MBSR Facilitator: ELISABETH JANZ MAYER-RIECKH, MA

Elisabeth has been certified as a MBSR teacher by the Center for Mindfulness (CFM) at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, and has taught MBSR courses for many years in diverse settings in the United States, in Geneva, Switzerland and since 2016 in Vienna, Austria. 

She further holds a Masters in Mental Health Counseling as well as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (a brain / body oriented trauma therapy model), and is currently working for a Center for Survivors of War and Torture. She also completed a Masters degree in Gender and Development Studies and for many years worked with humanitarian organizations in countries faced with forced displacement. Motivated and inspired by her personal meditation practice as well as her clinical- and somatic experiencing training, Elisabeth’s work with people is guided by an integrated approach that recognizes the interplay of body, mind and heart in health and illness.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)is an eight-week, group-based introduction to secular mindfulness practices. Designed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the course is intended to help participants develop a personal mindfulness practice as a means of cultivating greater self-compassion and capacity for working with the stressful situations and difficult emotions we encounter living in our modern world.

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