Learn how to deal with everyday stress and the emotional challenges of life.
What will I learn in this class?
Experience the transformative power of mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy. Through guided practices, reflection, and discussion, you will learn how to cultivate present-moment awareness, interrupt automatic habits and reactive thinking, relate differently to stress, anxiety and low mood and build emotional resilience.
What are the benefits of this class?
This course is ideal for anyone seeking practical tools to manage stress and improve emotional balance. Whether you're curious about mindfulness or looking to strengthen your well-being, you’ll come away from this course with the tools to develop healthy daily habits and respond more skillfully to life’s challenges.
Topics Covered in Classes:
Awareness and Automatic Pilot
Learn how we often live on autopilot and begin to reconnect with the present moment through mindful attention.
Includes: Sensory awareness practice and body scan.
Living in Our Heads
Explore how thoughts influence emotions and behaviors, and how to relate to them in a more balanced way.
Includes: Breath awareness and a guided reflection on thoughts and feelings.
Gathering the Scattered Mind
Practice focusing your attention using the breath, the body and movement to feel more grounded in daily life.
Includes: Awareness of breath and body, reflection on pleasant experiences and gentle movement.
Recognizing Aversion
Understand how we resist discomfort and learn to approach difficult emotions and sensations with openness.
Includes: Guided awareness practice and reflection on challenging experiences.
Allowing and Letting Be
Build resilience by softening the struggle with thoughts and emotions and learning to respond with acceptance.
Includes: Breath and body awareness, emotional mapping and reflection on patterns of stress.
Flexible Attendance: Your Journey, Your Pace
You are welcome to attend just one class or experience the full series. Each session is thoughtfully designed to stand on its own, offering valuable tools and practices you can use right away.
The more classes you attend, the deeper your understanding and transformation will be. No previous experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity and willingness to explore.
Who will teach this class?
Luiz Olimpio (pictured) has been practicing yoga since 1999. He trained in India with the nonprofit Yoga Alliance and leads regular meditation retreats in the Kanto area. He is certified in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy through Harvard Medical School.
Luiz also holds certifications in personal training, glute specialization and bodybuilding, offering a grounded and compassionate mind-body approach to personal growth and self-care.
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