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MBTR

Frontline Yoga have collaborated with Psychologist Lisa Brown and Firefighter Paramedic Kate Duncan since 2022 to offer this life changing program with research consistently indicating significant reductions in symptoms of Post traumatic Stress, Depression, Anxiety and Stress, as well as increases in Self-Compassion and Wellbeing for course participants.

MBSR-tr is delivered by Zoom over 8 weeks.

The program is open to all current and ex-serving Defence Members and Frontline Workers able to attend the in-person retreats.

FACILITATORS

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is a Registered Psychologist, Yoga Teacher, Certified Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Teacher (Brown University, USA), Mindful Self-Compassion Facilitator and Insight Dharma Teacher. She is dedicated to helping people connect with their innate capacity for healing and wellbeing through practices which integrate ancient wisdom and modern science for trauma recovery.

“I feel a strong purpose to contribute to the resilience and development of our inner resources in meeting the challenges we face to find balance collectively on the planet. When we remember our potential as human beings and our interconnectedness with all things, we allow for the healing of relationship with ourselves, each other and the rivers, oceans, land and sky.”

Kate Duncan

Kate is an Insight Dharma Teacher, a Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction teacher, and an E-RYT 500 Yoga Instructor. Kate facilitates silent meditation retreats, women’s retreats and leads mindfulness-based trauma recovery programs for frontline workers. She has been a practitioner of meditation for 15 years and has sat (and facilitated) over 40 retreats in the Western Insight tradition of up to 30 days in length.

Kate has been deeply influenced by the role of mindfulness of the body, yoga and breath in her own recovery journey and is deeply passionate about sharing these body based practices.

Learn more about Kate at https://www.kateduncanyoga.com

BENEFITS

MBTR participants will experience:

  • Guided instruction in trauma sensitive Mindfulness meditation and gentle movement practices.
  • Group dialogue and mindful communication exercises.
  • Daily home practice with guided meditation recordings, workbooks and support during the program.

We aim to support your needs to develop….

  • An ongoing Mindfulness practice
  • A deeper understanding of stress physiology and the impact of trauma on your nervous system
  • The ability to recognise automatic mind and body reactivity to stress.
  • Interpersonal mindfulness and mindful communication in a safe space
  • Self-Compassion
  • Interoceptive Awareness
  • Applying mindfulness to daily life
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UPCOMING COURSES

To express your interest in our upcoming courses, please reach out to us:

Register MBTR

MBSR-tr Refund Policy

More Information on MBSR-tr:

  • This program is both challenging and life-affirming. Participating in MBTR require an ongoing commitment to yourself.
  • Please register your interest by sending us an email and being added to the mail-list here.
  • This program will be facilitated by Lisa Brown and Kate Duncan.
  • For information about Lisa: https://mindfulnesspsychologywellbeing.com For information about Kate: https://kateduncanyoga.com

We look forward to sharing this life-changing program with you!

HISTORY OF MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION FOR TRAUMA RECOVERY & PREVENTION (MBSR-tr)

MBTR has been adapted specifically for Frontline Workers from the ground breaking, evidence-based Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1979.

More than 40 years of research into MBSR and other Mindfulness-based interventions indicate many benefits for participants regarding reductions in Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Chronic Pain, improvements in Relationships and increases in Self-Compassion and Wellbeing.

Adaptation unique to MBTR include specific trauma sensitive practices and gentle yoga to calm the nervous system and cultivate skills and tools for relaxation in meeting and managing difficult emotions, thoughts and body sensations arising in each moment.

MBTR provides intensive and systematic training in trauma sensitive mindfulness meditation and movement practices, allowing participants to integrate into daily life what is discovered and learned through the process of participating in the program.

There is a growing body of compelling research on MBTR indicating significant reductions in symptoms for Frontline Workers experiencing symptoms of PTSD, Depression, Anxiety and Stress, as well as increases in Self-Compassion and Wellbeing.

Frontline Workers include (but are not limited to) Veterans, Police, Fire and Ambulance as well as Health and other Frontline Personnel.

WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS SAY

I have felt the weight on my chest significantly decrease when practicing mindfulness. Kate & Lisa have given us so much opportunity to do what works best for us, which takes away the anxiety of doing things wrong. I have learned so much and am looking forward to bringing it home to my life.

I have learned that I am not alone – that there are others like me going through similar experiences in need of assistance. We are all human and we all deserve SELF LOVE and SELF CAR, I am worthy to love and care for myself and not be ashamed to do what is needed to heal.

I am learning that I am not broken. With continued practice I will be able to be more loving and present in my family and friends lives – and of course, my own life. I cannot express my gratitude enough for the opportunity to take this course and retreat a second time. It has truly been transformative for my life.