Stress Reduction Center

West Chester University

Donald McCown
Assistant Professor
Room 211 Sturzebecker Health Sciences Center
West Chester , PA 19383 610-436-2267
STRESSREDU@wcupa.edu


Mindfulness–Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Programs and Events

 

Mindfulness at West Chester University -

The Second-Friday Seminars -

LAST EVENT FOR THIS SPRING - MAY 11, 2012!!!!!

Beginning February 10, 2012, and continuing the second Friday of each month through May, 2012 the Stress Reduction Center will be offering a series of 4 speakers from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Philips Autograph Library on the campus of West Chester University.

Registration for each seminar will begin at 5:30 pm.

Feb. 10, 2012 - A "New World" Approach to Mindfulness and the Contemplative Life presented by Donald McCown, Assistant Professor of Integrative Health, West Chester University

Mar. 9, 2012 - Mindfulness in Education - Mindful Living, Learning and Being presented by Richard Brady, founder of Mindfulness in Education Network (MiEN)

Apr. 13, 2012 - Using Biofeedback in the Healthcare Practice presented by Edward Mackey, Assistant Professor of Nursing, West Chester University

May 11, 2012 - Mindfulness for the Care Provider presented by Christine Moriconi, Assistant Professor of Nursing, West Chester University

To read more about each presentation, click here.

CEUs, CMEs and Contact Hours will be offered.

Ticket Prices:  $20/seminar

***Student Tickets: $5/seminar .***

To purchase student tickets please call 610-436-2310.

To purchase single event tickets please click on the following link: 

Mindfulness at WCU- Second Friday Seminar Series

Each presentation will be followed by light refreshments and an opportunity to network with all attendees.

For additional information, please contact the Stress Reduction Center at 610-436-2310.

For Driving Directions, click here.

For a map of WCU's North Campus, click here.

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Upcoming Events for Fall, 2012

The Stress Reduction Center at WCU is working on new events for the fall of 2012 and will post details as they are finalized.  Below is preliminary information on some of the seminars we are working on:

Sensory Awareness Practice

A mindfulness in movement practice developed from European explorations of optimum human functioning begun by Elsa Gindler between the world wars, and elaborated by students - particularly Charlotte Selver in the US.  Selver's influence on thinkers and teachers such as Erich Fromm, Fritz Perls, Alan Watts, Shunryu Suzuki, and Rugh Denison, shaped the ground from which the Mindfulness-Based Interventions have arisen.  We'll hear from one of the authorized teachers of Selver's lineage, Louise Boedeker, Ph.D.

 

What Works for Whom in Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Marc Micozzi, MD, Ph.D., will describe a classification system for patients, based on emotional type, that Larry Dossey has referred to as "the Rosetta Stone we've been waiting for - a code for matching a particular therapy to a particular patient." 

 

Ethics

We'll take a look at the unique ethical space created within the mindfulness-based interventions, and its impact on the clinician-patient relationship, including congruence and conflict with professional codes of ethics.

 

And More...

We'll also be announcing monthly group supervision for those who wish to use or are using mindfulness in their clinical or professional practice, professional training courses in Mindfulness for clinicians and educators, and full day workshop retreats for deepening your meditative and contemplative practice, and strengthening our local community of practitioners.

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MBSR Events Being Offered Outside of WCU

Mindfulness Retreat with Michael Carroll

July 11 - 15, 2012

Michael Carroll is leading a mindfulness retreat called “Fearless at Work” in beautiful rural Vermont this summer. You will no doubt remember Michael, who was our featured keynote speaker at the University’s Applied Mindfulness Conference last November. Michael is an inspiring pioneer of applied mindfulness in workplace settings and has been teaching mindfulness meditation for over 30 years. He has published two books about workplace and leadership applications of mindfulness and has a third one on the way. The retreat is presented by Tail of the Tiger, which was one of the sponsors of our Applied Mindfulness Conference.

 

The dates of the retreat are July 11 – 15, and will be held at Karmê Chöling Meditation and Retreat Center in Barnet, Vt.

 

To preserve a retreat atmosphere, the number of participants will be limited to 20, so register early to take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy a retreat with Michael. The retreat will include talks, contemplative exercises, group dialog, and individual conversations. For more details about Michael and the retreat, and for registration, click here: http://www.tailofthetiger.org/program.php?src=8&id=4753.