Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program

Carmelina D’arro of Centre Meeting will be Assistant Teaching this course!

Thursday Evenings from 6:30pm-8:30pm

Course schedule consists of eight weekly classes, including one

daylong class.  $375.00 for entire 8 Week Course.

Location: Meditation Center at Empowered Yoga

Dates: September 26

         October 3, 10, 17, 24

       November 7, 14, 21

           Saturday All Day November 9.  9:00 am—4:00 pm

An invitation to move toward greater balance, control and participation in your life…

World wide, tens of thousands of people have accepted this invitation. They are a lot like you, and they’ve learned to integrate stress-management skills into their everyday lives. Two decades of published research indicates that the majority of people who complete the Stress Reduction Program report:

• An ability to cope more effectively with both short and long-term stressful situations
• Lasting decreases in physical and psychological symptoms
• An increased ability to relax
  • Reductions in pain levels and an enhanced ability to cope with pain that may not go away
  • Greater energy and enthusiasm for life
  • Improved self-esteem

Many are sent by their doctors or they are self-referred.  Many enroll because, although they are feeling well physically, they say the pace of their lives is “out of control” or they’re “just not feeling quite right.”

This highly participatory, practical course includes:

• Guided instruction in mindfulness meditation practices
• Gentle stretching and mindful Yoga
• Inquiry exercises to enhance awareness in everyday life
• Individual instruction
• Group dialogue
• Daily home assignments
• Two audio-CDs and workbook

People participate for reasons as diverse as…

• Sleep disturbances
• Fatigue
• High blood pressure
• Job, family, financial stress
• Chronic pain and illness
• Anxiety and panic
• GI distress
• Headaches

Instructor: William McCracken, LCSW, CADC, ICADC, NBCCH has been studying and practicing various forms of meditation for over 25 years. He has a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and Nationally Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. He has practiced in the Korean Zen tradition for over 15 years and received ordination as a Dharma Teacher in 2005 and ordination as a Senior Dharma Teacher in 2011. He  currently serves as the Head Dharma Teacher and Abbot of the Delaware Valley Zen Center. Before practicing within the Korean Zen tradition, he practiced and received precepts in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition and also received training in Thich Nhat Hahn’s tradition of the Order of Interbeing. William is also trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and has trained with Jon Kabat Zinn and senior teachers through the Center for Mindfulness at the UMass Medical Center. He currently leads MBSR training seminars throughout Delaware and is currently a Head Facilitator at the Open Heart Zen Sangha in Wilmington, De. He has studied and taught Taiji Chuan and also enjoys writing music and playing guitar.

Learn more here.