Mindfulness Recovery Counseling - Seminars and Classes

Mindfulness Recovery Counseling - Jason Murphy, Consultant & Educator

All counseling services are available in person or by phone sessions.

Addiction Awareness Education Series

This education series is set up to both inform students and teachers while at the same dispel myths and misinformation about alcohol and other drugs. This series is geared toward helping students understand the many aspects of addiction by explaining the areas of life that addiction often affects. Also discussed and explained will be topics such as emotional growth and mindful consumption.

This series takes the topics that have been discussed on a micro level in regards to personal choices with alcohol and drug use and explicates the idea of the cycle of addiction within the nation and even the world, by discussing ideas of addiction to many other aspects of particularly our western culture. We will also be looking at the psychological consequences of addictive compulsive behavior. We will discuss internet use, efficiency, food, sexual behavior, shopping, video games etc. , all as ways people can act out addictively. In closing we will discuss alternatives to addictive behavior by talking about mindful consumption and life choices.

Awakening Still

Relapse Prevention &Stress Reduction

Acupuncture & Mindfulness

A Mind-Body approach to stress reduction for people who struggle with addiction, work- or family-related stress, or overwhelming life circumstances.

Where. at the Santa Cruz Center for Traditional Medicine.

When. Next class TBA

Each session includes guided meditation, community -style acupuncture treatment and group discussion.

8 week course $250.00

(includes $20 meditation CD)

Scholarships available upon request

Contact:

Jason Murphy (831) 234-6872

Tracy Cone, L.Ac.(831) 419-7167

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

This course consists of training in mindful awareness, gentle movement, and group support. The program is designed for people who want less stress and more balance and healthy living in day-to-day life.These qualities of awareness translate into tangible results such as better concentration and focus, more self-knowledge and self-direction, better ability to handle social situations, and less physical symptoms of stress such as stomachaches, tiredness and headaches.

This course is modeled after the mindfulness-based stress-reduction work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and featured in Bill Moyer's television series "Healing and the Mind."

Growing Up Mindful- Mindfulness in Education

The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program is specifically designed for the educational setting. And can be helpful for students and teachers who are experiencing signs of stress that may include:

• Irritability

• Headaches

• Worry or Anxiety

• Fatigue

• Stomach distress

• Difficulty in concentrating

• Substance abuse

• Smoking, eating & sleeping disturbances

• Feeling overwhelmed

• Personal identity issues

• Restlessness

If you have any of these experiences in your daily life and you want to feel better and