2025-2026 Early Learning Preschool classes at the Central Early Learning Center.
We offer Early Childhood Screenings at the Central Early Learning Center.
Early Learning Preschool classes at the Central Early Learning Center.
Kids Place provides exceptional child care options for working families. As part of St. Louis Park Public Schools, we share the district’s commitment to provide children a safe, nurturing environment that energizes and enhances the spirit.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is for anyone who experiences stress in their life and would like to be able to manage it better. And more than that, it offers a way of being present to our lives so that we don't miss out on the beauty and joy that is also there. It is about balancing all our "doing" with a chance to "be" and in the process it can provide a path to more peace, clarity and wellbeing. It is an 8-week class and includes an All-Day Retreat. Much of each class is devoted to experiential learning--various mindfulness practices are introduced over the course of the 8 weeks:
In addition to the experiential learning, each class will also have material presented on a variety of topics including perception, stress and our habitual reactions, positive neuroplasticity, working with difficult thoughts and emotions, and communication.
Paula Wieckert is a recently retired Physical Therapist at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital and was a part of their rehabilitation team for 36 years. Appreciating the interplay of mind, body and spirit in contributing to each person’s ability to cope, grow, and heal, she has found mindfulness practices have enhanced both her personal and professional life. She completed the Seven Day Professional Training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Mind-Body Medicine with Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli, the 9 Day Practicum in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and the 9 Day MBSR Practice Teaching Intensive.
Paula Wieckert
