MBSR TRAINING

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8 week course that was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at UMass Medical School’s Stress Reduction Clinic.

Participants attend weekly sessions of 2h30 during 8 weeks and to a silent day at the end of the training. Each session consists of guided practice, group reflection and inquiry. During the course, participants will be asked to practice at home, daily, with the support of audio meditations. 

Weekly themes:

• Week 1 – Exploring Mindfulness

• Week 2 – How we perceive the world and ourselves

• Week 3 – Being at home in our own body

• Week 4 – What is Stress?

• Week 5 – Stress: reaction or mindful response?

• Week 6 – Mindful communication

• Week 7 – Taking care of ourselves

• Week 8 – Looking backward, going forward

Testimonials:

“I followed the course with Estelle just before going back to work from maternity leave. I wanted to help myself finding a balance as a new working mom. The course gives concrete tips to release stress and to find balance. Estelle is a very kind, opened and serious teacher which enables people to feel at ease from the start.” Marine – MBSR participant

“My goal before I enter the course was to be more connected to myself and to learn to be more mindful of everyday activities. During the course, I have learned different ways of mindful communication, which is so necessary to keep good relationships. Meditation and mindfulness are a daily routine for me now and I feel alive. Estelle has been a great support, I really appreciate her personal approach to each person in the group. Highly recommended! Life-changing!” Santa – MBSR participant

Additional information:

Dates: Oct 26 - Nov 2,9,16,23,30 – Dec 7,14 (+ Dec 3rd - full day)

Time: Thursdays: 7 pm – 9:30 pm + Sunday 3rd Dec: 10 am – 4 pm

Location: Weteringschans 74, 1017XR Amsterdam

Price: 395 euros including VAT (includes participant workbook, guided meditation audios, 1h one-on-one follow up after the training, free access to the meditation audios library

Coverage (Insurance / Company)? Some health insurances cover part of full cost of mindfulness courses. Please check with your personal insurance. Furthermore, some companies may support partly or full cost of the mindfulness training as part of their training budget.

Check your if you health insurance cover a part of this training

Trainer: Estelle Augustyn is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction certified teacher from the Institute for Mindfulness Based Approaches (IMA) in Germany. Graduated with a Master’s in Management of Human Resources, she has more than 15 years of experience in HR field. Originally from France, she will lead this MBSR course in English. 

FAQ

What will this 8 week-course provide you? 

• knowledge about stress and mindfulness mindfulness meditation techniques

• body awareness (still or in movement) group discussions 

• assignments to do at home

• workbook & audios for your daily practice 

What are the benefits?

• Increase your present moment awareness in life 

• Learn how to deal with stress and difficulties 

• Learn to cope with your medical condition & pain 

• Prior the start of the program, an introductory one-on-one meeting to give you more information about the training, to answer your questions and to make sure that this program will fit your current life situation. 

Is this training for me? 

• This training is accessible for anyone with or without any experience of meditation or yoga, whatever their physical conditions.

Registration: To book your place, please contact me: Contact Form

If you have any questions or would like to discuss your participation, don’t hesitate to contact me!