What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.
~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
Or as we tell children:
“Mindfulness means being here in this moment with kindness and curiosity.”
~ Valerie York-Zimmerman
MIAMI MINDFULNESS offers Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and other Mindfulness-Based Programs (MBP’s). Trainings benefit adults, teens and children by improving mental health as well as reducing stress-related physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Are You Feeling Stressed, Afraid, Lost, Confused, Lonely, Sad, Angry?
JOIN US for a free, in-person, Introductory Mindfulness-Based Workshop to explore skills, practices, and mindful living strategies together.
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INDIVIDUALS – SCHOOLS – NONPROFITS – ORGANIZATIONS
Programs, retreats, or workshops improve and foster:
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- Awareness
- Clarity
- Connection
- Lovingkindness
- Peace of mind
- Acceptance
- Wellbeing
- Resilience
- Mental health
- Living fully present in the moment.
Programs, workshops and retreats include:
- MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR)
- 10-WEEK MBSR PRACTICUM PROGRAM (UCSD APPROVED)
- INNER JOURNEY TEACHING TRAINING (IJTT)
- MINDFUL LIVING SERIES (hour-long online classes)
- HALF-DAY & ALL-DAY MINDFULNESS-BASED WORKSHOPS
- WEEKEND MINDFULNESS RETREATS
- 5-DAY RESIDENTIAL TEACHER-LED SILENT MINDFULNESS RETREATS (beneficial for beginners and required for MBSR Teachers)
(Email: ijourney@att.net to organize group programs & retreats.)
Mindfulness-Based Programs are based on the visionary work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., world-renowned scientist, author, and meditation teacher who in 1979 pioneered the MBSR Program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL CERTIFIED MBSR TEACHER – TEACHER, TRAINER, MENTOR AFFILIATED WITH UC SAN DIEGO – INTERNATIONAL MINDFULNESS INTEGRITY NETWORK
Miami Mindfulness programs are taught by founder Valerie York-Zimmerman who was certified to teach MBSR by the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Valerie York-Zimmerman continues to serve as a Mentor affiliated with the Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute (MBPTI) in the UCSD Center for Mindfulness at UC San Diego for MBSR Teachers-in-Training.
Valerie York-Zimmerman is a former member and Miami advocate for the Working Party of the International Mindfulness Integrity (IMI) Network, a global network informing the ethics and standards of Mindfulness-Based training and teaching MBSR and other Mindfulness-Based Programs.
“Valerie York-Zimmerman, founder of Mindful Kids Miami, is an educational visionary. She believes in a scholastic environment for children where benefits of mindfulness—increased focus and attention, enhanced self-awareness, stress reduction, and above all, kindness—infuse the classroom. An inspirational leader with extensive experience teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to adults, she envisioned expanding these life-affirming principles to children. Convinced the most effective way to reach children was by training their teachers, Valerie embarked on this daunting task with indefatigable energy and focus. In 2015 Valerie obtained approval of a path-finding pilot project between Mindful Kids Miami and Miami-Dade County Public Schools, providing mindfulness training to hundreds of teachers…” Originally published May 9, 2016.
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