Mindfulness is more then than just relaxation

It is a skill for strengthening resilience to stress, increase self-reflection, attention and awareness. With mindfulness we practice to experience every moment consciously. To really be present.

You build on the strengths you already have to improve your own health and well-being.

In this course we get to know ourselves better and experience that we always have a choice. We practice an open, non-judgmental, mild attention to ourselves and to whatever may happen.

Woudn’t it be nice to have regular moments to get back to yourself, to have a time-out and to do something for your own well-being?

It is taught in an in-depth course which allows for ongoing support and weekly processes. We will practice getting out of our heads and back into the moment. At the same time, we train our attention in order to learn how to deal better with intruding thoughts and emotions.

Mindfulness is a skill that you can integrate into your daily life.

Offer

MBSR in the group

The MBSR mindfulness training is given in a group. You learn to practice mindfulness in form of awareness, meditation and movement exercises. Each session consists of the direct experience of mindfulness, background and integration in daily life.

A personal intake conversation is included and free.

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MBSR in private sessions

Group training is not always an optimal option for everyone. Therefore, I also offer private MBSR or for couples. Here the timing is more flexible, and there are more opportunities for personal contact and deepening.

A personal intake conversation is included and free.

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Highlights

8 weekly meetings
Directly applicable mindfulness tools: exercises and direct experiencing
Changing patterns & build health-promoting habits
Apply and integrate the learned skills in real life
Getting to know yourself and how to deal with adversity
Embedded in neuro-scientific background

What is included?

Qualified trainer with health insurance approval
Complimentary book and audio files
Each session has its own theme:

Session 1: The automatic pilot

Session 2: Perception and responding

Session 3: Gathering the scattered mind

Session 3: Gathering the scattered mind

Session 5: Consciously answering stress

Session 6: Thoughts are not facts

Session 7: Self-care

Session 8: Scientific background & future

Plus: a 4 hour "silent practice day"

Try-out workshops

Not sure if mindfulness is for you? Then join the introduction workshop. We meet with people that are interested in taking the 8 week course. There will be an introduction to mindfulness and a short meditation practice. This also gives you a change to ask questions and meet me and potential other members of the upcoming course.

Next workshop: January 16th, 19:00-20:00 h in Amsterdam (Binnenkant 24, 5 mins walk from Centraal Station)

Prices

Group or private

8 week Group:

Paid privately: 395€

check your insurance coverage! It can be up to 350 €. If the price is an obstacle contact me for a discount.

Paid by your company: 550 €

Private one-on-one courses:

6 week 580€

8 week 720€

check your insurance coverage! It can be up to 350 €. If the price is an obstacle contact me for a discount.

Health insurance

The trainings are led by a psychologist. Therefore many health insurance cover (part of) the fee.

Ask your health insurance company if you have coverage, or check online here.

The trainer

My name is Mona Irrmischer, I'm a neuro-psychologist (Ph.D.) and have studied the effects of meditation on the brain at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. I also followed a 4-year body-oriented therapy education and since 2014 teach mindfulness and stress reduction courses for groups and offer private sessions.

I moved to the Netherlands about 10 years ago and it’s been around that time that I got into contact with mindfulness. It has since been a beautiful journey and it has become a vital part of my personal life as well as my work. For me, an important element of mindfulness is regaining the connection between the body and the mind. Becoming aware of ourselves and getting out of our heads and back into the moment, back to life.

Reviews

Wietske Omlo-Taekema

★★★★★

"Ik heb kort geleden een mindfulness training bij Mona gehad en ik kan haar van harte aanbevelen. Zij is niet alleen bekwaam in haar werk maar haar rustige karakter draagt bij aan een zeer effectieve training. De handvatten die ik van Mona heb gekregen zijn duidelijk en ik pas deze dagelijks toe."

Martijn van Sluiters

★★★★★

"Mona is very skilled as a mindfulness teacher but also a super nice and warm person. Her academic background really helps to make her lessons a very down to earth practice."

