(^SkillsFuture Credit can be applied and *Seniors enjoy a National Silver Academy subsidy)

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program, developed by Dr Jon Kabat Zinn at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School in 1979, consists of eight classes and one all-day class. There are 31 hours of learning and practice hours.

MBSR is a well-defined and systematic patient-centered educational approach which uses relatively intensive training in mindfulness meditation as the core of a program to teach people how to take better care of themselves and live healthier and more adaptive lives. The outcomes are:

• Approach your life with more composure, energy, understanding and enthusiasm
• Develop the ability to cope more effectively with both short-term and long-term stressful situations
• Enhance your ability to manage and reduce pain levels in many instances
• Improve your focus, resilience and capacity to recover more quickly from challenging events
  
  

8 sessions plus a full day retreat

Dates: 8 Sessions (Wed)
Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26

Time: 7pm-9.30pm
Course fee: $550 ( $110 for eligible seniors )
- Please ensure that you are able to attend the first session of the mindfulness course. You will not be allowed to continue with the course should you miss the first session. A $30 admin charge will be applied for the transfer to the next run of the course.

Full day retreat: Feb 16 (Sun) from 9.30am to 5pm

Note:
-Registration for retreat starts at 9am and retreat begins at 9:30am; latecomers will not be allowed entry.
-If you are unable to attend the retreat on this date, please attend the next available MBSR retreat offered by Brahm Centre.

This MBSR course is taught by Eric Lim, a qualified MBSR Teacher and Mindfulness Psychologist at Brahm Centre. He spearheads the curriculum development and research efforts of the mindfulness programmes. He has taught over 5000 individuals through delivery of courses, talks and workshops including Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, National Institute of Education, Hwa Chong Institution and more. Eric has also been awarded the merit award for being a young model caregiver at the 2017 Model Caregiver Awards organised by AWWA.

Registration Process:

- If you wish to use your SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) towards this course, please first register and pay a deposit online on Brahm Centre’s Eventbrite page. You will receive an Eventbrite Order Confirmation PDF, which you can then use to upload on the SFC website to make your claim submission. Your course deposit will be returned to your credit card (online payment) or by cheque (cash/nets payment) when Brahm Centre receives the funds from SFC, subject to the amount successfully claimed.

Research Opportunity

- All participants in the MBSR course are invited to take part in a collaborative research study between Brahm Centre and Duke-NUS Medical School. We will send you an e-mail within a week with more details of this study, which is questionnaire-based. It will take about 1 hour in your own time and you will be compensated $15.

^ SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) Use:

- Log in to the SkillsFuture website http://www.skillsfuture.sg/credit to submit your claim using your Singpass, and upload the Eventbrite Order Confirmation PDF as supporting document. You may submit your claim up to 60 days before start of course till day of course commencement.

- A step-by-step guide for your SFC claim: https://www.skillsfuture.sg/-/media/SkillsFuture/Initiatives/Files/SFC_UserGuide.pdf?la=en

- You are responsible for making your claim submission within the eligible time frame stipulated by SkillsFuture.

- For more help on making SFC claim:
• Please call the SkillsFuture Hotline: +65 6785 5785
• Or get help in person at the following Career Connect Centres:
@ Paya Lebar: 11 Eunos Road 8, #02-02 Lifelong Learning Institute, Singapore 408601
@ Tampines: 1 Tampines Walk, #01-21 Tampines Hub Public Service Centre, Singapore 528523
@ Woodlands: 900 South Woodlands Drive, #04-07 Woodlands Civic Centre, Singapore 730900
@ e2i Central: 490 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, #07-11 (Life Lobby 1), HDB Hub Bizthree, Singapore 310490
@ e2i West: 80 Jurong East St 21, Level 2, Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability, Singapore 609607

Career Connect Centres Operating Hours:
Mondays to Fridays: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturdays: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays

* National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy

- The NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.
- Arrive 30 minutes before class starts to complete the application process.
- Sighting of NRIC is required on the first day of class for verification.
- Participants who do not fulfill the above criteria will not be eligible for NSA funding and will be required to pay the course fee in full; no refunds will be provided.

Please Note:
- ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
- Brahm Centre allows for make-up classes - an admin fee of $10 per request applies
- Switching course dates: $30 plus any fee difference