Mindful Skills Building
with Tracy Ochester, CMT-200 
Mindful Skills Building
with Tracy Ochester, CMT-200
with Tracy Ochester, CMT-200
ONLINE
February 8 (Monday)
at 7:00 pm (GMT-06:00)
Class length
90 minutes
Location
On Site at Midwest Alliance for Mindfulness 11100 Ash Street Suite 103 Leawood, KS 66211
Did you know the practice of mindfulness can help us build a number of foundational skills for cultivating mental health and wellbeing? Former Naropa University president Judy Lief calls these skills “abilities beyond the verbal and conceptual to include matters of heart, character, creativity, self-knowledge, concentration, openness and mental flexibility.” They also help inoculate us against the harmful conditioning and illusions that contribute to personal and collective suffering. Join us the 2nd Monday in Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, and Dec from 7-8:30 pm to explore and practice mindful strategies for improving attention and concentration, increasing self-awareness, enhancing emotional regulation, expanding distress tolerance, promoting cognitive flexibility, and relating more skillfully. Each class will include an explanation of concepts, practice and discussion. Between session support, opportunities for further learning and practice suggestions will be offered. These classes are suitable for the general public but 1.5 CEs are also available per class for KS & MO licensed mental health professionals.
Please check the class location to see if you are registering to attend online via Zoom or in-person at the Peace Pod (some offer both options). You can read about our online etiquette here https://mindfulness-alliance.org/offerings/online-offerings/. If you attend in person, please arrive on time as the suite doors are locked and teacher may not hear you to let you in after the class begins.
This program is teacher led and community based, emphasizing many voices, personal reflection, and opportunities to connect deeply with others. Gentle mindful movement may be included in some classes so you may wish to wear comfortable clothing you can move in.
There's a two part process to registering for our classes:
1. use our the form to register for the class you wish to attend, and
2. purchase your pass by clicking the appropriate link below:
- Single 90-Minute Class Pass for Members = $15
- 90-Minute Class 6-Pack Pass for Members = $80
- Single 90-Minute Class Pass for Non-Members = $20
- 90-Minute Class 6-Pack Pass for Non-Members = $100
- Accessibility Single Class Pass (extreme financial hardship) = $1
*Pre-registration is required. Series passes cannot be prorated after first use. No refunds are given on the day of the class for which you are registered. You must cancel before the day of the class if you would like to use your pass on another date.
Modules and Learning Objectives
February: Attention and Awareness
- Understand the importance of attention as an executive function and its role in the practice of mindfulness.
- Define the attitudinal factors that lay the groundwork for sustaining attention with greater ease.
- Learn practices for strengthening attentional control and stability.
April: Self-Regulation and Stress Reduction
- Review the role of the nervous system in the stress response and how mindfulness can help us harness its power
- Outline the connection between reactivity and suffering and how mindfulness can help disrupt this cycle.
- Learn practices for calming the nervous system and meeting strong emotions with greater equanimity.
June: Self-Compassion: Equalization and Non-Discrimination
- Deconstruct the myth of harsh self-criticism and punishment as effective motivating strategies.
- Understand the benefits of self-forgiveness and befriending the inner critic.
- Learn practices for building self-kindness and connecting with common humanity.
August: Flexibility and Resilience
- Understand the role mindfulness plays in cultivating cognitive flexibility and resilience.
- Recognize the benefits of opening to complexity and ambiguity and the relationship of attachment, aversion, and habituation to human suffering.
- Learn practices for tapping into creativity, curiosity and embracing a beginner’s mind.
October: Alignment with Values and Cultivating Beneficial Qualities
- Explore personal values and their connection with purpose, meaning and wellbeing.
- Understand the power of intention in directing behavior and the role of dissonance in human suffering.
- Learn practices for cultivating qualities correlated with happiness and intentional living.
December: Compassion, Agency, Empowerment, and Engagement
- Define compassion and understand it’s connection with intention and skillful action.
- Explore mindful ways of relating and the importance of interpersonal connection to wellbeing.
- Learn strategies for cultivating loving-kindness and mindful communication.
Become a member https://mindfulness-alliance.org/membership/
Reservations
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