David Weinberg

 

"I've gained clarity of mind,
greater ability to cope with
pain, and a keen sense of
purpose and joy..."

Mindfulness and Values-based Living for Anxiety and Depression

The goals of this special course are to help you eliminate unnecessary anxiety, depression and related distress; find your own deepest meaning and valued directions for living; and cultivate acceptance, compassion, and psychological flexibility.

Dates, times:  Eight consecutive Wednesday evenings, April 28 - June 16, 7 to 9:30 pm; retreat Saturday, June 5, 10 am to 4 pm.

Location:  3030 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley

Fee:  $395

Instructor:  David Weinberg, Senior Instructor

This special course offers a powerful combination of proven methods for relief of anxiety and depression:  mindfulness practice, calming and relaxation, exercises for clarifying and accessing individual values, goals and resources for a full and meaningful life, and cultivation of acceptance and compassion.  All of these approaches are based on mindfulness, the capacity to attend to one's experience, moment-to-moment, in an open, non-judgmental way.  

The main elements of the course are:

  • development and refinement of mindfulness skills through meditation, gentle movement and awareness of everyday events
  • concentration on the breath and body for calming and relaxation
  • cultivation of acceptance of the full range of sensory and mental experience without avoidance, suppression or judgment
  • exposure of facts and myths about anxiety and depression
  • inventory of individuals' anxiety/depression experiences and efforts to control distress
  • exercises to disentangle oneself from automatic thinking and feeling which inhibit living fully
  • inquiry into closely held values and intentions as a basis for setting goals and life directions
  • follow-up measures for promoting mindfulness, acceptance and staying on track with evolving life directions.

Privacy is assured.  Class size is limited.  The course is rigorous:  it requires a commitment from each participant to attend all classes, to participate actively in class, and to complete exercises between classes on a daily basis.  People who are willing to make such a commitment are warmly invited to enroll.

For registration contact
David Weinberg, MPA
510 . 540 . 8928
davidw@stresscaretraining.org

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