Greetings!
Today's email highlights a few upcoming opportunities that I want to share with you! The first two are for MPS folks, but the last one is open to everyone.
#1 If you have not taken this ProPay course I’d highly recommend it!
ProPay Skill Set Mindfulness: Self-Care for Educators, available for 3 MPS credits.
This eight-week program is an introduction to mindfulness meditation practice following the renowned stress reduction program (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR) pioneered by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Skills participants will learn are the ABC’s of establishing mindful awareness, sitting, walking, eating and body awareness meditations, compassion for self and others, gentle yoga, and qi-gong. Discussions and learning will be in dyads, small groups as well as a class community. **********NOTE: We have embedded an introductory session to this popular course so that you may experience mindfulness, understand the commitment, and get an intuitive feel if this is the right course for you. Spring Break is the following week -- so you will have an unprecedented opportunity to begin the practices in earnest. Regardless of which session you register for you may attend either the Thursday or the Saturday orientation. If you are Wait-listed for this course you are encouraged to join us. You will be given preferential consideration should there be an opening.
This course has two sections: Thursday sessions starting April 7th or Saturday sessions starting April 9th.
All participants must attend the first class/information session in order to participate in the course:
March 24th at Davis, room N5-083 from 5-6:30pm
or
March 26th at MFT, Classroom 1 from 9:30-11am
Search course #90966 in eCompass to register for the Thursday or Saturday session and contact instructor Robert, Robert.reed@mpls.k12.mn.us, with any questions. If you do not attend one of the initial info sessions or connect with instructor, we will need to remove you from the roster.
#2 This three hour workshop is an introduction Mindfulness. It is open to everyone at MPS!
Mindfulness 101: Understanding and Experiencing Mindfulness in Education eCompass Course #91395
2016 Summer Professional Learning and Leadership August 16, 2016 - August 16, 2016 - 9:00 -12:00 - Davis Center N1-051
Participants will learn about Mindfulness including Mindfulness in Education through an overview of the research, as well as, through experiential activities to explore mindfulness first hand. We will culminate with ideas on how to sustain a practice in our own lives and in our schools and classrooms. Instructors are Jamie Edwards, Alice Kos and Ann Viveros. This would be a great workshop for you to share with your colleagues who are curious about Mindfulness!
#3 Trip to Guatemala for Educators
Your summer adventure is awaiting you . . .
At Casa Xelajú: Spanish Language School Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
June 19th - July 10th 2016
Join Ann and Robert this summer in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and treat yourself to a fun filled 3-week Spanish language and culture immersion experience. In addition to the language, cultural, and family stay experiences, we'll invite you to center yourself and groove your body every morning with an hour of meditation and yoga.
Pierre Bottineau Library 55 Broadway St. N.E. Minneapolis
Interested? Contact Ann at annviveros@me.com or Robert at 2brobb@gmail.com
in training,
Ann
Today's email highlights a few upcoming opportunities that I want to share with you! The first two are for MPS folks, but the last one is open to everyone.
#1 If you have not taken this ProPay course I’d highly recommend it!
ProPay Skill Set Mindfulness: Self-Care for Educators, available for 3 MPS credits.
This eight-week program is an introduction to mindfulness meditation practice following the renowned stress reduction program (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR) pioneered by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Skills participants will learn are the ABC’s of establishing mindful awareness, sitting, walking, eating and body awareness meditations, compassion for self and others, gentle yoga, and qi-gong. Discussions and learning will be in dyads, small groups as well as a class community. **********NOTE: We have embedded an introductory session to this popular course so that you may experience mindfulness, understand the commitment, and get an intuitive feel if this is the right course for you. Spring Break is the following week -- so you will have an unprecedented opportunity to begin the practices in earnest. Regardless of which session you register for you may attend either the Thursday or the Saturday orientation. If you are Wait-listed for this course you are encouraged to join us. You will be given preferential consideration should there be an opening.
This course has two sections: Thursday sessions starting April 7th or Saturday sessions starting April 9th.
All participants must attend the first class/information session in order to participate in the course:
March 24th at Davis, room N5-083 from 5-6:30pm
or
March 26th at MFT, Classroom 1 from 9:30-11am
Search course #90966 in eCompass to register for the Thursday or Saturday session and contact instructor Robert, Robert.reed@mpls.k12.mn.us, with any questions. If you do not attend one of the initial info sessions or connect with instructor, we will need to remove you from the roster.
#2 This three hour workshop is an introduction Mindfulness. It is open to everyone at MPS!
Mindfulness 101: Understanding and Experiencing Mindfulness in Education eCompass Course #91395
2016 Summer Professional Learning and Leadership August 16, 2016 - August 16, 2016 - 9:00 -12:00 - Davis Center N1-051
Participants will learn about Mindfulness including Mindfulness in Education through an overview of the research, as well as, through experiential activities to explore mindfulness first hand. We will culminate with ideas on how to sustain a practice in our own lives and in our schools and classrooms. Instructors are Jamie Edwards, Alice Kos and Ann Viveros. This would be a great workshop for you to share with your colleagues who are curious about Mindfulness!
#3 Trip to Guatemala for Educators
Your summer adventure is awaiting you . . .
At Casa Xelajú: Spanish Language School Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
June 19th - July 10th 2016
Join Ann and Robert this summer in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala and treat yourself to a fun filled 3-week Spanish language and culture immersion experience. In addition to the language, cultural, and family stay experiences, we'll invite you to center yourself and groove your body every morning with an hour of meditation and yoga.
- View an informational flyer highlighting the language and home stay experience here (you'll need to sign in with your MPS log-in to view as a Google Doc or open attachments)
- View the itinerary for June 19 - July 10 here
- Watch a video from Ann's trip three years ago on YouTube here
Pierre Bottineau Library 55 Broadway St. N.E. Minneapolis
Interested? Contact Ann at annviveros@me.com or Robert at 2brobb@gmail.com
in training,
Ann
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