Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction (MBSR)
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Tonight –NOT THIS
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Tonight
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Define mindfulness
Share overview of MBSR
Look at mindfulness and stress
Experience two MBSR
mindfulness practices
• Think about how TRG might use
MBSR practices
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Mindfulness is moment by
moment, non-judgmental
awareness cultivated by
paying attention.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction (MBSR)
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MBSR is a scientificallybased
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8 wk patient
educational program
Teaches people how to
take better care of
themselves and live
healthier and more
adaptive lives.
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MBSR Programs
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2-3 hours classes 1 x week
Daily home practice of 45 mins
Weekly mindfulness exercises
1 day of silent practice
• People have to be highly
motivated – and they are!
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Mindfulness & Stress
It is not the potential stressor itself
but how you perceive it and then
how you handle it that will
determine whether it leads to
stress.
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People who are able to
“let go” of a bad event,
who can see it is
impermanent and that
their situation will
change, tend to be
healthier…..
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Patients Report
• Pain & tension decrease
• Severity and frequency of
headaches decreases
• Lowered blood pressure
• Increased capacity to be with
emotions and body sensations
• Lessened anxiety and panic
• Increased concentration
• Moods stabilize
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Time to Experience
Mindfulness
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Share your experiences
• What did you experience?
• What sensory observations did
you make before eating it, when
chewing it, afterwards?
• What was the experience of the
2nd object?
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What would it be like to
bring this moment by
moment awareness to
your everyday life
experiences?
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Body Scan
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• What did you notice about the
body scan?
– Did you get lost or drift away?
– Did you sense all of the body
parts?
• What surprised you?
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How Might TRG Use
MBSR practices?
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