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Greetings!
Here's a short video to say hello, to explain why it's important for you to have a regular mindfulness practice, and to give you some ideas on how to get started . . .  | | Integrative Mindfulness Sept 2011 Newsletter |
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New Book Club
Weight Loss Thru Mindfulness & Spiritual Growth
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 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Next Course Begins Week of Oct. 10th
The next cycle of the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course (MBSR) will begin in Bonita Springs the week of October 10th and run through December 5th. Morning and evening classes available.
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 Attend a Free Talk on MBSR
Several talks scheduled at various locations
Madeline Ebelini, MATP, RYT will give several free informational talks in September in Bonita Springs and Fort Myers on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), an educational program in which participants learn simple meditation techniques, gentle yoga, walking meditation, and other mindfulness practices. Read more & register for a talk.
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Students' Retreat  at Six Mile Cypress Preserve
A Day of Mindfulness Practice Students currently enrolled in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at Integrative Mindfulness will gather on Sunday, Sept. 25th at the beautiful Six Mile Cypress Preserve in Fort Myers for a day-long retreat. Read more
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 Join New Book Club
Explore Weight Loss Thru Mindfulness
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Inner Peace by
Pam Malafronte
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Art and Soul Workshop
Exploring Your Creativity Through Mindfulness
This three hour experiential workshop, led by artist Pam Malafronte, M.Ed., of Lotus-Heart Workshops, and Madeline Ebelini, M.A., RYT, of Integrative Mindfulness, will give participants the opportunity and guidance to connect with the creative and intuitive mind by engaging in practices of guided meditation, gentle movement, and therapeutic art. Attune to the subtle energies of your mind and body which find expression through symbol, shape, pattern, and color. Read more. |
 Yoga Happenings
Classes around town
Madeline Ebelini will offer a free Viniyoga Class at the Lee County Alliance of the Arts on Saturday, September 17th at 8:00 AM. (Please bring your own yoga mat). This class is part of Living MindFULLY week. Click here for more information. Integrative Mindfulness student, and much loved yoga teacher, Rosemary Uzzi will offer a four week Multi-Level Vinyasa class at the Bonita Springs Recreation Center on Wednesdays at 9:30 beginning September 21st. Click here for more information. |
 Living MindFULLY is Here
Weeklong Series of Events to Promote Mindful Living
If you've ever wanted to have a "peek" at minfulness, now is the time! From September 16-24, the non-profit Hearts' Path to Mindful Living, Inc., Lee County Parks and Rec., Lee Memorial Health System, the Alliance for the Arts, in collaboration with a variety of community organizations and businesses will host guest speakers, workshops, and events focusing on living a mindful life, featuring an evening with Cheryl Wilfong, award winning author of The Meditative Gardner on Sept. 23rd, and a Festival and Walk for Peace at Lakes Park on Sept. 24th. Click Here for a Calendar of Events. |
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Live Your Optimal Life
Integrative Options for Health & Well Being: A Free Presentation
On October 1st join Integrative Health Coach Deborah Lee, Ph. D., of Better Choices Health Coaching in Naples, and Madeline Ebelini, M.A., RYT of Integrative Mindfulness for a free educational presentation on how integrative health coaching and a mindfulness practice can give you the powerful support you need to make long-term lifestyle changes to support your health and quality of life. Read More |
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Introducing Integrative Health Coach Deborah Lee, PhD., RN
Founder of Better Choices Health Coaching in Naples
Did you know we now have our own Integrative Health Coach in Southwest Florida? We do! She's Debbie Lee, founder and President of Better Choices Health Coaching in Naples. Debbie received her training at Duke Integrative Medicine's intensive Integrative Health Coach Professional Training Program where she is currently completing the final phase of her certification. She brings to her health coaching practice 30 years of professional and personal experience as a hospital and home care nurse, researcher, college professor, public health professional and health care administrator in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, Debbie is also a mindfulness practitioner! Her passion has always been to help people feel better and stay healthy. Join Debbie and Madeline Ebelini on October 1st for a free presentation: Live Your Optimal Life. Read more about the unique practice of integrative health coaching. |
Please spread the word of mindfulness in Southwest Florida by forwarding this newsletter to friends, family members, your physician, your health-care practitioner and your colleagues by clicking on the "Forward this issue" link below.
Hope to see you soon!
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
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Class options will be an evening class on Mondays (6-8:30 PM) or a morning class on Tuesdays (9:30 AM - 12). Tuition for the course is $450, but those registering at one of the Free MBSR Talks this month will receive a $50 discount. If you've been considering MBSR, this course will teach you time tested life-changing tools for creating and sustaining your own personal mindfulness practice - a proven method for reducing stress and improving health and wellness. Classes are held at The Brooks Executive Suites, 9990 Coconut Rd., Bonita Springs. Students in both classes will participate in an all day retreat to be held on Sunday, November 20th at Six Mile Cypress Preserve. To reserve your space in either course, click here. To learn more about MBSR,click here. |
Attend a Free Talk on MBSR
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Students' Retreat at Six Mile Cypress Preserve
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Retreatants will practice mindfulness skills they've learned over the past six weeks in the Preserve's new interpretive center, and amid the cypress slough wildlife and wetland flora, such as yoga on the deck, walking meditation among the boardwalks, and sitting meditation, as well as a mindful lunch, and periods of reflective silence.
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