Programmes
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L)
8-Week Programme
MBCT-L combines successful elements of Cognitive Therapy with adapted mindfulness meditation practices (including breathing and movement meditations), to bring about greater awareness of mind and body in response to work and home situations
Self-compassion for Healthcare Communities (SCHC)
SCHC is a 6-session evidence-based healthcare adaptation of Mindful Self-Compassion, the empirically supported program of Dr Kristin Neff at UT Austin and Dr Chris Germer at Harvard Medical School.
Mindful Self-Care Programme (MSCP)
MSCP is a 6-session evidence-based healthcare adaptation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, introducing the concepts of Mindfulness with particular emphasis on how to manage stress more effectively in work and home situations.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L)
Stress Management for Healthcare Professionals
Are you a health professional in active service?
Does your long term care for patients result in physical or mental exhaustion?
Do you desire enhanced well-being, reduced stress, improved physical and mental health?
Would you like to live with more self-awareness and equanimity in work and personal life situations?
Do you desire to develop sustainable care for others while staying balanced in the care of self?
Join us at MindGym!
Training breath and body awareness. Mastering thoughts and feelings.
Enhancing wise action in self-care and interpersonal relationships leading to sustainable compassionate care for others.
We are offering a highly subsidised rate for NUS Staff & Students.
Terms & Conditions apply. Please contact maurose@nus.edu.sg for information.
About MBCT-L
The 8-week MBCT-L (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life) course combines successful elements of Cognitive Therapy with adapted mindfulness meditation practices (including breathing and movement meditations), to bring about greater awareness of mind and body in response to work and home situations.
Mindfulness-based approaches have been shown to enhance well-being, reduce stress and anxiety, and facilitate wiser responses to a range of physical and psychological health problems.
There is also growing evidence that when health professionals practice mindfulness, there are beneficial effects not just for them, but for the patients under their care (Epstein, 2017).
Completion of this course will satisfy the pre-requisite to join the mindfulness teacher training!
If you have any enquiries, look through our FAQs here or email maurose@nus.edu.sgAbout Class
Class Schedule :
Saturdays, 16 Sep 2023 – 11 Nov 2023 (see full class details below)
Target Audience:
Professionals and students in the healthcare industry
Class Size: 20
Programme Fee* (excl. GST):
- Early bird (until 16 Aug): $480
- Standard: $540
- A special concession rate is available for NUS Staff and Students, Terms & Conditions apply.
Facilitators’ Details:
Dr Virginia Lien
Director, the Mindful Compassion Project, Singapore
Dr Lien is a medical doctor, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher. She completed her Master’s studies in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy at the University of Oxford and is a Trained Teacher in Mindful Self-Compassion.
Adjunct Associate Professor Mabel Yap
Dr Yap is a medical doctor and public health specialist with a PhD in Nutrition. She is trained as a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher at Brown School of Public Health and Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) at the Centre for Mindful Self Compassion.
Full Class Details
16 Sep: 10am – 12pm
Waking Up From Automatic Pilot
23 Sep: 10am – 12pm
Another Way of Being: Keeping the Body in Mind
30 Sep: 10am – 12pm
Gathering the Scattered Mind
07 Oct: 10am – 12pm
Recognising Reactivity
14 Oct: 10am – 12pm
Allowing and Letting Be
21 Oct: 10am – 12pm
Responding Skilfully – Thoughts Are Not Facts
28 Oct: 10am – 4pm
Silent Retreat
04 Nov: 10am – 12pm
How Can I Best Take Care of Myself
11 Nov: 10am – 12pm
Mindfulness For Life
Waking Up From Automatic Pilot
Another Way of Being: Keeping the Body in Mind
Gathering the Scattered Mind
Recognising Reactivity
Allowing and Letting Be
Responding Skilfully – Thoughts Are Not Facts
Silent Retreat
How Can I Best Take Care of Myself
Mindfulness For Life
Class Schedule
16 Sep: 10am – 12pm
23 Sep: 10am – 12pm
30 Sep: 10am – 12pm
07 Oct: 10am – 12pm
14 Oct: 10am – 12pm
21 Oct: 10am – 12pm
28 Oct: 10am – 4pm
04 Nov: 10am – 12pm
11Nov: 10am – 12pm
Key Theme
Waking Up From Automatic Pilot
Another Way of Being: Keeping the Body in Mind
Gathering the Scattered Mind
Recognising Reactivity
Allowing and Letting Be
Responding Skilfully – Thoughts Are Not Facts
Silent Retreat
How Can I Best Take Care of Myself
Mindfulness For Life
Self-compassion for Healthcare Communities (SCHC)
SCHC is a 6-session evidence-based healthcare adaptation of Mindful Self-Compassion, the empirically supported program of Dr Kristin Neff at UT Austin and Dr Chris Germer at Harvard Medical School.
