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Participation Fee $500

Scholarships Available Upon Request - Need based

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools Educators Program

27.5 Master Plan Points Learn More

MKM's vision is to improve the lives of all children in the community by giving them access to mindfulness skills which reduce stress and anxiety, develop attention and focus, promote emotional regulation and impulse control, teach empathy and compassion, and create a sense of well-being.

M-DCPS Educators Participation Fee $100

Waiting List Registration Open for M-DCPS Educators

Link to Registration to be Posted on M-DCPS Weekly Reader

Also thru Upcoming Events Page and thru Link below

Limited Number of Seats Held for M-DCPS Educators