Upcoming Meeting Topic

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TOPIC:   Practical Techniques for dealing with Long-Term Worry and Stress

SPEAKER: Renee Burgard

LOCATION: Kaiser Psychiatry Building, 4th Floor, 1400 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, 94063

Time: 7.30pm (please arrive 10mins earlier)

On-going worry and stress is something those of us living with Food Allergies must deal with dailyRenee will describe and demonstrate simple and effective techniques for stress-reduction (which can be applied to all the curve-balls life throws at us!).  She will explain concepts, breathing, and movement practices can that are very helpful for stress reduction.

Let us know if you can attend

About the Speaker

Renee, owner of Mindfulness & Health in Palo Alto, is a psychotherapist in private practice, a consultant, and educator. She teaches Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses and workshops for the Palo Alto Medical Foundation,Stanford University, the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), and for corporations and schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. She serves as a senior MBSR teacher and mentor for new teachers in the area, and teaches Mindfulness & Psychotherapy courses for psychotherapists in training.  Renee enjoys working with people with stress-related medical and psychological conditions.

About Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) practices transform the way we think about and react to stress.  The MBSR program was developed in the early 1980s by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts. This class remains unique in the combination of skills it offers for body, mind, and emotional awareness.  It has since been widely adopted by hospitals and medical offices, especially for the treatment of long-term physical and emotional stress and pain.