Savannah Soekias

★★★★★

"Een top psychologe! De eerste keer was een klik en dat vind ik erg belangrijk bij een eerste indruk! 😊 Mede door Mona heb ik goede stappen gezet naar een positiever leven en belangrijke dingen oppakken! Ik kom zeker terug wanneer ik behoefte aan heb! Bedankt Mona! 🌈"

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Next courses

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam (English)

Dates: 13 April - 1 June

Time: 19:15- 21:30

Location: Amsterdam (Binnenkant 24, 5 mins walk from Centraal Station)

Language: English

Amsterdam 8 week April in English cvm

Amsterdam 8 week April in Dutch

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam (Dutch)

Dates: 5 March - 30 May

Location: Amsterdam (Marnixstraat)

Time: 19:00- 21:30

Language: Dutch

Try-out workshop Amsterdam

Date: 16th January

Time: 19:00- 20:00

Location: Amsterdam (Binnenkant 24, 5 mins walk from Centraal Station)

Language: English

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Amsterdam 8 week January in English

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Dates: 30 January - 19th March

Location: Amsterdam (Binnenkant 24, 5 mins walk from Centraal Station)

Time: 19:15- 21:30

Language: English

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Dates: 2nd December - 6th February

Time: 19:15- 21:30

Location: Amsterdam (Marnixstraat 364)

Language: Dutch

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Coming back evening Amsterdam

Coming back evenings

Date: 10th of December

for people who did a course and would like to come back one evening.

Location: Centrum voor Mindfulness

Language: English

Mini silent retreat

Date: Saturday 2nd of November

Enjoy a longer practice morning with guided mindfulness meditation and movements

Time: 10:00 - 14.00 h

Place: Svaha Yoga – Downtown Studio

Mini silent retreat

Amsterdam 8 week November in English

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Dates: 21th November - 16th January

Location: Amsterdam (IMC Visana, Schalk Burgerstraat)

Time: 19:15- 21:30

Language: English

Coming back evenings

Date: 29 th of November

for people who did a course and would like to come back one evening.

Time: 19:30 -21:30

Location: Centrum voor Mindfulness

Coming back evening cvm

Amsterdam 8 week November in Dutch

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Dates: 18th November - 13 January

Location: Amsterdam (Marnixstraat)

Time: 19:00- 21:30

Language: Dutch

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Dates: 16th September - 28th October

Time: 19:15- 21:30

Location: Amsterdam (IMC Visana, Schalk Burgerstraat)

Language: English

Amsterdam 8 week September in English cvm

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Middelburg

Dates: August - September (Wednesdays 16.00 - 18.00 Uhr)

Location: Middelburg, University College Roosevelt

Language: Englisch

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Dates: March (Thursdays starting from the 28th, 19.00 - 21.30 Uhr)

Location: Amsterdam

Language: English

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8 week January Amsterdam

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Dates: January (Thursdays starting from the 17th, 19.00 - 21.30 Uhr)

Location: Amsterdam

Language: English

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Middelburg

Date: August - September (Wednesdays 16.00 - 18.00 Uhr)

Location: Middelburg, University College Roosevelt

Language: Englisch

Amsterdam January-February

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Dates: January (Thursdays starting from the 17th, 19.00 - 21.30 Uhr)

Location: Amsterdam

Language: English

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course World Trade Center

Dates: January (Fridays starting from the 18th 10-12.30 Uhr)

Location: Almere, World Trade Centre

Language: Dutch

World Trade Center Almere cvm

Coming back evening Amsterdam

Coming back evenings

Date: 29 th of January

for people who did a course and would like to come back one evening.

Location: Centrum voor Mindfulness

Language: English

Free meditations at the tentoonstelling “Het leven van Boeddha”

Date: 18th, November

Location: Almere, World Trade Centre

Language: Dutch or English

Free Meditations Nieuwe kerk cvm

Almere December-January

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Almere

Date: December- January (Wednesdayd 19.00-21.30 Uhr)

Location: Almere

Language: Dutch

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course World Trade Center

Date: October - November (Tuesdays 18.30-21.00 Uhr)

Location: Almere, World Trade Centre

Language: Dutch

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Aachen Juli-August

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Aachen

Date: July - August (Wednesdays 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm)

Location: Aachen, Good Wüstenhof

Language: German

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Almere

Date: October - November (Thursdays 18.30-21.00 Uhr)

Location: Almere, World Trade Centre

Language: Dutch

Almere Oktober-November cvm

Middelburg August-September

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Middelburg

Date: August - September (Wednesdays 16.00 - 18.00 Uhr)

Location: Middelburg, University College Roosevelt

Language: Englisch

8 Week MBSR Mindfulness course Amsterdam

Datum: June- July

Place: Amsterdam

Language: Englisch

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