Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Programme
The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course is an eight week, evidence-based, experiential course. It is mindfulness meditation training which practical and transformative.
The programme was established by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre in the USA. The programme has more that 40 years of research evidence demonstrating its effectiveness in a variety of physical and psychological conditions.
Below is a selection of research papers:
Sleep Disturbances (Andersen, Wurtzen, Steding-Jessen, Christensen, Andersen, Flyger, et. al., 2013)
Stress Disorders (Kearney, McDermott, Malte, Martinez, & Simpson, 2012)
Anxiety (Hoge, Bui, Marques, Metcalf, Morris, Robinaugh, et. al., 2013)
Asthma (Pbert, Madison, Druker, Olendzki, Magner, Reed, et. al., 2012)
Cancer(Carlson, Doll, Stephen, Faris, Tamagawa, Drysdale, & Speca, 2013)
Chronic Pain (Reiner, Tibi, & Lipsitz, 2013)
Hypertension(Hughes, Fresco, Myerscough, van Dulmen, Carlson, & Josephson, 2013)
Mood Disorders (Hofmann, Sawyer, Witt, & Oh, 2010)
Diabetes (Hartmann, Kopf, Kircher, Faude-Lang, Djuric, Augstein, et. al., 2012)
Fibromyalgia(Schmidt, Grossman, Schwarzer, Jena, Naumann, & Walach, 2011)
Gastrointestinal Disorders (Zernicke, Campbell, Blustein, Fung, Johnson, Bacon, & Carlson, 2013)
Heart Disease (Sullivan, Wood, Terry, Brantley, Charles, McGee, Johnson, et. al., 2009)
HIV (Duncan, Moskowitz, Neilands, Dilworth, Hecht, & Johnson, 2012)
Hot Flashes (Carmody, Crawford, Salmoirago-Blotcher, Leung, Churchill, & Olendzki, 2011)
Next MBSR Intakes:
All Courses facilitated by: Nadav Avny
Date: 1 August- 19 September 2021 (registration now closed)
Date: 12 February – 9 April 2021
Sessions: Saturday 9:30am-12:00pm
All Day Mindfulness Retreat: Sunday 20 March 9.30am – 4.30pm
Date: 6 August – 24 September 2022
Sessions: Saturday 9:30am-12:00pm
All Day Mindfulness Retreat: Sunday 11 September 9.30am – 4.30pm
Location of all courses:
St Lukes Community Centre (free parking available)
130 Remuera Road, Remuera
MBSR Cost: $820
* In the event of changing of Covid alert levels the course and retreat day will go ahead via Zoom. Please refer to cancellation policy at FAQ
MBSR Registration & Enquiries:
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
for Depression and Anxiety
MBCT is recommended for the treatment of recurrent depression also by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), UK, since 2009.
Recommendation 3.3, p. 67 by The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders (2020) states:
“CBT should be offered to prevent relapse of depression, and where available, MBCT should be offered to patients with recurrent depressive episodes.” RANZ college of Psychiatrists
MBCT is now available in Auckland, Remuera.
This course is for you if you experience one of the following:
- Recurrent periods of depression
- Ongoing low mood (dysthymia)
- Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD)
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
The MBCT was developed based on the MBSR curriculum and pedagogy, by British and Canadian Psychologists, with the support and endorsement of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of MBSR.
This is a specialised development of the MBSR programme, tailored to support relapse prevention of depression and manage more effectively ruminative thinking and anxiety. The course is participatory, supportive and structured, gently introducing various mindfulness meditation and cognitive therapy based practices.
This programme has extensive research attesting to its effectiveness. To benefit fully from this training, participants are strongly encouraged to practice between sessions.
Next MBCT courses:
All courses facilitated by: Nadav Avny
Date: 1 August – 19 September 2021 (Registration now closed)
Date: 12 February – 9 April 2021
Sessions: Saturday 2:00pm – 4:30pm
All Day Mindfulness Retreat: Sunday 20 March 9.30am – 4.30pm.
Date: 6 August – 24 September 2022
Sessions: Saturday 2:00pm – 4:30pm
All Day Mindfulness Retreat: Sunday 11 September 9.30am – 4.30pm.
Location of all courses:
St Lukes Community Centre (free parking available)
130 Remuera Road, Remuera
* The MBCT course consists of a pre-course individual intake meeting with the course facilitator, which is an integral part of the structure of this course.
MBCT Cost: $980
* In the event of changing of Covid alert levels the course and retreat day will go ahead via Zoom. Please refer to the cancellation policy at FAQ
MBCT Registration & Enquiries:
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