Jon Aaron

Teaching Schedule

8 WEEK MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION CLASSES


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Tuesday Mornings
9:30 am- noon
September 19th - November 14th
New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
119 West 23rd St. Suite 401
Practice Day on Saturday, October 28
Free Orientation September 12  9:30 am  noon
(required if you intend to register for the class)
Tuition $600-$450.00 includes materials and Practice Day
Limited scholarships available.
For information and registration click here

Thursday Evenings
6:30 pm- 9:00 pm
October 12th - December 7th
New York Insight Meditation Center
28 West 27th St. 10th Floor
Practice Day, Saturday December 12
Free Orientation, Thursday September 28
(required if you intend to register for the class)
Tuition $600-$450.00 includes materials and Practice Day
Limited scholarships available.
For information and registration click here

MODIFIED MBSR INTENSIVE PROGRAMS


MBSR Intensive (an adapted MBSR Curriculum)

Mondays & Thursday Evenings
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
July 6th-31st
New York Insight Meditation Center 
28 West 27th St. 10th Floor
Practice Day on Sunday, July 23rd, 9:30-5:00
Free Orientation : Monday, June 26 9:30AM-12:00PM
(required if you intend to register for the class) 
This class covers all the material in an 8-week MBSR class in an intensive 4-week period. Tuition: $600-450.00
For information and registration click here

RETREATS
Coming Home to Kindness
5 Night Meditation Retreat
October 3rd -8th
Copper Beech Institute, West Hartford, CT
co-taught with Beth Mulligan
co-sponsored by the Co-Sponsored by the 
Center for Mindful Self Compassion
Our attention during this retreat will be on how we can build our resilience and enhance our capacity to meet challenges with equanimity, strength and compassionate awareness.

For further information and registration click here

WORKPLACE PROGRAMS 

Jon is a Senior Trainer and Consultant with The Potential Project, and in this context he leads workshops, seminars and courses on mindfulness in the workplace for both non- and for-profit organizations. He works with senior leaders and teams to increase focus, attention, effectiveness, empathy and resilience in their busy and "always-on" lives. For more information contact mindfulnessnyc@gmail.com

ON GOING SITTING GROUPS (DROP-INS WELCOME)


Every Wednesday, 5:45-6:45 pm  (please note I will be out of town from July 6-20  but the sit will be directed by guest teachers)

At the Makom Center JCC in Manhattan

76th and Amsterdam

No charge, donation requested


PRIVATE SESSIONS

On request. Please email: mindfulnessnyc@gmail.com






Jon Aaron trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, which has granted him certification as an MBSR teacher. He has taught over 40 cycles of the seminal curriculum, as well as numerous courses for alumni of the program. He is a co-founding member of New York Mindfulness Meditation Collaborative.

Jon is a teacher at the New York Insight Meditation Center, as well as the guiding teacher of the Makom Meditation Havurah program at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan. He is also Senior Trainer and Consultant with The Potential Project, a leading global organization specialized in bringing mindfulness to the workplace. 

He enjoys teaching and sharing the practice with people in a multitude of settings. Over the years, Jon has given workshops and classes for organizations as diverse as ABC in the Broadcast Operations Division, the Cable Entertainment Group at NBC Universal, the New York Open Center, Physicians Reciprocal Insurance Cooperation, the NYU Medical School, the Department of Psychology at Einstein College of Medicine, the Beth Israel Medical Center, the 92nd St Y, the teacher training program of Yoga Sutra where he was part of the faculty, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York where he led a group for seven years.

Jon continues his studies in Buddhist meditation in the Theravada and non-dual traditions with his primary teacher Matthew Flickstein. He has also completed the Integrated Study and Practice Program at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, as well as the Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care program with the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He is currently training in Somatic ExperiencingTM.

Jon has also been active as an agent and producer in the Performing Arts for many years.

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Looking for a 5 minute guided mindfulness meditation? Check out this short session Jon led at the last TedxTeachersCollege of Columbia.

3 minute meditation


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