mPEAK (Mindfulness, Performance Enhancement, Awareness & Knowledge) is an 8-week intensive course in mindfulness training for those who seek to draw upon this proven practice to achieve their goals, both personal and professional, as well as attain new levels of performance and success.

The foundation of this program is based on the highly respected and empirically-supported Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Additionally, mPEAK incorporates elements of sports psychology, positive psychology and specific exercises formulated to correspond to recent neuroscientific findings and related research regarding optimal performance.

The mPEAK program was developed in conjunction with the US National BMX Cycling Team in 2014, as a collaboration between the coaches of the team, UC San Diego neuroscientists Drs. Lori Haase and Martin Paulus, and the UCSD Center for Mindfulness leaders Executive Director Dr. Steven Hickman and Managing Director Allan Goldstein.

This program was specially designed for athletes, first responders, leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, musicians, dancers, and busy professionals or parents who set big goals, face consistent challenges, and stretch themselves towards excellence. mPEAK is appropriate for beginner and seasoned mindfulness practitioners alike. Previous meditation experience is not necessary to participate but can facilitate a deeper learning experience.

Here is what we will be covering:

• Class 1: Intro to Mindfulness & Performance
• Class 2: Interoceptive Resilience (Recognition and regulation of the sensations of stress and performance anxiety)
• Class 3: Performance Stories (Recognition and regulation of unhelpful thinking and mind wandering)
• Class 4: Priming for Flow (Getting out of your own way, trusting your training and performing naturally and spontaneously)
• Class 5: Working with Pain & Difficulty (Allowing physical or emotional pain rather than distracting, avoiding, or repressing)
• Class 6: Your Inner Coaches (Cultivating compassionate rather than critical inner self talk around mistakes or failure)
• Class 7: Practicing Positivity (Leveraging gratitude and personal character strengths without becoming attached or identified)
• Class 8: Living With Intention (Applying a mindful approach to goal setting)

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Schedule:

Session 1 Monday January 17 – 6:00 to 8:30PM

Session 2 Monday January 24 – 6:00 to 8:30PM

Session 3 Monday January 31– 6:00 to 8:30PM

Session 4 Monday February 7– 6:00 to 8:30PM

Session 5 Monday February 14 – 6:00 to 8:30PM

Session 6 Monday February 21 – 6:00 to 8:30PM

Session 7 Monday February 28 – 6:00 to 8:30PM

Session 8 Monday March 7 – 6:00 to 8:30PM