Event Description
Jan 31 – Mar 28
If you are pregnant after struggling with infertility and/or pregnancy loss, join Dr. Alda Ngo, Mindfulness Instructor and Registered Doctor of Traditional Medicine and Acupuncturist for this online highly interactive Zoom based program.
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an intensive 8-week, once weekly, group program developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and associates at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979. It is now an internationally acclaimed program with a growing body of research supporting its psycho-physiological benefits.
The curriculum is based on an emerging field of mind-body medicine and neuropsychology. Mindfulness actually rewires the brain and strengthens the neural pathways for resilience. It helps us to be less reactive to stressors, to manage and recover more quickly from stress, and to decrease the negative impacts of chronic stress on our bodies.
Through practical training in mindfulness, cognitive behavioural and self-regulation skills, participants learn to cultivate a different relationship with stress and to develop skillful and healthy strategies in response to challenging situations.
Program Structure
The program consists of:
- an orientation
- eight weekly (2½ hour) classes
- a 4-hour Day of Mindfulness Retreat between weeks six and seven
For optimal benefit, this program requires participants to follow daily home practice assignments, designed to assist in the development of an effective, nourishing, and sustainable meditation practice.
Classes include presentations of information and experiential learning through:
- a variety of guided meditation practices
- mindful movement exercises (with optional modifications for safety)
- discussion of the challenges, benefits, and strategies for developing a mindfulness practice in daily life
WHEN
Mandatory Orientation:
Sun, Jan 31
(800 – 1030am PT | 900-1130am MT)
8 Weekly classes:
Sundays, Feb 7 – Mar 14, Mar 28 + Saturday, Mar 20
(800 – 1030am PT | 900-1130am MT)
Day of Mindfulness Retreat:
Sun, Mar 21
(1130am – 330pm PT | 1230-430pm MT)
WHO
This program is for those who are pregnant after struggling with infertility and/or pregnancy loss.
We welcome new or long-time practitioners, single people or couples, as well as all genders and gender expressions.
COST
By donation at the completion of our 8wks together.
During these uncertain times and with many experiencing significant financial strain, registration to this 26hr course is being offered by donation.
Registration deadline is Jan 31, 2021
To register:
www.mindfulnessforfertility.com
