Stress, Anxiety and Pain Management

Life is stressful . . .

MBSR was created by John Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts. Adapted from a wisdom practice that has developed for over 2500 years, MBSR is clinically proven and approved as one of the most reliable Stress Reduction Programs available today.

However, it would be a mistake to think of MBSR as a kind of 'remedial' course - "Oh, I'm just a basket case. I have to take stress management." It's not remedial anything. In fact, the skills you develop in MBSR are more akin to Advanced Training in the Art of Living.

Stress is at the root of most of our modern afflictions. We all suffer from it whether aware of it or not. Physical and emotional imbalance is either brought on or exacerbated by stress. How often have you heard or said, "I'm stressed out" as a common reply to "how are you?" Many of us even use it as a badge of honor. Children now say it with as much gravity as any adult.

MBSR is a system that develops and sustains the tools which cultivate health and well-being in our bodies, relationships and the world. If you practice this course sincerely, it will be the most difficult and yet the most rewarding thing you will ever do in your life.

During its 30 years of development, people have come to MBSR for reasons as diverse as...

• Stress — job, family or financial
• Chronic pain and illness
• Anxiety and panic
• GI distress
• Sleep disturbances
• Fatigue
• High blood pressure
• Headaches

. . . there is another way.

Advanced Training In The Art of Living

Hellen Keller said, ""A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships." As two decades of published research show, the majority of people who complete the course report:

• 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
• An ability to cope more effectively with both short and long-term stressful situations.

This program is challenging and life-affirming. The instructors are accomplished and skilled at creating a safe, supportive, and deeply engaging experiential learning environment. They will assist you in learning these methods, providing both group and individualized instructions and directions for how to learn, practice, and integrate mindfulness into your everyday life.

The course schedule consists of eight weekly 2.5 hour classes and one day-long class on a Saturday or Sunday.

California Health Institute
20121 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 212
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Across the street from Taft High School
Park in rear of building, enter from front.

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Tuition & Payment Plans

Click Here to register for the free introduction on May 9.

Otherwise, to secure your space and pay securely online, continue below (Introduction is included in full registration).

This program is supported entirely through your tuition. We offer a sliding scale based upon household income. We offer this sliding scale on the 'honor system' and ask that you pay as much as you are able based on income.

We accept cash or check, VISA, MasterCard, and Discover. Tuition may be paid in the following ways:

• Payment in full at time of registration
• Payment At Time of Class

Select income scale below and click "Pay Now" for registration and secure online payment:

Household Income Scale

$50,000 or greater: $600.00 $40,000-$49,000: $525.00 $39,000 and under: $450.00

To Register and pay by check or other means, click here.

No one is turned away for lack of funds. Our goal is to the make the Stress Reduction Program available to those who can benefit without regard to ability to pay. Alternative payment options may be considered. For more information, please contact Mindful Valley at (818) 453-0640.

Space is intentionally limited.

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