The Mindfulness Program in the
Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine Clinic is designed to
teach mind and body awareness techniques for coping with physical or
psychological symptoms from stress and stress-related illnesses. By
learning relaxation and awareness techniques, including mindful yoga
and body movement, participants are taught to use their inner
resources to relieve stress and manage pain more effectively. The
Mindfulness Program was initiated 20 years ago at the University of
Massachusetts by John Kabat-Zinn, PhD, who was featured on Bill
Moyer's PBS series and book, Healing and the Mind.
The majority of participants who complete the program report these
benefits:
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Decreased physical and psychological symptoms
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Increased ability to cope with stressful situations
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Improved self-esteem
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Greater enthusiasm for life
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Greater energy
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Improved pain levels or coping with chronic pain
The program can help complement care of the following:
The Mindfulness Meditation program consists of eight weekly
sessions and one all-day Saturday retreat.
The next course begins
Tuesday, July 6, 2004.
Call 650-498-5566 to enroll.
Instructor -- Mark Abramson, DDS is the founder and
facilitator of Mindfulness-Meditation Based Stress Reduction programs
at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Stanford University School of
Medicine. He has practiced dentistry in the Bay Area for more than
twenty-five years, specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and
temporomandibular disorders, focussing on non-drug oriented care
integrating traditional dental approaches with mind/body techniques,
osteopathic manual medicine, and acupuncture. He has been an
instructor at the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Pomona since
1985, has lectured throughout the country on TMJ/orofacial pain, and
leads retreats on mindfulness meditation. Dr. Abramson holds a black
belt in Aikido.
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