Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Nicolette Sachs, LCSW
The Stress Reduction Clinic @ Mountain Waves Healing Arts Center
2323 E. Greenlaw Lane, Suite 10
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
(928) 526-1961x4
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a course designed to help students
cultivate their own mindfulness practice.

Mindfulness is a way of waking up to your life, of learning to relate directly to whatever
is happening in your life. It is a way of doing something for yourself that only you can
do—consciously working with your own stress, pain, illness, and the challenges of daily
life.

 

By enrolling in MBSR, you will have the opportunity to learn the following:
• Practical methods for focusing your attention
• Coping skills to improve your ability to handle stressful situations
• To increase awareness of the interconnectedness of mind and body in health and
illness
• Gentle body-focused conditioning exercises to strengthen and release muscle
tension
• To cultivate greater balance in your life

 

The class schedule consists of 8 weekly classes of 2 hours each and one 5 hour day of
mindfulness. There are over 20 total hours of instruction.

This course is modeled on MBSR developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of
Massachusetts Medical Center. This program has been taught for over 30 years and
research indicates efficacy in a range of areas of both physical and mental distress.

Nicolette Sachs, course instructor, has taught Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to
over 150 students during the past 10 years. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker,
Nicolette has sustained a private practice in Flagstaff for 17 years.

There will be a free orientation session held on Tuesday, January 15th, 2013, from
9:30-11:00am. The full course begins on Tuesday, January 22nd, 9:30-11:30am. It goes
for 8 consecutive weeks. The Day of Mindfulness is scheduled for Saturday, March 2nd.
The cost for the 8 weekly classes, including the day of mindfulness and course materials,
is $250.00.

The course location is: Academy of the Martial Way Flagstaff, 2708 N. 4th Street,
Suite E-1 (located in the Knoles Village Square).

Please contact Nicolette at (928) 526-1961 x4 or nssachs@gmail.com with any
questions, to sign up for the orientation, and to reserve your place in this class.