Course Outline<\/strong><\/p>\nThe central aim of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction is to systematically develop the skill of being present with the interplay\u00a0between your internal and external experience, such as sensations, thoughts, feelings, interactions with others, givens of the world,\u00a0etc.<\/p>\n
Your facilitator Veronika is an experienced mindfulness teacher, guidance counsellor and certified yoga teacher, with a business\u00a0background and rich life and self-development experience. She is currently working on her MBA-teacher accreditation as well as\u00a0studying for a Masters in integrative psychotherapy.<\/p>\n
Course structure
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2022 30 minute individual introductory & advisory pre-course session
\n\u2022 8 weekly 2 hour sessions
\n\u2022 1 daylong guided Silent Meditation Retreat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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