The Science of Happiness

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Edx.org is offering a course called The Science of Happiness.  It is well worth taking. The course starts December 1st.

5 week Meditation Course for Correcting Neurobiology of Stress and Relaxation

Natalie is offering a 5 week course on positively changing the brain through the 5 meditation techniques.

Either Thursday 9am-10:15 am 

or Thurs 7:00-8:15 pm

Start date Jan/Feb 2015 (depending on availability of participants

Please send e-mail to westsidehealthclinic@sympatico.ca to reserve your spot

Neuroplasticity research demonstrates that people can use meditation to alter their brain such that it thinks more positively.  Depending on the pattern of thought that one is using, one can alter this unuseful way of thinking by applying the correct meditation technique to the fixed thought pattern.

Week 1 - Concentration practice for emotion-regulation

Week 2 - Open practice for fixations and depression

Week 3 - Loving kindness for reparenting

Week 4 - The 4 contemplations for letting go and gratitude

Week 5 - Visualizations for achieving the 3 C's (connected, count, capable)

Cost is $150.00

Limited to 10 people.

Please send me an e-mail at westsidehealthclinic@sympatico.ca if you would like to join the course, and if day or evening works best for you.

I highly recommended you take this course if you are a current patient.    Research has demonstrated that meditation lowers blood pressure, decreases inflammation, reduces pain, increases happiness, decreases stress, depression, and anxiety.

Natalie has been meditating for 25 years.  Her teacher is Jack Kornfield PhD.  Natalie is also trained extensively in neurobiology and the science of attachment.