This brief training aims to improve wellbeing and personal resilience in healthcare professionals by teaching mindful self-compassion skills to deal with distressing emotional situations as they occur at work and at home.
About Class
Class Schedule :
This programme is a 6-session course that spans 6 weeks.
Fridays, 6 Oct – 10 Nov 2023; 5pm to 6:30pm.
All sessions are conducted via Zoom.
Target Audience: Professionals and Students in the Healthcare Industry
Class Size: 20
Programme Fee: $300 (excl. GST)
Instructor Details:
Dr Virginia Lien
Director, the Mindful Compassion Project, Singapore
Dr Lien is a medical doctor, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher. She completed her Master’s studies in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy at the University of Oxford and is a Trained Teacher in Mindful Self-Compassion.
Adjunct Associate Professor Mabel Yap
Dr Yap is a medical doctor and public health specialist with a PhD in Nutrition. She is trained as a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher at Brown School of Public Health and Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) at the Centre for Mindful Self Compassion.
What will you learn?
Topic 1
What is mindful self-compassion & why is it important for caring professionals
Topic 2
Practising self-compassion
Topic 3
Discovering your compassionate voice
Topic 4
Self-compassion & resilience
Topic 5
Self-compassion & burnout
Topic 6
Making it count (core values & intentions)
Topic
Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Topic 5
Topic 6
Key Theme
What is mindful self-compassion & why is it important for caring professionals
Practising self-compassion
Discovering your compassionate voice
Self-compassion & resilience
Self-compassion & burnout
Making it count (core values & intentions)
Mindful Self-Care Programme (MSCP)
MSCP is a 6-session evidence-based healthcare adaptation of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, introducing the concepts of Mindfulness with particular emphasis on how to manage stress more effectively in work and home situations.
In numerous studies, mindfulness-based approaches have been shown to enhance well-being, reduce depression and anxiety, and facilitate wiser responses to a range of physical and psychological health problems (Gotink et al, 2015).
What will you learn?
Topic 1
Automatic pilot and its relationship to stress
Topic 2
Becoming aware of distractions and using the breath as an anchor
Topic 3
Looking after the body as a way to recalibrate
Topic 4
Becoming aware of unhelpful thinking and responding
Topic 5
Renewing our energy for work
Topic 6
Using what has been learned to care for oneself
Automatic pilot and its relationship to stress
Becoming aware of distractions and using the breath as an anchor
Looking after the body as a way to recalibrate
Becoming aware of unhelpful thinking and responding
Renewing our energy for work
Using what has been learned to care for oneself
Topic
Topic 1
Topic 2
Topic 3
Topic 4
Topic 5
Topic 6
Key Theme
Automatic pilot and its relationship to stress
Becoming aware of distractions and using the breath as an anchor
Looking after the body as a way to recalibrate
Becoming aware of unhelpful thinking and responding
Renewing our energy for work
Using what has been learned to care for oneself
About the Class
Instructors
Class Schedule :
- This programme is a 6-session course that spans 6 weeks:
- Wednesdays 5 pm to 6:30 pm
- All sessions are conducted via Zoom
Target Audience: Healthcare Professionals & Public
Programme Fee:
- $300 for NUHS staff
- $350 for the public
*All prices stated exclude GST.
Class Size: 25
Dr Virginia Lien
Director, the Mindful Compassion Project, Singapore
Dr Lien is a medical doctor, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher. She completed her Master’s studies in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy at the University of Oxford and is a Trained Teacher in Mindful Self-Compassion.
Associate Professor Celestial Yap
Physiology Program Director, Medical Science Lead of Respiratory System Block Workgroup, Principal Investigator (NUS Centre for Cancer Research), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS.
A/Prof Yap (MBBS, PhD) is trained in instructor courses for the Mindful Self-Care Program and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) by Oxford University, promoting emotional health and well-being for staff and students.