Mindfulness Based Stress Management Program (in Montreal)

The Mindfulness Based Stress Management Program is unique in its kind in Montreal (click here for testimonials). Its design is based on the program founded and directed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, best selling author of Full Catastrophe Living (Delta, 1991) and Wherever You Go There You Are (Hyperion, 1994), at the Stress Management Clinic of the University of Massachussetts Medical Center where Gina Rubinsky trained as an intern.

What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the attention to our moment-to-moment experience, an awareness of our reactions and interactions with the world around us. It develops an internal learning that teaches not only relaxation but also new ways of coping with whatever we are faced with in our lives.

The Mindfulness Based Stress Management Program is an approach to self-care and effective coping with stress, illness and chronic pain, for which there are no immediate cures. Nor is it a cure.

It is an intervention focused on how to live well in the presence of physical and emotional challenges such as stress and pain and not only in the absence of them. One's own inner resources become mobilized for healing and for moving to a greater level of health and well-being.

The underlying premise of this approach is that:

You are whole and complete just as you are and there is more right than wrong with you at any given moment - Jon Kabat-Zinn

Who takes the program ?

Many people who come to the program want to experience a deeper sense of connection with their lives. They want to change theway they are dealing with a wide variety of personal challenges and are motivated to be actively involved in the process.

This mindfulness based approach has been effective in longitudinal studies in which individuals have reported lasting decreases in both the physical and psychological symptoms associated with:

The Program

You will participate in eight weekly sessions in which mindfulness-based stress Management techniques will be taught and practiced; the body scan, mindful yoga and meditation. In addition there will be group exercises, discussions and the exploration of long-term self-care strategies. A full retreat day to integrate all the practices will be held at the end of the program.

Individualized Programs

The program can also be followed on an individual basis catered to your specific needs and goals.

Commitment and Benefits

In order to derive the most benefit from the program, a strong commitment to work on yourself through the daily discipline of meditation and relaxation over the eight weeks is required. To support your home practice, you will be provided with three CDs containing guided meditations and a Personal Stress Management Workbook.

*Receipts for insurance coverage and income tax purposes are available.

*Special Student Rate.

*Payment Plans Offered.

*Gift Certificates Available.

Fall Session - 2006

Dates: September 27th - November 15th, 2006, Wednesdays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Retreat Day: Sunday, October 29th, 2006, 9:45am - 2:45pm

Winter Session - 2007

Dates: January 24th - March 13th, 2007, Wednesdays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Retreat Day: Sunday, March 4th, 2007, 9:45am - 2:45pm

Spring Session - 2007

Dates: May 2nd - June 20th, 2007, Wednesdays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Retreat Day: Sunday, June 10th, 2007, 9:45am - 2:45pm

Location & Registration

3502 Walkley Ave. (x Monkland), Montreal, Qc
Early registration is advisable as space is limited. Please click here to register.