Although we cannot avoid difficulties, frustrations and disappointments in life, we can learn how to deal with them in a healthier way. Mindfulness plays an essential role in this. During the 8-week mindfulness training, you learn to take better care of yourself and live more consciously, instead of feeling like life is happening to you. You develop skills to be more in the moment, better manage stress and negative emotions, and make a deeper connection with your inner well-being. This training gives you the tools to become more resilient, so you can experience more peace and fulfillment, no matter what challenges come your way.

  • What is an MBSR Training?

    Fifty years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn, a physician, author and scientist, developed the 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training with others. This training is now taught the same way to thousands of people worldwide by certified trainers. The MBSR training has proven effective in reducing stress, improving mental resilience and promoting overall well-being.

  • For whom is this training suitable?

    The 8-week MBSR training is for all adults who want to live their precious lives to the fullest. Whether you experience stress in your work, turbulence in your family or suffer from brooding, insomnia, anxiety complaints or physical pain, or if you want to prevent complaints: everyone is welcome. Also professionals from education or health care, who want to become a child trainer in the Eline Snel method and need this eight-week training as a preparation for the training to become a child trainer, are welcome.

Contents Mindfulness Training

The training consists of 8 weekly meetings of 2.5 hours. We ask you to do your "homework" daily during the training. This homework is in the form of meditation, daily reflection on stressful moments and your reactions to them. Practicing being more consciously present with what you are doing while you are doing it, thinking it or feeling it is an important element. Using audio files, and the Sitting Still App you practice your mind becoming clear, stable and resilient. Milder toward yourself and others and less reactive in communication.

Learning Outcomes Mindfulness Training

Main learning output:

After the 8-week Minfulness training, the student will be able to better manage stress, emotions, thoughts and physical symptoms.

Partial returns:

  • The student can observe thoughts, feelings and physical signals from a friendly inner attitude, without immediately reacting to them, or identifying with them
  • The student knows forms of self-care, and can apply this in daily life
  • The student can name the influence of thoughts and feelings on automatic non-wholesome behavior and can transform this into wholesome behavior

After 8 weeks, participants can

  • Apply the basics of meditation in daily life allowing the body and mind to come to rest
  • are out of their heads in touch with their bodies
  • better feel their limits and respond to them beneficially
  • better understand and regulate emotions
  • healthy communication
  • compassionate treatment of self and others, changing automatic responses to stress and its consequences

Cost and reimbursement Mindfulness training

  • Individuals: 495 euros, exempt from VAT
  • Companies: 495 euros, excluding VAT

Included in the price:

  • 8 courses of 2.5 hours
  • Meditation exercises for home
  • Handouts
  • Coffee and tea

Getting reimbursed for the 8-week Mindfulness training? Fortunately, this is possible with a number of health insurers, usually with reimbursement up to a set maximum. Ask your insurer if the training is reimbursed.

Location

Trainings take place in the forests of Leusden and Amersfoort. The address is Landgoed de Heuvelkamp, Kerkweg 7 in Leusden.

Starting dates

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