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Tall Mountain and LAke

Eco-Therapy & Nature Immersion Walks

Meditation Recordings

About Denise

Welcome to your
Mindful Place

All are welcome at Mindful Place

I value and accept all people regardless of race, gender, sexual identity, age, ability, religious belief, and economic status. I acknowledge my privilege as a white cis-hetero female privileged by social, economic, and educational advantages that are inaccessible to most people due to unjust, exclusionary systems of power.

I reside on lands ceded by force from the Kathlamet, Wasco, Wishram, Clatsop, and Clackamas people.

I aim to offset my own complicity in unjust systems of power through an on-going commitment to societal change. My efforts are informed and supported by teachers who are directly impacted by the harm of colonialism, capitalism, and white supremacy.

Calm Sea

MEDITATION RECORDINGS

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Over 30 years of research prove MBSR's effectiveness in reducing stress. Developed by renowned author and researcher, Jon Kabat-Zinn, this class introduces a variety of practices to deepen awareness of our physical, emotional, and cognitive responses to life's ups and downs. Left unchecked, stress takes a toll on our physical and emotional health.
The good news is that MBSR significantly reduces the harmful effects of everyday hassles as well as the bigger life crises. You'll learn how to respond to your life and relationships with increased

calm, clarity and ease.

What to Expect

Each session offers information, guidance, and first hand experience practicing informal everyday awareness skills and formal meditation for reducing stress.
You'll receive your own Home Practice Guide and links to recorded meditations to help you create a daily routine outside of class. Dress in loose-fitting, comfortable clothing. The course is offered at Sellwood Yoga, 7970 SE 13TH Ave. Here you'll find a beautiful and comfortable setting furnished with chair and floor cushion seating. To register and learn more about Sellwood Yoga, click here.

Course Highlights

Recognizing Automatic Pilot & Cultivating Mindful Awareness
- Informal Practices
  - mindful awareness of routine activities; mindful breathing, eating, seeing, listening moving.
- Formal Practice:
  - Body Scan

Exploring the Cycle of Stress
- Informal Practice
  - Noticing triggers and the urge to react; addressing practice challenges.
- Formal Practice
  - Sitting Meditation

Responding vs. Reacting
- Informal Practice
  - Mindful Movement
  - Mindful Communication
- Formal Practice:
  - Sitting and Walking Meditation
  - Cultivating self-compassion & acceptance

Staying Present by Working with Neurobiology
- Informal Practice
  - Identifying stress signatures
  - Integrating mindfulness into daily life
- Formal Practice
  - Establishing and sustaining a daily mindfulness practice

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