MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) 8-Week Series,
the Gold Standard in Mindfulness Training
Invest in the most respected, well-established and evidence-based mindfulness meditation program, the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 8-week series. Connect in real time with others around the country seeking greater balance, ease, and peace of mind.
The MBSR secular, trauma-sensitive program was created by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD at the UMass Medical Center in 1979 to optimize one's ability to face stress, pain and illness and make sustainable change across one's lifespan.
Explore how MBSR may support you to:
Live fully with more composure, understanding, enthusiasm, ease, and joy.
Cultivate self-awareness and increase self-confidence.
Develop a healthier approach to self-improvement by bettering our habits, routines, actions, and reactions, which have nothing to do with our inherent worth.
Meet challenges with greater attention and clarity.
Improve focus, and cognitive ability, and increase resilience.
Respond rather than react to stress, change habitual reactivity patterns including self-sabotage.
Reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain.
Improve health, sleep, and feelings of well-being.
Improve relationships, and access your natural capacity to actively engage in caring for yourself and others around you.
Note: MBSR is not offered as an alternative to traditional medical and psychological treatments, but as a complement to these treatments.
Please contact Brenda at: Brenda@mindtransformationsLLC.com if you have questions. You may pre-register for the Orientation and 8-week series by clicking on the Upcoming Classes button below and then completing the pre-registration form. A registration form will be sent to you after pre-registering that will need to be completed and returned so your teacher knows how to best support you during the program.
I am astonished at how life-changing this course was. I learned and grew in unexpected and refreshing new ways. The most difficult aspect was that it ended. I'd recommend MBSR to anyone and cannot wait to continue this important work. I am grateful to the participants in my group and for my instructor. Brenda is professional, intelligent, kind and trustworthy. The class and Brenda's guidance was absolutely transformative. Olivia Dodson
About the MBSR 8-Week Program
The Gold Standard in mindfulness training
The most scientifically researched, evidence-based, life-affirming, secular, trauma-sensitive mindfulness program
Created by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979
The foundation of this program is built on, there is more right with you than wrong with you.
Connect in real time with others around the country seeking greater balance, ease, and peace of mind
Includes meeting virtually 2.5 hours per week to learn through discussion and mindfulness practices, materials, daily home practices of 45-60 minutes per day, and an all-day class
Participants will be invited to attend future all-day classes free of charge.
A strong commitment is needed to attend classes and to practice daily home assignments for eight weeks
Some practices include mindful movement with options to modify movements and poses for comfort and well-being. Having a comfortable mat to lay down on will be supportive for some movements.
Group dialogue, with discussions offered to enhance awareness in everyday life
Taught online by MBSR Instructors
No prior meditation experience required - great for beginners and advanced meditators alike
MBSR is not offered as an alternative to traditional medical and psychological treatments, but as a complement to these treatments
The first meeting in the MBSR program is an Orientation session before the start of the 8 weekly sessions. The Orientation is required of all participants before beginning the program. During this session, you will have the opportunity to:
Learn about the program, ask questions, and determine whether it is right for you
Meet your program instructor
Experience, first-hand, mindfulness methods and approaches you will be learning during the program
Your deposit or full-payment is fully refundable if you decide not to continue with the program after the Orientation and before the first session. A 50% refund is available if you withdraw after the first class and before the second class.
A desktop or laptop computer with speakers, microphone, and camera, and a internet connection are preferred over a Smartphone if feasible. Laptops work best because they come with necessary equipment and can easily be moved from room to room in your home or office, so that you may find a quiet place. Ensure Zoom is installed on your device (free version is fine). Please familiarize yourself with Zoom if you haven't used it before prior to Orientation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFhAEoCF7jg
Consider reading the book, Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabot Zinn as time allows.
Fulfills prerequisite requirement for MBSR Instructor Training Certification
"Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We feel more alive. We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation and healing.”~Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
"... if you change your mind, you can change your life" William James