Course Information for Calm the Mind/Open the Heart and Giving the Gift of Presence Classes

Calm the Mind/Open the Heart:

A Two-Session Mindfulness and Heartfulness Class

Course Information

Is your mind continually busy worrying about the future or obsessing about the past? Do you find anxiety or negativity keep you from relaxing into your life, opening yourself to new opportunities or relationships? This is the class for you. You will learn formal and informal mindfulness and heartfulness practices that decrease over-activity in the mind and lessen destructive negative emotions such as, self-loathing, self-judgment, and self-doubt. Develop peace of mind and open yourself to greater acceptance and kindness. This class is appropriate for both beginning or experienced mindfulness meditation practitioners.

Lisa Dale Miller, MFT is a mindfulness-based psychotherapist in private practice in Los Gatos. She is a frequent presenter at conferences on the clinical applications of mindfulness and teaches MBSR, MBCT, and MBRP. Lisa has been a yogic and buddhist meditation practitioner for more than 30 years.

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Giving the Gift of Presence:

An Integration of Mindfulness Meditation and Skills to Manage the Stresses of the Holiday Season

Course Information

What is the Giving the Gift of Presence Course?

This workshop is for both healthcare professionals and the general public to gather an intensive introduction to mindfulness and its applicability to living in and enjoying the present moment.  A brief history of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program will be provided followed by an extensive set of experiential mindfulness exercises to provide you with tools you can use during the holiday season – and in your life in general.

This is an excellent way to truly enjoy the holiday season and to prepare for the New Year.

Discussion and exercises during this workshop will be intertwined with a focus on the stressors one may be experiencing during the holiday season.  Skills learned will enable participants to mindfully manage and reduce these added stressors before they become problematic.

Your presence during the holidays is your present to yourself as well as to your friends and family.

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Please note:  The classes and programs offered by eMindful  are intended to be educational and do not constitute any form of clinical treatment.

The eMindful classes and programs offered on this website do not constitute professional medical advice and should not be used as a substitute for medical diagnosis, advice or services.

Nursing CEUs are approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing
Provider No. 11646
Scottsdale Institute for Health & Medicine

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Scottsdale Institute for Health and Medicine is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Provider No. 450961-09