Mindfulness Programs
Winter 2024 Courses and Retreats
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8-Week MBSR and MBCT courses begin the week of January 22 (registration is open)
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4-Week courses begin the week of February 12 (registration is open)
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3-Day Online Retreat: "Finding Your Center: a New Year’s Retreat", February 9 - 11 (registration is open, learn more)
Spring 2024 Courses
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8-week MBSR and MBCT courses begin week of April 1 (registration tba)
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4-week courses begin in May (registration tba)
8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Experience the original 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program developed at the Stress Reduction Clinic at UMass Memorial Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Since 1979 more than 25,000 people have completed this evidence-based training.
MBSR Course Schedule
8-Week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
MBCT combines the practice and clinical application of mindfulness meditation with the tools of cognitive therapy to break the cycle of recurrent depression.
MBCT Course Schedule
4-Week Mindfulness for Managing Pain: An Introduction
Physical pain is not only felt in the body; our thoughts, feelings, and emotional reactions influence our experience of chronic pain. These normal stress-pain reactions can contribute to making the pain worse. Mindfulness practices can bring awareness to these automatic reactions and empower us to skillfully choose how we respond.
Course Schedule:
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Wednesday Mornings or Evenings, February 14 - March 6
4-Week Mindfulness Tools
This 4-week live online course introduces you to the how’s and why’s of mindfulness and the potential benefits you may experience from a personal practice. Helping you to quickly integrate practical skills into your daily life, this program is a great resource for those who are new to mindfulness practices and for those seeking to strengthen their practice. The weekly classes are experiential and include mindfulness meditation, the science behind mindfulness, its effects on physical and mental health, and dialogue and discussion in both large and small groups.
Course Schedule:
- Tuesday Mornings or Evenings, February 13 - March 5
- Wednesday Mornings, February 14 - March 6
- Jueves por la noche en español, del 15 de febrero al 7 de marzo
Winter 2024: 8-Week Course Schedule
MBSR 8-Week Online Program
Day and Time: |
Tuesdays |
Dates: |
January 23 - March 12 |
Instructor: | Ginny Wholley |
Orientation (Online, required): | Tuesday, January 16 9 to 11:30 am ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Saturday, March 2 8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET |
Time Zone Converter for 9:00am ET
Day and Time: | Tuesdays 6 to 8:30 pm ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | January 23 - March 12 |
Instructor: | Ginny Wholley |
Orientation (Online, required): | Tuesday, January 16 6 to 8:30 pm ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Saturday, March 2 8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET |
Time Zone Converter for 6:00pm ET
Day and Time: | Wednesdays 9 to 11:30 am ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | January 24 - March 13 |
Instructor: | Christine McNulty-Buckley |
Orientation (Online, required): | Wednesday, January 10 9 to 11:30 am ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Saturday, March 2 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 9:00am ET
Day and Time: | Wednesdays 6 to 8:30 pm, ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | January 24 - March 13 |
Instructor: | Erin Sharaf |
Orientation (Online, required): | Wednesday, January 17 6 to 8:30 pm, ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Saturday, March 2 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 6:00pm ET
Day and Time: | Thursdays 6 to 8:30 pm, ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | January 25 - March 14 |
Instructor: | Eva Tsuda |
Orientation (Online, required): | Thursday, January 18 6 to 8:30 pm, ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Saturday, March 2 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 6 pm, ET
MBCT 8-Week Online Program
Day and Time: | Tuesdays 6 to 8:30 pm, ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | January 23 - March 12 |
Instructor: | Colleen Camenisch |
Orientation (Online): | Tuesday, January 9 6 to 8:30 pm, ET |
All-Day Session (Online, required): | Saturday, March 2 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 6 pm, ET
** Please note, the Tuesday 6 pm MBCT class will be recorded for teacher development and training purposes. **
Day and Time: | Thursdays 9:30 am to 12:00 pm ET (please note 9:30 start time) Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | January 25 - March 14 |
Instructor: | Colleen Camenisch |
Orientation (Online, required): | Thursday, January 18 9:30 am to 12:00 pm ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Saturday, March 12 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 9 am, ET
Fall 2023: 8-Week Course Schedule (In Session)
MBSR 8-Week Online Program
Day and Time: |
Tuesdays |
Dates: |
September 19 - November 7 |
Instructor: | Ginny Wholley |
Orientation (Online, required): | Tuesday, September 12 9 to 11:30 am ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Sunday, October 29 8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET |
Time Zone Converter for 9 am, ET
Day and Time: | Tuesdays 6 to 8:30 pm ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | September 19 - November 7 |
Instructor: | Ginny Wholley |
Orientation (Online, required): | Tuesday, September 12 6 to 8:30 pm ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Sunday, October 29 8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET |
Time Zone Converter for 6 pm, ET
Day and Time: | Wednesdays 6 to 8:30 pm, ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | September 20 - November 8 |
Instructor: | Erin Sharaf |
Orientation (Online, required): | Wednesday, September 13 6 to 8:30 pm, ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Sunday, October 29 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 6 pm, ET
Day and Time: | Thursdays 9 to 11:30 am ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | September 21 - November 9 |
Instructor: | Christine McNulty-Buckley |
Orientation (Online, required): | Thursday, September 7 9 to 11:30 am ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Sunday, October 29 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 9 am, ET
Day and Time: | Thursdays 6 to 8:30 pm, ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | September 21 - November 9 |
Instructor: | Eva Tsuda |
Orientation (Online, required): | Thursday, September 14 6 to 8:30 pm, ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Sunday, October 29 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 6 pm, ET
MBCT 8-Week Online Program
Day and Time: | Tuesdays 6 to 8:30 pm, ET Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | September 19 - November 7 |
Instructor: | Colleen Camenisch |
Orientation (Online): | Tuesday, September 5 6 to 8:30 pm, ET |
All-Day Session (Online, required): | Sunday, October 29 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 6 pm, ET
Day and Time: | Thursdays 9:30 am to 12:00 pm ET (please note 9:30 start time) Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer |
Dates: | September 21 - November 9 |
Instructor: | Colleen Camenisch |
Orientation (Online, required): | Thursday, September 7 9:30 am to 12:00 pm ET |
All-Day Session (Online): | Sunday, October 29 8:45 am to 4:30 pm ET |
Time Zone Converter for 9 am, ET