The World Health Organization (WHO) describes stress as the greatest threat to health in the 21st century.
MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) was developed in 1979 by Professor Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn in the United States at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. By purposefully directing attention and through the development, practice, and stabilization of expanded mindfulness, MBSR promotes a more conscious way of dealing with stress in daily life and helps to reduce health risks and stress symptoms.
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” Jon Kabat-Zinn
The course is an 8-week training program that includes meditative exercises in stillness and in motion. These mindfulness practices center mental activity and lead to stress reduction. Usually, blood pressure decreases and the autonomic nervous system calms down.
What are the advantages of an online course?
Possibility of anonymous participation
Adaptability to one’s own life circumstances
Spatially flexible
The course is aimed primarily at people who…
travel a lot for work or personal reasons.
have physical limitations.
want to avoid long commutes.
The MBSR Online Course – Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness is subsidized by health insurance companies up to 100%.
MBSR is now offered in over 240 clinics worldwide, including in Germany since 1992. Its effectiveness for various patient groups has been demonstrated in numerous studies.
“Mindfulness is attentive observation, an awareness that is completely free from motives or desires, an observation without any interpretation or distortion.” Jiddu Krishnamurti
Three types of formal exercises form the core of the program:
Traditional seated meditation
Gentle and mindfully performed yoga exercises
Body Scan, during which the body is systematically “scanned” from the inside with benevolent attention
How does an MBSR course work?
8 sessions of 90 minutes each (once per week)
Daily independent practice of approximately 45-60 minutes
Free guided materials are available for this practice
Kurs Content
WOCHE 1
Kurs Includes
- 77 Einheiten
- 17 Tests