Stop Smoking

You want to quit.  You’ve tried before. This time try something different, something more effective.

Sit to Quit is part of the Mindfulness Training for Smokers program developed by Dr. James Davis at Duke University.  

Sit to Quit was specifically designed for busy people using mindfulness skills to help them quit smoking and stay quit.

How does it work? Sit to Quit is a two week program that uses training in mindfulness  along with 5 personal video coaching sessions.

Training in mindfulness allows you to step back from being on automatic pilot and learn the skills to successfully manage cravings, urges and withdrawal.

This two week course consists of three videos, a 25 page workbook and two meditations to practice. Once you sign up you’ll be given access to all of this material, for life, and then set up for your first coaching session.

With practice, mindfulness becomes a mental habit that helps you achieve your goal of healthier living.

Sit to Quit is significantly more effective than nicotine replacement products alone, but it is recommended to use medication such as nicotine patch, gum or lozenges beginning on your Quit Day— usually two weeks after you begin the course. (Your physician may prescribe other medication if it’s appropriate for you).  

Six Month Quit Rates Comparison

• Cold turkey 4%

• NRT (nicotine replacement therapy) alone 3-5%

• NRT with physician recommendation 10-12%

• Chantix 14%

• SIT TO QUIT 33%

Furthermore, as your Quit Coach I will guide you through strategies for quitting and getting through withdrawal symptoms.

Register as an individual to take the course and receive 5 personal coaching sessions either on the phone or video chat.

Quit with friends! Have a friend, co-worker or family member join you and receive the benefits from group coaching and a 20% discount for each additional person (discount tops out at 5 people but there is no limit to how many can join.) Email me for discount code and details.

Mark is the only provider in the TriState certified to teach Mindfulness Training for Smokers that offers Sit to Quit.  

Here’s what you learn in Sit to Quit

• Automatic behavior

• Mindfulness

• Starting a mindfulness practice

• Mindful smoking (until you quit)

• Mindful walking

• Smoking triggers

• Urge surfing

• Mindfulness of addictive thoughts

• Preparing for your quit date

• Using medication to augment your program

  All amplified with 5 video coaching chats. Even if you’ve tried to quit before, Sit to Quit can help. Read the testimonials below. ARE YOU READY FOR THE LIFE YOU DESERVE?

But wait, there’s more. Nutritional support and Breathing techniques.

Too many people fail because they haven’t prioritized optimizing the body’s response to stress. Let’s face it quitting smoking is stressful. That’s why the Minds at Peace approach combines Sit to Quit with nutritional support to address digestion issues, oral fixation, hydration, weight gain and more. Working in combination with the CEO of The Better Nutrition Program, nationally recognized dietician Ashley Koff to increase the chance of long term success.

In addition, I’ll teach you specific breath techniques, backed by the latest science, to help you throughout the day and successfully manage withdrawal and cravings.

This is a one of kind program that incorporates a holistic approach to smoking cessation and delivering information and skills that can be used for a lifetime.

So let’s review. Here’s what you get.

1. Sit to Quit— the mindfulness based approach to smoking cessation

2. Nutritional support

3. Breathing techniques

4. FIVE personal coaching sessions.

Are you ready to be smoke free and learn skills you can use for the rest of your life?

Frequently Asked Questions

• But wait, aren't all smoking cessation programs really the same?  

  Glad you asked.  Mindfulness Training for Smokers was designed to treat smokers with high-level stress, anxiety, or who have had multiple relapses in the past. Developed with the expertise of the country's top mindfulness and addiction researchers, MTS combines medication, skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness training.

• How does mindfulness help me stop smoking?"

  Mindfulness is a skill that benefits individuals personally by decreasing stress, depression, anxiety and chronic pain.  It leads to an increase in self-compassion with a decrease in self-judging thoughts. Mindfulness provides the space to consider options before reacting to a trigger out of habit, i.e. lighting up a cigarette.  Simply put, mindfulness is the opposite of "mindlessness."

• Will insurance cover the cost?

  All Marketplace plans are required to provide a smoking cessation benefit.   Each plan is different and may have unique provider requirements. Contact your plan for information.   Since I am the only provider of Mindfulness Training for Smokers (MTS) in the TriState, most likely your insurance representative won't have heard of MTS.   However if the plan offers "counseling" benefits for smoking cessation they may apply for the entire or partial cost, or part of Sit to Quit. Please note I am not a Medicaid provider and cannot bill Medicaid even if your physician provides a referral.

Looking for a physician to assist you with medication while engaged in MTS?  Here's a current list (updated frequently).

• Dr. William Sawyer 513-769-4951 Sharonville

• Dr. Martha Orabella 513-564-3960 Norwood

• Dr. John Schroeder 513-564-3960 Norwood

• Dr. Jay Rissover 513-745-9993 Blue Ash