do you want to relate differently to stress?
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based experiential eight-week mindfulness training program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979 and more currently resides at the Brown University Mindfulness Center. MBSR is the most scientifically researched and utilized mindfulness program in the world. This intensive program combines mindfulness meditation, movement, body-awareness practices and group processing with practical education about stress physiology. MBSR helps participants relate differently to stresses in their lives and offers the opportunity to cultivate resilience and emotional intelligence. MBSR is a non-pharmacological method of alleviating anxiety and stress.
MBSR is for you if you want to:
Live in the moment, be more alive, awake and self-aware
Have flexibility in the face of worry and fear
Empower your body and mind to be fully present without ruminating on the past or the future
Cultivate emotional and attentional regulation
Reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, chronic pain and other proven health outcomes
Learn how to bring mindfulness into activities of daily life
Gain tools to reduce and relieve stress that really work!
Course Schedule
8-week Class:
Next series dates TBD
Interested in a course for your organization/team? Contact me to discuss personalized program options.
What is included in the Course?
Classes are experiential and consist of formal guided mindfulness and compassion practices, gentle mindful movement practices, didactic lessons on the neuroscience of stress and other topics that inform mindful living and large and small group discussions. You will receive recorded mindfulness meditation and movement practices, along with a manual of home practices and assignments to complete between each class. The 8-week MBSR class is a deep dive into mindfulness. MBSR trains you to relate differently to stresses in your life, discover patterns of reactivity and become more grounded and aware.
Interested? Have Questions?
Course Instructor:
Tam Terry
Tam is a Yoga Therapist, Experienced Registered 500 Hour Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) and MBSR Qualified Meditation Instructor in the NY/NJ Metro area. She is a faculty member for professional trainings at the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Seeking skills for balance in her own life, Tam’s mindfulness journey began in 2002 and eventually inspired enrollment in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher pathway through University of Massachusetts Medical School and Brown University Center for Mindfulness.
As a former Senior Executive & Business leader, Tam is uniquely attuned to the demands of the workplace and the stresses placed on professionals. Her corporate mindfulness programs include Genentech’s Field Employee Wellbeing Event, Genentech’s Medical Affairs Wellbeing Innovation Program, Atlantic Health Systems Critical Thinking Nursing Symposium Wellness Events; and a yoga/mindfulness series for Janssen/JNJ. In 2015 Tam collaborated with the Integrative Medical Team at Atlantic Health Systems Chambers Center in Morristown, New Jersey, where she developed and led physician referred programs in Stress Management through June 2017. She is a 2017 NAACP award recipient and has received Mayoral Recognition for her community work with Yoga for Good, which she founded in 2016.
Tam’s experiences across decades of her life as a student, equestrian, retail executive, yoga therapist and teacher trainer, coupled with challenges she faced with work, family and health, allow her to meet you where you are. Across all program offerings, Tam displays a kind presence and heart-centered practice in which all are welcome.