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Course Update

  • Balance Through Movement Yoga Teacher Training: Lead with Compassion, 200-hour YTT
  • YTT Open House 4/29 & 5/23; YTT Program starting in September 2024!
  • Morning & Evening sections available,  8-Week Mindfulness Foundation course, a community-driven online w/ Paula Huffman, BS, RN, EYRT, starting in April
  • In-person Retreat with Paula Huffman on Saturday, March 23rd!

The UNC Mindfulness-based Program for Stress and Pain Management offers meditation and mind-body awareness training that will teach you to slow down, set priorities, and stay calm, focused, and relaxed during a busy life. These practices will enhance your body’s natural adaptive healing ability and cultivate the mind’s clarity and insight.

This evidence-based program is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s model. Mindfulness is ‘the awareness that arises from paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.’ It enables individuals to step out of ‘automatic pilot.’ and connect and respond to daily life with increased awareness and self-control.

The class format includes instruction and practice of mindfulness skills, mind-body exercises, group dialogue, and daily home assignments. In this program, you will receive the following:

  • Eight weekly classes of 2 hours each
  • Recordings with guided meditations and stretching practices
  • Access extensive handouts, reading lists, home assignments, resources, etc.
  • Participants are encouraged to practice home assignments for 30-40 minutes daily and complete an initial questionnaire and a course evaluation. This challenging, life-affirming course requires a solid commitment to maximal benefit. Your instructors are committed to and skilled at creating a safe, supportive, and deeply engaging learning environment.

“What I have grown to recognize about myself is that I spend a great deal of time caring for everyone…This class…taught me about my origin and my environment and its role in how I have learned to survive and cope with life. I feel better about my existence, and it has allowed me to engage in self-care.”

March

Deepening Your Meditation Practice, with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Four Weeks Series, via Zoom

Tuesdays, March 19 through April 9, 2024

6-7:30 PM EST

Fee: $125 General Public

*If you miss a session, you will be emailed a recording.

After registration, you will receive a Zoom link and instructions

Click here to register


A Coming into Spring Mindfulness Retreat with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Saturday, March 23, 2024

9:30 AM-4 PM EST In-Person Event

New Hope Camp & Conference Center, Fleming Lodge

Fee: $125 General Public | $100 Paula’s 8-Week Mindfulness Graduates | Free for current participants of Paula’s 8-Week Mindfulness Classes

Click here to register

April

8-Week Mindfulness Foundational Course for Stress Management and Life Enhancement with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Fridays, April 12 through May 31, 2024, 9:30-11:30 AM EST, via Zoom

*If you miss a session, you will be emailed a recording.

After registration, you will receive a Zoom link and instructions

Fee: $375 General Public | $350 UNC Affiliates| $275 Repeat Participants | $250 Repeat UNC Affiliates

Click here to register


8-Week Mindfulness Foundational Course for Stress Management and Life Enhancement with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Tuesdays, April 16 through June 4, 2024, 6-8 PM EST, via Zoom

*If you miss a session, you will be emailed a recording.

After registration, you will receive a Zoom link and instructions

Fee: $375 General Public | $350 UNC Affiliates| $275 Repeat Participants | $250 Repeat UNC Affiliates

Click here to register


Morning of Mindfulness, with Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Saturday, April 27, 2024

9:30 AM-11:30 AM EST In-Person Event

UNC Hillsborough Hospital, 430 Waterstone Dr., Hillsborough NC 27278 (HBT 10011 Training Room)

Fee: $65

Click here to register


Lead with Compassion Yoga Teacher Training Virtual Open House

Led by Balance Through Movement, hosted by UNC’s Program on Integrative Medicine

Virtual Open House!

Join lead faculty Laura Terry and Whitney Wilkerson for a yoga practice followed by an information session to discuss the curriculum. There will also be time for a Q&A about our upcoming 200-Hour Teacher Training, which begins in September 2024.

The virtual open house will take place on two dates: Monday, April 29, 2024, and Thursday, May 23, 2024, both from 6-7 PM EST.

Click here to register

Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion is a Yoga Alliance-certified training.

Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion Yoga Teacher Training program offers an inclusive and compassionate approach to Hatha yoga with a foundation in contemporary anatomy, neuroscience, and research-backed mindfulness tools. We emphasize body mechanics, modifications to adapt the practice, and modern knowledge of the body and mind to offer a comprehensive scope of yoga. Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion is a Yoga Alliance-certified training.

Questions?

Contact Whitney and Laura: https://balancethroughmovement.com/contact

May

Lead with Compassion Yoga Teacher Training Virtual Open House

Led by Balance Through Movement, hosted by UNC’s Program on Integrative Medicine

Virtual Open House!

Join lead faculty Laura Terry and Whitney Wilkerson for a yoga practice followed by an information session to discuss the curriculum. There will also be time for a Q&A about our upcoming 200-Hour Teacher Training, which begins in September 2024.

Thursday, May 23, 2024/ 6-7 PM EST.

Click here to register

Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion is a Yoga Alliance-certified training.

Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion Yoga Teacher Training program offers an inclusive and compassionate approach to Hatha yoga with a foundation in contemporary anatomy, neuroscience, and research-backed mindfulness tools. We emphasize body mechanics, modifications to adapt the practice, and modern knowledge of the body and mind to offer a comprehensive scope of yoga. Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion is a Yoga Alliance-certified training.

Questions?

Contact Whitney and Laura: https://balancethroughmovement.com/contact


Paula Huffman, BS, RN, ERYT

Paula has worked as a Health and Education services professional for over 40 years. Her experience in providing wellness services to both patients and students is vast. In addition, she has taught with UNC’s Program on Integrative Medicine and Mindfulness program for twelve years.


Please visit our website www.pim.med.unc.edu

FACEBOOK: @UNCPIM   https://www.facebook.com/UNCpim/

Twitter: @UNC Mindfulness    https://twitter.com/UNC_PIM

For more information, email mindfulness@med.unc.edu