Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction by Eric Lim - NT20230215MBSR

WHAT?

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 lessons and a one all-day retreat. There are 31 hours of learning and practice hours in total.

MBSR is a well-defined and systematic mindfulness approach to teach people how to take better care of themselves and live healthier and more adaptive lives.

What are some expected outcomes of the course?

• 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

In this course, we will investigate the following themes:

Session 1: Introduction to Mindfulness

Session 2 : Perception Matters

Session 3: Power of Being Present

Session 4 : Stress Reactivity

Session 5 : Choosing a Response

Session 6 : Mindful Communications

Session 7 : Integrating Mindfulness in Daily Lives

Session 8 : Maintaining Momentum in Mindfulness

WHEN?

Wednesday, 15 February - 7pm-9.30pm

Wednesday, 22 February - 7pm-9.30pm

Wednesday, 1 March - 7pm-9.30pm

Wednesday, 8 March - 7pm-9.30pm

Wednesday, 15 March - 7pm-9.30pm

Wednesday, 22 March - 7pm-9.30pm

Wednesday, 5 April - 7pm-9.30pm

Wednesday, 12 April - 7pm-9.30pm

Please take note, there is no class on 29 March .

Total of 8 sessions.

WHERE?

Brahm Centre @ Newton

1 DAY RETREAT

Sunday, 26 March - 9am-5pm

Brahm Centre @ Tampines

Total

• 8 weekly Sessions at Brahm Centre @ Newton
• 1Full-day retreat at Brahm Centre @ Tampines

All sessions and retreat must be attended to receive a completion certificate

Course fee:

$550 | $110 for seniors eligible for National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy*

*NSA subsidy is for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 50 and above.

In addition to the NSA subsidy, course fee may be offset by SkillsFuture Credit (SFC).

Payment Procedure:

1) Upon registration, course participants are to make payment for the course through Brahm Centre’s Eventbrite page.

2) Participants have to claim with SFC before the course start date through the SkillsFuture portal, https://www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg/content/portal/en/index.html

3) Brahm Centre will reimburse the amount that is successfully claimed upon receipt of the funds from SFC. This procedure can take up to 8 weeks from the course start date.

Notes:

· Please take note that payments for courses are non-refundable.

· Do ensure that you are able to attend the first session of the course before registering for the course as you will not be allowed to continue with the course should you miss the first session.

· Request for transfers or make up-classes for selected mindfulness courses are subjected to availability and fees of $30 for the transfer of the whole course and $10 for every request to make-up classes are applicable.

Trainer Bio:

Eric Lim, senior Mindfulness Psychologist, spearheads Brahm Centre’s curriculum development and research on mindfulness. He has delivered over 200 mindfulness courses, talks and workshops to over 6,000 individuals who span across ages (young children, teenagers, young adults, working adults, elderly) and professions from education, government, financial and social service sectors.

Eric is a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher, conferred by the Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health, in collaboration with UMASS Memorial Health Care’s Center for Mindfulness. He is also a Dot-b and Paws-b teacher from the Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK), and a MOE-registered instructor. In 2017, Eric was awarded the Young Model Caregiver (Merit) Award by AWWA as well as a Social and Health Manpower Development Programme Fellowship by the Ministry of Health.