Mindfulness Programs

8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

This course is the original program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn, right here at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Cost: $650

• Gain a better understanding of your responses to stress
• Learn new ways to handle short-term and long-term stress
• Enhance focus and resilience

Learn about the differences between MBSR and MBCT.

8-Week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

This course combines the practice and clinical application of mindfulness meditation with tools of cognitive behavioral therapy to break the cycle of recurrent depression. 
Cost: $650

• Manage depression, anxiety and stress through the combination of mindfulness and cognitive therapy by breaking negative thought patterns
• Learn to respond to challenges with greater awareness and resilience.

Learn about the differences between MBSR and MBCT.

4-Week Mindfulness Tools

This course introduces mindfulness practice and its benefits and is an effective resource for strengthening and refreshing a current practice. 
Cost: $200

• Learn about mindfulness and its benefits
• Deepen and enrich your mindfulness practice
• Connect in a group setting, engaging in practice together

4-Week Mindfulness for Managing Pain: An Introduction

This course introduces participants to mindfulness practice and helps develop tools to cope with acute and chronic pain, decrease stress and participate more fully in self-care. 
Cost: $200

• Develop skills to cope with acute and chronic pain
• Reduce stress related to your experience of chronic pain  
• Improve self-care practices for better pain management

3-Day Online Mindfulness Retreats

These retreats are open to all. If you are interested in teaching MBSR, they fulfill a pre-requisite requirement for beginning a MBSR teacher training pathway at Brown University and other training organizations.
Cost: $495

• Deepen your mindfulness practice through extended periods of sitting and walking meditations
• Step away from daily routines and distractions to recharge and refresh
• Embrace the strength of stillness in an engaging, introspective and supportive environment

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Global Online Meditation Community

• Free, open to all
• Join us for free weekly online sessions offering guided meditation, reflection, and discussion
• Experience mindfulness meditation for the first time, or support your current practice
• Register once and drop in on any weekly session that fits your schedule

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