With Fred Eppsteiner
Dates: Wednesday Evenings, October 15, 22, 29 & November 5
Registration Deadline: October 12
Suitability
Anyone wishing to better understand and more skillfully work with anger. This workshop is open to both members and non-members and is offered in person and online.
Description
Stress and anxiety are seen by many as a "given" in today's world, but in fact they are neither normal nor healthy. Actually, stress and anxiety compound difficulties in our lives, creating greater challenges for our mental and physical wellbeing, relationships, work fulfillment, and more.
Many people who come to our community or our classes/workshops are often plagued by low to high levels of stress, worry/anxiety, depression, and/or a feeling that their life is out of control. Within the matrix of our current environment wherein social, environmental and political crisis are becoming the norm, these challenges are only intensified.
Transforming Stress and Anxiety is a four-week program that will provide participants with practical and effective mindfulness practices to help reduce their stress and mental confusion, and support greater emotional health and personal well-being. The weekly meetings will help participants integrate these practices into daily life. Led by FCM's founding teacher Fred Eppsteiner, the focus of the program will be:
- Transforming our view of the world, people and ourselves so we can live fully based in reality without either being overwhelmed and stressed by life nor endlessly needing escapist diversions
- Learning specific mental skills and competencies to support one's ability to live with greater clarity, intelligence and ease in daily life
- Learning how to identify and support our individual path of self-development.
Course Instructor
Our Teacher Fred Eppsteiner will be using his training as a family therapist, plus his experience as a meditation and Dharma teacher, to create a challenging and opening environment for workshop participants to learn practical and easily applicable means to facilitate the workshop’s goals. Theoretical and psychological presentations, mindfulness practice, and guided experiential meditations will all be utilized during the workshop.
Fred has been a student of the psychology of Buddhist meditation for over 50 years, and was a psychotherapist for more than 30 years. He has trained extensively in the Buddhist meditative traditions the U.S. and Asia. He received permission to teach from Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994 and is the editor of two books: The Path of Compassion and Interbeing.
Fees
This workshop is presented by the Florida Community of Mindfulness at our Practice Center, 6501 N. Nebraska Ave in Tampa. The fee for this workshop is $100. A reduced rate of $50 is available for individuals needing financial support.
Cancellation Policy: Full refund prior to Class 1. No refunds after Class 1.
Contacts for More Information
If you have any questions about this class, please e-mail us at info@floridamindfulness.org or call 813-237-0746.
