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Courses and retreats that help you lead your life with greater vitality, awareness, purpose and ultimately joy.
Join a dynamic and spirited Nia class, a personal development training or a retreat where you learn to explore and befriend your whole self mindfully and compassionately, with depth and humor.
EIGHT-WEEK MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR) TRAINING
Who will benefit from the training?
The training is open to women and men. MBSR has been proven to benefit anyone who wants to improve their overall quality of life. However, it is especially useful for individuals who experience any signs or symptoms of stress such as:
- anxiety
- worry
- irritability
- muscle tension
- apathy
- restlessness
- headaches
- fatigue
- overwork
- sleep disturbances
- overwhelm or
- recovering from burnout.
During the training, you will learn practices that can be integrated into you everyday life which will help you recognize your physical limits, how stress manifests itself in your body, and the habitual mental and emotional patterns that cause stress and how to relate to them in a more supportive and skillful way.
Personal investment and commitment
The training consists of 8 sessions od 2,5 hours and a day of stillness. The course fee is €475 (including 21% VAT).
You receive 26 hours of training, a workbook and recorded meditations in either English or Dutch. If you are not able to pay this fee due to financial circumstances, please send Kim an email about explaining your circumstances and why you wish to take this training.
The training is intensive and requires personal motivation as well as a substantial time commitment. In order for the training to have most effect, 45 minutes of daily practice is recommended.
If you are interested but need more information let me know via email and I will send you additional printed information.
What participants say about the training
“Deze training zal je helpen om meer contact te komen met jezelf. Om te schakelen van de doen modus naar de zijn modus. Ik besef me nu hoe belangriijk dat is. En Kim is de beste leraar die ik me voor kan stellen. Zo toegewijd en gepassioneerd. Ze heeft alles tot in de puntjes geregeld, is super creatif , heel begripvol en open en afgestemd op ieder uit de groep.” Drees Koren
“Wat heb ik geleerd? Poeh heeeeel veeel. Ruimte op momenten dat ik nodig heb. Ik kan dingen herkennen — dagdromen, piekeren, stress in mijn lichaam — en hier wat aan doen. Het zijn tools om je leven zelf meer in de hand te hebben in plaats van dat alles je overkomt of gewoontjes zijn. Je bent vaker bewust van eigenlijk alles. En er komt ruimte.” Joyce van Raam
“Right before the training, I started to have all the signs of a burn out. This training taught me how to recognize them and how to reduce my stress levels. It helped me go through a very difficult time. I discovered with mindfulness that I could handle pressure and difficulties without compromising my health. It helped me get on the path towards happiness. And Kim is great. She has the perfect aura to help someone in distress come back to their heart and to live with greater awareness.” Mael Gormand
The evidence: the effectiveness of mindfulness
The effects of mindfulness have been studied scientifically for the past 35 years. There are hundreds of published studies on the effects of mindfulness interventions especially MBSR and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). Research has shown that MBSR benefits individuals that experience high degrees of stress, psychological conditions such as anxiety, panic, fatigue, sleep disturbances and as prevention for individuals who seek to improve their general well-being and create more balance in their lives.
Studies show that mindfulness is proven to increase life quality and engenders positive changes in cognitive and neurobiological functioning. Moreover, mindfulness transforms the way people look at and consequently react to themselves and the people and circumstances in their lives. The broad effects of mindfulness make it of value to many.
While there are many other methods that can help with stress management and personal transformation, including time and priority management and personal coaching for example, mindfulness practices, in my view, serve as an excellent foundational basis for everything else.
Location, dates and times
To be announced.
Note: Consider asking your employer to cover the costs of this training as a personal effectiveness training. Your insurance might cover the costs if you are diagnosed with burn out.
Signing-up
If you are interested in the course and want me to let you know when the next training will take place, please send me an email by clicking on the sign up link below. Participation in the training will be confirmed following a face-to-face orientation meeting with the trainer. This meeting is intended to ensure there is a good match between your needs, abilities and expectations and what the training can realistically offer you.
NIA CLASSES
Attend a weekly one-hour Nia class in The Hague. Nia is a mindful, sensory-based movement form that combines dance, martial arts, and relaxation techniques. Every class invites you to be in your body while you move and to open up to the joy of movement. Leave class feeling great and hopefully loving your body and loving yourself just a little bit more each time.
LOCATION AND SCHEDULE
Tuesday evenings and Sunday mornings at K’Dans Studio in The Hague.
NIA ON THE BEACH
Join a Nia class on the beach in The Hague taught by Kim and several other teachers. No need to sign up in advance, just come.
Bring family (including children) and friends! If they don’t want to dance, they can enjoy a morning on the beach with coffee or tea and a healthy and delicious breakfast or snack at a beach cafe.
If the weather is bad (pouring rain!), cancellation will be announced on the night before on Kim’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/kim.brice.37 and the Nia Netherlands Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/nianow/.
If you are not on Facebook, send a text message to Kim at 0640843946.
DATE
To be announced in the Spring of 2019. We will see you then!
TIME
9h30 to 10h45
LOCATION
To be announced
PRICE
€12 (cash only)
GLOW RETREAT ON THE ISLAND OF MALLORCA
Helping you glow inside and out!
MAY 11 to 18, 2019 or SEPTEMBER 21 TO 28, 2019
Nia, Yoga, Mindfulness and Hiking
A retreat on the island of Mallorca for body and mind filled with yoga, mindfulness and mountain hikes and healthy (vegetarian or vegan) meals. The yoga (Vinyasa flow and Yin yoga), mindfulness and hiking are led by a professional and certified team. We also ensure delicious food, wonderful company and everything you need to spend a week relaxing and refueling. Our motto is “anything goes.” Take advantage of all or just some of the activities. Create the mix that fits your energy and interests. I will be leading mindfulness and if enough dance lovers attend, Nia sessions will be added to the program. If you are interested in receiving rates and more detailed information, please send me a message via the Sign up button below.