MBSR Deutschland

MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY:
A SEVEN-DAY TRAINING RETREAT

Mark Williams & Thorsten Barnhofer
Oxford Mindfulness Centre

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines meditation practice with techniques from cognitive therapy in an innovative and effective relapse prevention treatment for recurrent depression, now recommended in the UK’s NICE guidelines. Recent studies suggest that it can be helpful to patients with a range of problems, both emotional and physical.

This residential training retreat, held in a tranquil rural setting, will be facilitated by highly experienced mindfulness practitioners, and offers an opportunity to explore the approach in depth. It is aimed at clinicians with some prior knowledge and experience of mindfulness and of cognitive therapy, and with a serious commitment in bringing MBCT into their lives and work. Participants should already have attended (as a minimum) an introductory workshop on mindfulness-based approaches, and should have a regular, established mindfulness meditation practice.

The programme reflects the integration of personal practice and professional application that is central to the approach. It includes a blend of didactic, experiential and small group work, taking participants through the MBCT programme and offering opportunities to practice teaching it to one another with the supervision of the instructors. Specific themes and areas of focus will include:

• The seamless cultivation of mindfulness throughout the workshop, through formal and informal practices, both in silence and in conversation and dialogue

• An overview of the development of MBCT and the theory underpinning it, and a review of research supporting its clinical value

• Mindful approaches to the experience and expression of pain, depression, stress and anxiety within ourselves and those with whom we work

• Experiencing enough mindfulness meditation practice and self-inquiry to understand the importance of being a practitioner before starting to work with mindfulness as a clinician

• Opportunities to practice teaching key meditation practices, with feedback from fellow participants and from the instructors

Comments on previous teaching retreats:
“An opportunity to integrate the personal, the professional and the spiritual.”
“Time and space to learn and really focus on the practice. Some really key personal experiences in relation to mindfulness.”
“The wisdom, compassion, humour and clarity of the teachers modelled mindfulness.
Absolutely fantastic, in many, many ways”

Beginning : Friday, April 16th, 2010
End: Friday, April 23th, 2010
Below you find the detailed schedule ("Anhang").

Venue and Accomodation
The Retreat takes place in the north of Germany, at the Außendeichhof Pegasus.
Accomodation and meals are offered at the Außendeichhof. Please check all details regarding accomodation and meals directly with Mr Buchwald from the Außendeichhof! The corresponding costs will be charged additionally to the workshop fee and have to be paid at your arrival.
For further information please contact the Außendeichhof:
Außendeichhof Pegasus, Außendeich 2, 21732 Krummendeich
email: pegasushof@aol.com
www.Hof-Pegasus.de
Telefon: 0049.(0)4779.1248
Fax: 0049.(0)4779.8198

Workshop Fee
980 Euro before November 30th 2009,
1050 Euro afterwards
(prices excl. accommodation and meals)

Registration
Deadline of registration is March 1st, 2010.
With cancellation there will be charged a cancellation fee of 100 Euro in any case. With cancellation from January 1st – February 28th, 2010, a cancellation fee of 250 Euro, except you find another person who takes over your place. With cancellation after March 1st, 2010, the full workshop fee is due, except another person will sign up.

The participants will take full responsibility for themselves during the seminar.
The Workshop leader as well as the organizer are absolved from any liability claim.

In case you would like to participate in this retreat
Please switch to our german-language Webform and proceed by clicking the "In den Warenkorb legen"-button. Please follow the german language checkout. You will then get an Email, containing the bill, mentioning the amount due and our account informations. Within Europe you should face no problems by transfering the money by using our IBAN and BIC-codes mentioned on the Billing-Email.

For further requests you might contact Mr. Thomas Maier at:

Arbor Seminare gGmbH
Zechenweg 4, D-79111 Freiburg
phone 0049.(0)761.89 62 91 06, fax 0049.(0)761.89 62 91 07
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