MBTSR

MBTSR: Mindfulness-based Trauma Sensitive and Recovery.

Transform Your Life in Nine Weeks - Embrace a journey of stress reduction and recovery with our concise MBTSR course. Integrating the MBSR “golden standard” in mindfulness and Trauma-Sensitive approach, discover a path to enhanced self-regulation and well-being through science-backed methods.

Structure of the course

"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."

Jon Kabat-Zinn

What is MBSR?

The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, represents the gold standard in mindfulness practices, integrating millennia-old Eastern traditions with scientifically validated Western approaches. Constantly updated to stay at the forefront of healthcare, MBSR is recognized within national health systems, with costs covered by many healthcare providers in Germany. Additionally, the trauma-sensitive aspect, formulated by David Treleaven, offers insights into creating safe spaces and adapting mindfulness practices to prevent re-traumatization. Professor Amit Bernstein's work further enhances this by addressing trauma recovery with culturally sensitive interventions, supported by clinical research.

This course is suitable for:

Individuals focusing on mental and emotional health self-care.
Those seeking to learn self-regulation techniques.
People experiencing chronic stress, lacking time for breaks.
Individuals with sleep issues.
Anyone dealing with external pressures, information overload, perfectionism, or self-criticism.
Those who have experienced trauma and seek emotional stabilization.
People aiming to enhance emotional intelligence.
Seekers of peace, harmony, and balance.
Anyone looking to find inner strength and security.
Individuals aiming to improve self and external relationships.

Additionally, the course benefits professionals in supportive roles, like psychologists, coaches, medical doctors, teachers, yoga instructors, social workers, aiding in their ability to support others and serving as a professional development tool for mindfulness trainers.

Structure of MBTSR

The 9-week program comprises weekly sessions plus one silence retreat, all conducted online:

Session 1

Introduction to Mindfulness: Safety First

Understand Mindfulness basics.
Explore living on autopilot.
Learn about trauma-sensitive Mindfulness and initial safe steps.

Session 2

Perceiving Difficulties: Window of Tolerance

Discover self and world perception, addressing difficulties.
Study the nervous system's optimal state vs. extremes.
Gain self-diagnostic tools for nervous system awareness.

Session 3

Awareness of Body and Breath in Movement

Engage in dynamic Mindfulness practices.
Realize mindfulness beyond formal meditation.
Practice the 'Stop' technique for conscious pausing and choice

Session 4

Stress and Traumatic Stress:

Understanding and Managing Reactions

Explore the nature and types of stress and our conditioned responses to them.
Identify stress vs. traumatic stress, understanding their potential consequences.
Develop strategies for mindful engagement with stress, emphasizing safety and awareness.

Session 5

Deepening: Mindful Responses to Stress

Learn specific strategies to respond to stress mindfully rather than reactively.
Experience and analyze six different response types to stress.
Understand the 'jellyfish effect' and integrate strategies for balanced engagement with stressful experiences.

Session 6

Mindful Communication:

Navigating Stressful Interactions

Discover the role of mindfulness in enhancing communication during stressful times.
Study four key aspects of mindful communication for more effective interactions.
Learn empathy and emotion awareness techniques to improve understanding and connection.

Session 7

Self-Compassion:

The Heart of Mindful Self-Care

Engage in practices fostering self-compassion as a core aspect of self-care.
Choose activities that nourish rather than deplete, informed by mindfulness.
Recognize the integral role of self-compassion in maintaining mental and emotional well-being.

Silence Retreat:

Deepening Practice

Engage in extended silent retreat day & dive into presence.

Session 8

Mindful Living: What’s next?

Reflect on the program experience.
Review key learnings and discuss sustaining mindfulness.

MBTSR starts on Sep 21

8 sessions every Saturday, 12:00 CEST

Duration of sessions: 2-2.5 hours

Retreat date: Nov 02, 09:00 - 14:00 CEST

Language: english

Format: online via ZOOM

Price: 350 euros

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"From the MBTSR course, I gained valuable knowledge on trauma-sensitive mindfulness, how to find my safe place, and what to do with trauma in a way that's safe for myself. Today, safety and stress levels are very unstable, and Zhassulan carefully guided us along the path of self-care and a quality future life, free from anxiety and with proper communication with stress."

Alona Gramchuk

"This course (MBTSR) offers a productive pathway to help navigate a difficult world. Zhassulan is a skilled guide to understanding how mindfulness can positively impact your daily life, and in learning the practical tools of MSBR. His studies of eastern and western philosophies additionally helps him connect modern mindfulness with humanities oldest questions."

Anna Oldfield

"Jazz is an excellent teacher. He is super attentive, and you feel that he is fully present for the whole session; he is really patient and kind; he is both organized and improvisational - so, the goals and lessons were very organized, but he adjusted to all of the different ideas and emotions that were brought up in the group and brought in new ideas from philosophy and literature, which made the experience very lively and interesting. At the same time, he kept the sessions focused on the goals of mindfulness training. The group had a very friendly and authentic atmosphere, which I think makes people more receptive to learning."

Anna Oldfield

What program will give you?

Managing Anxiety: Recognizing and alleviating symptoms of anxiety by safely navigating through complex emotions.
Enhancing Attention and Focus: Boosting efficiency and reducing interruptions with targeted exercises to sharpen focus.
Cultivating Emotional Intelligence: Mastering emotional self-awareness and control to enhance interpersonal interactions.
Emotional Self-Regulation Development: Diminishing stress's effects on the body by mastering effective self-regulation strategies.
Trauma Recovery: Offering psychological aid following traumatic experiences to foster internal resilience and strength.
Sleep Quality Enhancement: Employing mindfulness practices to enhance the quality of sleep and ease the process of falling asleep, promoting adequate rest and recuperation.

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Who is your teacher?

Zhassulan Abishev

Researcher, philosopher, TEDx speaker.

Certified senior MBSR teacher and mindfulness supervisor at Mindful Academy Solterreno, Spain.

Mindfulness teacher and professor at Satbayev University, Kazakhstan.

Co-founder of the School of Mindful Entrepreneurship, Ukraine.

Interesting facts about me:

11 years of researching mindfulness practices in both the traditional and secular approaches.
11 countries in Asia and Europe where I have studied, including: Nepal, India, Myanmar, Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Malaysia, England, Spain, Latvia.
9 years of teaching mindfulness.
157,000+ listens of audio practices on Insight Timer.
3,500+ students on Insight Timer.
120+ conducted MBSR courses.
150+ trained MBSR trainers.
7 mindfulness courses, including the MBTSR intervention.

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