Upstream Mindfulness Center Offers Second Class Series in Five Points
April 17, 2013
COLUMBIA, SC – April 17, 2013 – Jemme B. Stewart and Dr. Hilda White announced that Upstream: A Center for Mindfulness Practice and Holistic Mental Health will launch its Spring II MBSR Class Series for students of all ability levels on April 29, 2013. This peaceful, contemporary mindfulness studio in Five Points, founded in June 2012, opened its doors in February, 2013 to offer the first Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) classes to the Columbia, South Carolina area.
MBSR is a structured, complementary medicine program that uses mindfulness, a mental mode of being in the present without evaluation or emotional reaction, to help students better manage stress, anxiety, pain, sleep issues and a variety of other health issues. Mindfulness techniques employed include breathing exercises, mindful meditation and gentle stretching and movement.
Spring II 2013 Class Series details
· Orientation: Monday, April 29, 2013, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
· Classes: Mondays, May 6-June 24, 9:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.,
· Day-long retreat: Saturday, June 15, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
How to join:
· Register online at http://upstreamsc.com/registration-form
· Attend orientation on April 29, 2013
· Confirm registration and pay $400 series fee
· Start first class on May 6, 2013
Upstream’s class series are modeled after the original MBSR teaching program, founded by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979 at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
The goal: to help busy people relax, develop positive coping skills and enhance well-being of both mind and body.
To learn more about MBSR and Upstream, visit http://upstreamsc.com, email [email protected] or call 803-250-6764.
About Upstream
Through an array of mindfulness practices, Upstream brings Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Columbia, SC via seasonal, 8-week class series to provide students of all ability levels with relaxation skills for enhanced well-being. Located in a tranquil studio in Five Points, Upstream was founded in June 2012 by longtime mental health professionals Hilda White, M.D., Board Certified Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst and Jemme B. Stewart, PMHCNS-BC, LPC, RYT. To learn more about this new wellness studio, visit http://upstreamsc.com, email [email protected] or call 803-250-6764.
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