8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

While 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 will learn to take better care of yourself and live more consciously, instead of feeling like life is happening to you. You will 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, regardless of the challenges that come your way.

What is an MBSR Training?
Fifty years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn, a physician, writer, and scientist, together with others, developed the 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training. This training is now given worldwide in the same way to thousands of people by certified trainers. The MBSR training has proven to be effective in reducing stress, improving mental resilience, and promoting overall well-being.
Who is this training suitable for?
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 worrying, insomnia, anxiety, or physical pain, or if you just want to prevent complaints: everyone is welcome. Also, professionals from education or healthcare, who want to become a child trainer in the Eline Snel method and need this eight-week training as preparation for the Course to become a Mindfulness Child Trainer, are very welcome.

Content 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, thinking, or feeling is an important element. With the help of audio files, and the Sitting Still App, you train your mind to become clear, stable, and resilient. Kinder to yourself and others and less reactive in communication.

Learning outcomes of Mindfulness training

Main learning outcome:

After the 8-week Mindfulness training, the participant is better able to deal with stress, emotions, thoughts, and physical complaints.

Partial outcomes:

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

After 8 weeks, participants will be able to

apply the basics of meditation in daily life, allowing body and mind to come to rest
be out of their heads and in contact with their bodies
better feel their boundaries and respond to them in a beneficial way
better understand and regulate emotions
communicate beneficially
deal compassionately with themselves and others, changing automatic reactions to stress and its consequences

Costs and reimbursement Mindfulness training

Individuals: 495 euros, VAT exempt
Companies: 495 euros, excl. VAT

Included in the price:

8 training sessions of 2.5 hours
Meditation exercises for home practice
Hand-outs
Coffee and tea

Get the 8-week Mindfulness training reimbursed? Fortunately, this is possible with a number of health insurers, usually with a reimbursement up to a fixed maximum. Check with your insurer to see if the training is reimbursed.