Mindfulness Classes

The UNC Mindfulness-based Program for Stress and Pain Management offers meditation and mind-body awareness training that will teach you to slow down, set priorities, and stay calm, focused, and relaxed during a busy life. These practices will enhance your body’s natural adaptive healing ability and cultivate the mind’s clarity and insight.

This evidence-based program is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s model. Mindfulness is ‘the awareness that arises from paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.’ It enables individuals to step out of ‘automatic pilot.’ and connect and respond to daily life with increased awareness and self-control.

The class format includes instruction and practice of mindfulness skills, mind-body exercises, group dialogue, and daily home assignments. In this program, you will receive the following:

• Eight weekly classes of 2 hours each
• Recordings with guided meditations and stretching practices
• Access extensive handouts, reading lists, home assignments, resources, etc.
• Participants are encouraged to practice home assignments for 30-40 minutes daily and complete an initial questionnaire and a course evaluation. This challenging, life-affirming course requires a solid commitment to maximal benefit. Your instructors are committed to and skilled at creating a safe, supportive, and deeply engaging learning environment.

“What I have grown to recognize about myself is that I spend a great deal of time caring for everyone…This class…taught me about my origin and my environment and its role in how I have learned to survive and cope with life. I feel better about my existence, and it has allowed me to engage in self-care.”

July

Morning of Mindfulness with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Saturday, July 27, 2024, 10:30-Noon EST, via Zoom

After registration, you will receive a Zoom link and instructions

Fee: $45

Description: Feeling Squeezed and Pulled in All Directions?? Is your Ruminating Mind and Catastrophic Thinking the Driver behind your Daily Life?

Join us in this Morning of Mindfulness “Mini Retreat” as you Pause for Self-Care.

The morning will consist of Mindfulness Meditation practices, which will help you feel calm and at ease as you experience techniques that can carry you through your busy days.

These Meditations are great for anyone experiencing acute or chronic health issues, everyday stressors, anxiety, Insomnia, physical pain, and more.

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September

8-Week Mindfulness Foundational Course for Stress Enhancement, with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Morning and Evening Sessions are Available

Friday mornings, September 20- November 8, 2024, from 9:30-11:30 AM  EST, via Zoom

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Tuesday evenings, September 24 – November 5, 2024, from 6-8 PM  EST, via Zoom

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After registration, you will receive a Zoom link and instructions; if you miss a session, you will be emailed a recording.

Fee: $375 General Public | $350 UNC Affiliates | $100 off for repeat participants