MBSR at Davis Holistic Health Center

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Denise Dempsey

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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Class Details:
*The orientation class (first class) is mandatory for class participants but the general public may attend it for FREE!

Classes are held quarterly. They run 9 evenings plus one all-day class held on a weekend.

Classes meet weekly and consist of training in meditation, gentle yoga and relaxation. There are periods of experiential practice, lecture and discussion.

Fee: $360 (includes eight classes, an all-day retreat, a workbook and meditation and yoga CDs.
For more information or to register, call instructor Denise Dempsey at

530-304-4341. Or email: StressReductionPrograms@gmail.com.

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A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Stress Reduction and Stress Related to Illness & Pain

This program is designed to teach mind and body awareness techniques to help people living with physical or psychological symptoms due to stress, pain, or illness. It is based on the methods of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. at the UMass Medical Center and was also featured on the Bill Moyers’ PBSR documentary, “Healing and the Mind.”

Mindfulness is the practice of cultivating non-judgmental awareness in day-to-day life. Mindfulness develops the potential to experience each moment, no matter how difficult or intense, with serenity and clarity. Meditation can help you feel better, sleep better, increase your ability to cope with stressful situations, improve self-esteem and renew enthusiasm for life and work. One can feel more alive and joyful and gain immediate access to powerful inner resources for healing.

This Program Can Help If You Have:

Medical Conditions:

AIDS
Arthritis
Anxiety and Panic
Asthma
Cancer
Diabetes
Fibromyalgia
Gastrointestinal disorders
Depression
Chronic pain
Headaches/Migraines
Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
Psoriasis

Signs of Stress:

Bereavement
Depression
Divorce
Fatigue
Frustration
Job & family stress
Substance Abuse
Irritability
Over/Under Eating
Poor Concentration
Worry
Type A behavior
Burn out/low productivity
Post traumatic stress

Graduates report these lasting benefits:

* Decreased physical and psychological symptom
* Increased ability to cope with stressful situations
* Coping better with illness and chronic pain
* Improved self-esteem and enthusiasm for life.

FREE Introductory talks held quarterly.

About MBSR Instructor Denise Dempsey.

Denise is a member of the Sutter Center for Integrative Health in Davis, CA. A co-founder and former director of the Davis Holistic Health Center, she studied under the direction of Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of the nationally acclaimed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. She received teacher traiing through the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts. Denise has a degree from UC Davis in Human Development with a background in experiential education and completed a two year training in the Hakomi Method of Body-Oriented Psychotherapy. She has been practicing yoga and meditation since she was 10 years old. She completed yoga teacher training through the Ashtanga Yoga Fellowship and has studied Vipassana meditation with various teachers.

In addition to her work as a stress reduction instructor, Denise has been practicing hands on healing to restore the energies of the body for several decades. She began studying acupressure and massage techniques with certification in Touch For Health in 1978 and continued studying laying on of hands and healing through the present day. She became a Certified Massage Therapist through the Davis Massage Therapy Institute and a Reiki Master through the International House of Reiki. She is highly skilled at helping people to find their way to greater balance and wholeness.