Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

MBSR health benefits shown by scientific studies

Pain relief

Stress management

Biased beliefs reduction

Cognitive improvement

A 8-week evidence-based program that offers secular, intensive mindfulness training to assist people with stress, anxiety, depression and pain. Developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in the 1970s by Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn, MBSR uses a combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness, yoga and exploration of patterns of behaviour, thinking, feeling and action.

Program Structure

1.5 hour Orientation, 8 weekly 2.5 hour Sessions, plus Day-long (8 hour) at home retreat

Orientation

Intro & Program Overview

Meet Instructor & Participants

Q&A

WEEKS 1 & 2

Mindful Movement

Mindful Eating

Body Scan Meditation

Perception Didactic

Awareness of Breathing

Pleasant Events Calendar

WEEKS 3 & 4

Walking Meditation

Lying Down Mindful Movement

Unpleasant Events Calendar

The Stress Response

Standing Mindful Movement

Group Exploration of Stress

WEEKS 5 & 6

Sitting and Standing Meditations

Working with Difficulties

Responding Instead of Reacting

Choiceless Awareness Meditation

Mindful Communications

Discussion of Full Day

Full Day Retreat

Day-long (7 hours) at home meditation retreat

WEEKS 7 & 8

Silent Meditations

Loving Kindness Meditation

Formal and Informal Practice

Sustaining Your Practice

Course End

Who Should Take This Program

Individuals with physical pain or stress problems or interested in self-development.
Healthcare and Wellness Professionals
Psychotherapist • Coaches • Mindfulness & Yoga Teachers
HR Professionals • Leaders • Internal Champions of Mindfulness

Our teacher

Tran Vinh Tan

In 2008, when working as a leadership consultant, Tan began to be in touch with the mindfulness practices in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh after a big personal multi-crisis. Since then, he has been studying, practicing, and sharing mindfulness in this tradition and lately including other mindfulness approaches, such as MBSR, SIY, MBSP. Naturally Tan combine the mindfulness practices with his professional role as a leadership consultant since 2008, and has shared this approach with many individuals and organizations, including United Nations, General Electric, Salesforce, Heineken, L’Oreal, Manulife,… He has also translated books on mindfulness & leadership by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Otto Scharmer and Robert K. Greenleaf. At the moment, Tan lives at a mindfulness practice collective house in France with his companion and friends. Tan speaks Vietnamese, English, French and Norwegian.

Co-founder, Insight Leadership
Co-founder & managing partner, Flourishing Circle
Member of the Order of Interbeing in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Certified teacher of Search Inside Yourself (Mindfulness-Based Emotional Intelligence program) from SIY Global
Certified teacher level 1 of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) by ADM association
Certified teacher in training of Mindfulness-based Strengths Practice (MBSP) by VIA Institute on Character
MBA in strategy and leadership at the business school – NMBU
Coach certified by the American Board of NLP and Hypnosis

Testimonials

I’m impressed by all the energy he put in to transmit his experience and always reassured that we were following him while we’re with him

VERONIQUE MARIMON

Chief Of Staff – Salesforce

This was my first experience with mindfulness. I learned a lot and I really enjoyed the balance between the practices and the theories.

MAXIME DUPARD

Human Resource Manager

Tan did it in a very skillful way, very interesting, and also modeled what he is talking about with humility

ANJA TRAUB

Head Teacher – Altea International School

I found that Tan has a great dynamic with a lot of energy, smiles and gratitude. We feel that he has a lot of experiences but is also very friendly. Everything is done in joy and good humor.

PASCAL YAMMINE

Sales Manager – Salesforce

What special about us

We integrate the science-based approach (Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience, Stress Reduction, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness) and Contemplative Wisdom (especially mindfulness in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh) to make the program both rigorous and deep.