Experiential CourseDecember 12 — 16, 2024
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Anxiety, Depression, and Stress
Sarah Kinsley, RCC
Tuition: $495
Stress, anxiety, and depression are three states many of us can relate to these days. In this experiential course you will be guided through the basics of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)*. Evidence-based teachings and practices will be shared to help you better manage the waves of life and reduce the impacts associated with anxiety, stress, and depression.
Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention to the present moment with compassion. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is designed to bring awareness to the habitual ways of being that can lead to depressive and anxious spirals.
MBCT combines the skills of CBT and mindfulness-based practices, helping participants learn how to respond in more skillful ways to increase well-being and decrease suffering.
This course will provide ample opportunity for practicing and learning mindfulness-based practices including mindful movement and walking, which can be used in your daily life back home.**
Every BODY welcome! Trauma-informed Facilitator.
Course is limited to 20 participants. Please register early.
*This is a skill and study based group not clinical group therapy. This course is a modified version based on 8-week course.
**Guided meditation recordings will be provided.
Sarah (she/her/hers) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) and holds a MEd in Counselling from the University of Victoria, a BEd in Education from Queen’s University and a BA (Hons) in Indigenous Studies from Trent University. She is a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SETM).
Currently, Sarah teaches in Mindfulness-based programs at The University of Toronto. She accompanies people in individual counselling through First Nations Health Authority and in private practice. Sarah co-facilitates a 100-hour Yoga Teacher Training: Trauma Informed Practice: on and off the mat.
Sarah shares Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and is a graduate of the two-year Community Meditation Teacher training through Truth North Insight. She is a registered Yoga teacher for adults and children (E-RYT 500, RCYT).
Previously, she was primary school educator and the key instructor and co-coordinator for the graduate certificate in Mindfulness-Based Teaching and Learning (MBTL) at The University of the Fraser Valley She also helped develop and facilitated the Integrated Mindfulness Certificate at Royal Roads University (RRU) for years.
Daily Schedule (subject to change):
Your course schedule has been designed by the presenter to provide a holistic educational experience, and includes course presentation time, meal times, and free time for you to enjoy the beach and the grounds and participate in the ashram’s daily programs. Lines in bold type indicate required course times.
Morning and Evening Satsang: community gatherings for meditation, chanting & teachings; sometimes a silent beach walk.
*Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes: available on outdoor ocean and bayfront platforms (beginner and intermediate levels offered twice daily).
DAY 1- Awareness and Automatic Pilot & Living in Our Heads
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:00am Ashram Welcome & History Tour (meets at Reception)
11:30am Inauguration Ceremony
12:00-3:30pm Course session (with a break from 1:30pm-2:00pm)
4:00pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
DAY 2 – Gathering the Scattered Mind & Recognizing Aversion
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:00-3:30pm Course session (with a break from 1:30pm-2:00pm)
4:00pm Yoga Asana &Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
DAY 3 – Allowing/Letting Be & Thoughts Are Not Facts
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:00-3:30pm Course session (with a break from 1:30pm-2:00pm)
4:00pm Yoga Asana &Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
DAY 4 – Self-Stewardship & Endings are beginnings
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:00-3:30pm Course session (with a break from 1:30pm-2:00pm)
4:00pm Yoga Asana &Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
DAY 5 (Last Day) – Silent Retreat Day. Will include guided meditation practices and eating in silence together.
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana &Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:00-3:00pm Course session (with a break from 1:30pm-2:00pm)
3:00pm Graduation Ceremony
4:00pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
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