Mindful Solutions

Comments from past participants: 

"Thanks again for the course.  You have that special ability to not only deliver the information, but connect with each student while doing so.  Based on my experience that is a rare quality found in a teacher.  I think of you and the techniques you taught us daily as I find more and more ways of incorporating them into my every day life."

 John, manager

"Erin is a very capable practitioner and teacher.  I have taken other such classes with other leaders and, while good, hers was much better."

  Louise, attorney

 

"We came from everywhere. From classrooms and courtrooms, from doing good behind prison walls and from out of the prison of illness, we were retirees and brand new moms. We were all so different, yet we were the same. We wanted to find a greater inner peace, we wanted to learn how to cope with stress, we wanted to become more aware of each present moment. We came to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with Erin Sharaf and our journey began.

 

Now, months later I look back very fondly on those 8 weeks of my life as the beginning of a lifelong transformation. Soothing the monkey mind is still a challenge but now I have the skills and a practice. The all day silent retreat? The energy in the room was palpable. Like a wave in one united motion, we moved through the  exercises feeling the power of each other’s concentration. The stillness and awareness that settled over us were serene and exquisite. The images of the day linger on...Come, be the mountain in the meditation and let your transformation begin."

  Nancee, retired teacher

 

“Erin is an excellent teacher.  I found the class very helpful.  I believe anyone in a helping profession would especially benefit from the program." 

  Elizabeth,  educator

 

"The connection to self one discovers through MBSR is like the gift of the lotus flower that keeps on giving.  Meditation and poetry guide the experience of remembering your center, keep you in your center during storms that crop up and blow over, and leave a trail of crumbs to find the way back to center should the need arise.  Through the practice of yoga postures tailored to the individual, you gently stretch and find your edge without going past it, each time discovering that edge anew and recognizing the experience of well-being in relationship with your self.  And just when the simplicity of Now may seem too abstract to put into practice, Erin's instructional style and substance are examples of being centered in, and relating, mindful presence. She holds the space in a way that encourages and acknowledges each person as we share with one another the gifts and challenges of our unfoldment. A day-long retreat features other invited adepts who lead explorations of related forms. The research-backed MBSR course distills down many worthwhile mindfulness traditions into an essential toolbox; then from the doorway extends the path of a lifetime to develop your own practice."

  ZM, artist