Mindfulness Meditation

Based on Jon Kabat Zinn’s MBSR* model for stress management, the course provides didactic material on meditation, mindfulness, yoga, the science of stress, and current research as well as actual guided meditations and yoga practices. The yoga portion is gentle and respectfully adapts postures to suit the ability of each participant.

This course is intended to establish one’s personal daily meditation practice.  Participants have reported that this program have had lasting positive influences on their personal and professional lives.

The instructor, David Jacobs, received his training for teaching MBSR, at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Center of Mindfulness, where the MBSR program was developed.  David taught the MBSR program to Syracuse University students through the University’s Counseling Center from 2008 to 2015. He also offered the course to the S.U. faculty and staff through the University Wellness Initiative, and to the community at large in programs at Upstate Yoga Institute and in workshops for various businesses and service agencies.

In addition to being trained to share MBSR with others, David has been a yoga teacher in the Krishnamacharya-Desikachar lineage at for over 20 years.

If interested in this program, please contact David at Upstate Yoga Institute either by e-mailing him at info@upstateyogainstitute.com.

* MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) is a medically respected program that was developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979. Thirty years later, the program forms the basis of therapeutic interventions for anxiety, depression, OCD, and PTSD. Schools, businesses, sports programs, and even the armed services use the program to reduce stress and support meeting goals and potentials.