Exploring Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction with Survivors of Gun Violence
We anticipate more virtual Mindfulness classes in 2023
August 30, 2022
In collaboration with
Survivors Empowered and
the University of California, San
Diego; we are measuring the effects of mindfulness on
family, friends, and community members who have had a loved
one taken, been wounded, or witnessed gun violence. In this study,
we will be offering Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
courses to explore different avenues for improving mental health
and wellbeing.
Results from the study will be available,
soon.
Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction (MSBR) with John Taylor and Jennifer
Miller
Weekly on Tuesdays: August 30th, 2022 to October
18th, 2022
10 am to 12:30 pm PST (1 pm to 3:30 pm EST)
All
Day-Session: October 8th, 2022 – from 7:00 am to 1:00
pm • PST (10:00 am to 4:00 pm • EST)
Orientation: August 16th, 2022 - Time TBD
Participants will be asked to
complete pre-, mid-, and post-surveys during the study.
Questionnaires will take approximately 20 minutes to complete
during each of these time points. Participation in the study is
voluntary and all information will remain confidential. Efforts,
such as coding research records, keeping research records secure
and allowing only authorized people to have access to research
records, will be made to keep your information safe.
This course is normally $500, when taken at the Center for Mindfulness. However, because this class is being conducted as a study by the affiliated Zeidan Lab, it will be free to participants.
As noted above, participation is limited to those who have either been directly or indirectly impacted by gun violence.
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
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Articulate the key aspects of mindfulness as it relates to
stress reduction, coping with pain and illness and enhancing
well-being
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Practice and apply mindfulness techniques in both personal and
professional settings as a means of contending more effectively
with the demands of both settings
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Integrate mindfulness into social interaction with patients,
colleagues, supervisors, family and friends to facilitate more
effective and mindful communication
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Articulate the potential benefits of mindfulness-based stress
reduction (and mindfulness in general) to educate friends and
families about the benefits of such programs in their own lives
- Implement brief mindfulness practices with friends and family members as a means of contending with acute pain, anxiety and distress
Program activities include meditation, short talks, experiential exercises, group discussion, and home practices. The emphasis of the program is on enhancing emotional resources and personal capacities
Advanced Class beginning August 16, 2022
Mindful Self Compassion
(MSC) with Megan Prager and Jennifer
Miller
Weekly on Tuesdays: August 16th - Oct
4th, 2022
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm • PST (7:00 pm to 10:00 pm • EST)
Half-Day
Retreat: Saturday, Sept 17th – from 9:00 am to 1:00
pm • PST
Orientation: Tuesday, July 26th – from 4:00
pm to 5:00 pm • PST
(Requires completion of MBSR class or
comparable)
For those interested in participating in the Mindful Self Compassion Class—or who may have questions on either class—please reach out to Dwayne Mosbey, Program Coordinator for the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness, at [email protected] or you can give him a call at (858) 306-3783.
A Recent Interview with Sandy & Lonnie on
Mindfulness:
Here is a report on our Mindfulness Journey with
UCSD.
The 8-week course involves sessions of approximately 2½ hours each.
Read an
article here, about how Mindfulness has
benefitted survivors of gun violence. There is also a companion
article, based on an interview with
Sandy Phillips.