“If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work,

but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.”

-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Professional Trainings

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Foundations of Applied Mindfulness Meditation Certificate at The University of Toronto:​ Please click here for more information

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Trauma Informed Mindful Movement course at The University of Toronto: Please click here for more information

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100 hr. Trauma Informed Practice: on and off the mat: Please click here for more information
 

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Groups (8-weeks)

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For current offerings at BCALM click here

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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a clinically proven therapy for working with anxiety and preventing relapses in those who suffer from depression.  It combines the practice of mindfulness meditation with the skills of cognitive therapy.  Over the eight-week course, participants will learn a variety of techniques that can used to develop a new relationship with thoughts, emotions, and body sensations.   

 

Course Outline​ 

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Session 1: Awareness and Automatic Pilot

Session 2: Living in Our Heads

Session 3: Gathering the Scattered Mind

Session 4: Staying Present

Session 5: Allowing, Letting Be

Session 6: Thoughts Are Not Facts

Session 7: How Can I Best Take Care of Myself?

Session 8: Using What You Have Learned to Deal with Future Moods

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