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Mindfulness-Based Course
Teaches Stress Reduction
C
hronic stress, when
not properly ana-
‘Green’ Greetings
lyzed or diagnosed, can
be a major contributor
Help Save the Planet
to physical and emo-
tional illness. To help
T
here are greeting cards for virtually
every holiday, special day and event,
people better recognize
but it can be discouraging to use them,
and manage stress and
due to their negative environmental
its causes, the Scripps
impact. As part of the solution, Encinitas-
Encinitas Hospital in
based Core Essence Products, LLC, has
Encinitas is hosting an
created ’n Eco-Expression, a line of greet-
eight-week course in
ing cards made with vegetable-based
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, modeled on a pro-
inks on post-consumer recycled paper.
gram developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical
The cards and the wall art the com-
Center, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. each Monday, from January 4 to
pany also sells are recycled, recyclable,
February 22.
affordable and original. Each card has an
“This course [provides] the tools to pay attention to our
“Eco Tip” to inspire the purchaser and the
bodies, thoughts and emotions in a way that is a barometer
recipient of the cards to take a few small
to knowing when we are on automatic pilot and reacting to
steps towards saving the planet.
stress,” says Thomas John Chippendale, M.D., Ph.D., who
“From birthday to sympathy to new
will lead the course with his wife Julie, a registered nurse.
baby, holidays and weddings, congratu-
Participants will learn major stress-reduction techniques and
lations and friendship, ’n Eco-Expression
explicit instructions for implementing them.
has a greeting card for every occasion,”
The 27-hour program will also outline the latest findings
says Andy Weis, owner of Core Essence
in behavioral medicine and how the practice of mindfulness
Products. The cards are available at Henry’s Marketplace
is related to physiology, psychology and medical well-being.
stores in the San Diego area, and the company is looking to
expand to other retailers, as well.
Total program fee: $495, including text, tapes, workbook
and other costs. Scripps Encinitas Hospital, Santa Fe Drive,
To find a Core Essence retailer, visit Eco-Expressions.com or
Encinitas. For more info, call 760-944-7735 or visit
email Weis at AndyW@CoreEssenceProducts.com.
NeuroCenter.com. See ad on page 2.
See ad on page 9.
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