When
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 5:30 PM EST-to-
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 8:30 PM EST
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Free Orientation
Saturday, December 16th (10 - 11:30am) or Wednesday, January 3rd (6 - 7:30pm) at 5275 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL 33143
Class Dates
- Classes: Wednesdays, Jan 17th to March 7th, 2018:
- January 17th, first class will begin at 5:30pm and end at 8:30pm
- Jan 24,31 6-8:30 p.m.
- February 7,14, 21,28 6-8:30 p.m.
- Sunday, February 24th, 2018 Full-day Retreat from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- March 7 last class will begin at 5:30pm and end at 8:30pm
Contact
Dorlie BanbanasteMindful Kids Miami & Mindful Miami
305-270-3262 Ext 20
info@mindfulkidsmiami.org
Teacher
Martha Holmes Martha has been teaching MBSR courses, chair yoga, and guided meditation at the Homestead Community Center in Homestead, FL since 2015. Martha’s interest in meditation and yoga has been a life-long exploration. She began practicing yoga while still a student at Smith College, working towards a degree in English Literature. Shortly after graduation she became interested in various meditation techniques, which led her to move to a Buddhist Retreat center in Barnet, Vermont. There she spent a year studying and participating in group and solitary meditation practice. Martha continued these studies in Boulder Colorado, where she trained with various meditation masters, became a meditation instructor with Shambhala Training, and started a family.Martha taught high school Language Arts for Miami-Dade County Public Schools for twenty-five years, earning her MA in English Literature from FIU. Throughout her twenty-five years of teaching, she saw the stress that both teachers and students –as well as the general public—were under on a daily basis, and wished that she had a secular, Western-oriented way of sharing the techniques she had studied for so long. When she attended her first MBSR weekend sponsored by Mindful Kids Miami, Martha realized that Jon Kabat-Zinn had developed exactly such a program. She completed the eight-week MBSR course with Valerie York-Zimmerman, and went on to assist her with Mindful Teacher-Training Courses between 2012 and 2014. She continued her training through the University of California at San Diego, obtaining a Qualified Certification through UCSD. Recently, she has participated in an MBSR Program and tutorial with Zayda Vallejo. Martha is thrilled to be working again with Mindful Kids Miami.
Thank You to MKM Funders!
The following MKM Funders have provided the funding to support offering this Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at a deep discount to Miami-Dade County Public Schools Educators:
- Anthony Abraham Foundation Mindfulness Scholars
- Cowles Charitable Trust Mindfulness Scholars
- Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation Mindfulness Scholars
- Roblee Foundation Mindfulness Scholars
- TriMix Foundation Mindfulness Scholars
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program
begins Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
“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.
Free Orientation (Not Required)
Saturday, December 16th (10 - 11:30am) or
Wednesday, January 3rd (6 - 7:30pm)
This free orientation class offers an opportunity to learn about the MBSR series, research-based benefits of the program, experience mindfulness practice and ask questions.
Space is Limited, Register Early
Classes: Wednesdays, Jan 17th to March 7th, 2018:
- January 17th, first class will begin at 5:30pm and end at 8:30pm
- Jan 24,31 6-8:30 p.m.
- February 7,14, 21,28 6-8:30 p.m.
- Sunday, February 24th, 2018 Full-day Retreat from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- March 7 last class will begin at 5:30pm and end at 8:30pm
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.
27 Master Plan Points
By registering with Mindful Kids Miami below, M-DCPS Educators will also be Registered on M-DCPS My Learning Plan
Link to Mindful Kids Miami Registration Site will also be Posted on M-DCPS Weekly Reader
