When
Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 9:30 AM EST
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Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 12:30 PM ESTAdd to Calendar
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: Saturdays, Jan 13th to March 10th, 2018:
- January 13th, first class will begin at 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Jan 20, 27, 10am - 12:30pm
- February 3,10,17 10am-12:30pm
- Sunday, February 24th, 2018 Full-day Retreat from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- March 3, 10am - 12:30pm
- March 10th, last class will begin at 9:30am to 12:30pm
Dorlie Banbanaste
Mindful Kids Miami & Mindful Miami
305-270-3262 Ext 20
info@mindfulkidsmiami.org
Teachers
Dorlisa Bannanaste
Olivier de Lavalette
Dorlisa Banbanaste is a Qualified MBSR teacher and is seeking Certification through the Center For Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts. She holds a degree in Music Theory and Performance and a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. She has worked with children, teens and adults struggling with substance use and mental health issues since 2007. She valued bringing mindfulness to her clinical work and introducing her clients to mindful games and practices. Dorlisa participated in the IJ-MBSR Program with Valerie-York Zimmerman and from then on knew formal mindfulness practice would always be a part of her life. Recently she has participated in an MBSR Program and MBSR Teacher Tutorial with Zayda Vallejo. During her tenure at MKM she has co-led a Mindful Teachers’ Training Program, a Grads Group mindfulness series and lead mindfulness workshops throughout the county. Dorlisa aspires to help others in an integrative and research-based platform as a part of Mindful Kids Miami while the organization continues to develop and fill a major need in Miami-Dade County.
Olivier de Lavalette
For the past 3 years, Olivier has been the Treasurer of Mindful Kids Miami, and has actively contributed to its development. Raised and educated in France as well as the United States, Olivier is bilingual in French and English, comfortably conversant in Spanish, Italian and German. His multicultural upbringing has fueled his interest in the diverse beliefs, customs and values underlying human needs and behaviors.
Olivier‘s longtime interest in promoting and nurturing physical, psychological well-being, has led him to a focus on stress and its negative impact on physical and emotional health. He has recently attained Qualified MBSR Teacher status in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at the University of Massachusetts’ Center for Mindfulness and facilitates workshops on mindfulness and the many benefits this practice can bring to the community.
Olivier has had an active meditation practice for several years, and continues to regularly attend silent retreats, and other mindfulness based trainings.In more than 30 years in the Private sector (Information Technology and real-estate) he has held many upper-management positions, managing profit centers and culturally diverse teams across most of the European continent, as well as in the Middle-East and Africa. He was also involved in founding and directing a non-profit organization in Paris. Having recently moved to Miami from Paris, he is an active Board of Director on several “not-for-profit” institutions.
Olivier de Lavalette holds an BA from Brown University and a MBA from Columbia University.
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 Saturday, January 13th, 2018
MKM Classroom, 5275 Sunset Drive
“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
Register Now!
Classes: Saturdays, Jan 13th to March 10th, 2018:
- January 13th, first class will begin at 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Jan 20, 27, 10am - 12:30pm
- February 3,10,17 10am-12:30pm
- Sunday, February 24th, 2018 Full-day Retreat from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- March 3, 10am - 12:30pm
- March 10th, last class will begin at 9:30am to 12:30pm
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.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Educators Program
27 Master Plan Points
M-DCPS Educators Participation Fee $100
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
In addition, if you would like to receive CEU credits, please email info@mindfulkidsmiami.org for more information
Space is Limited, Register Early
Register Now!
