Mindfulness Programs
Summer 2023 Courses
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8-Week courses (MBSR & MBCT) begin the week of June 19 (registration is open)
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4-Week courses begin the week of July 10 (registration is open)
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Fall 8-week courses begin the week of September 18. Registration opens mid-July.
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Fall 4-week courses begin the week of October 9. Registration opens mid-July.
8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
MBSR Course schedule, click here
Experience the original 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program developed at the Stress Reduction Clinic at UMass Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Since 1979 more than 25,000 people have completed this evidence-based training.
8-Week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
MBCT Course schedule, click here
** There will be no MBCT course for the Summer 2023 cycle, please join us for MBCT in September. **
MBCT combines the practice and clinical application of mindfulness meditation with the tools of cognitive therapy to break the cycle of recurrent depression.
4-Week Program, Mindfulness for Managing Pain: An Introduction 
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Tuesday Mornings or Evenings,
July 11 - August 1
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.
4-Week Program, Mindfulness Tools 
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Tuesday Mornings or Evenings,
July 11 - August 1 -
Wednesday Evenings,
July 12 - August 2
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.
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Questions? Email us at mindfulness@umassmemorial.org
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Summer 2023 8-Week Course Schedule
MBSR 8-Week Online Program
- Tuesdays: 6:00 - 8:30pm ET
- June 20 - August 15, 2023
**There will be no Tuesday class Meeting on July 4** - Instructor: Colleen Camenisch
- Orientation (online): Thursday, June 15, 6:00 - 8:30pm ET
- All-Day Session (online): Saturday, July 29, 8:45am - 4:30pm ET
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- Wednesdays: 9:00 - 11:30am ET
- June 21 - August 9, 2023
- Instructor: Ginny Wholley
- Orientation (online): Wednesday, June 14, 9:00 - 11:30am ET
- All-Day Session (online): Saturday, July 29, 8:45am - 4:30pm ET
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- Wednesdays: 6:00 - 8:30pm ET
- June 21 - August 9, 2023
- Instructor: Ginny Wholley
- Orientation (online): Wednesday, June 14, 6:00 - 8:30pm ET
- All-Day Session (online): Saturday, July 29, 8:45am - 4:30pm ET
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- Miércoles: 6:00 - 8:30pm hora del Este, MBSR en español
- 21 de junio - 9 de agosto de 2023
- Instructor: Juan Miret
- Orientación (en línea): miércoles 14 de junio, 6:00 - 8:30pm ET
- Sesión de todo el día (en línea, en español): domingo 30 de julio, 8:45 am - 4:30 pm ET
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- Thursdays: 9:00 - 11:30am ET
- June 22 - August 10, 2023
- Instructor: Christine McNulty-Buckley
- Orientation (online): Thursday, June 8, 9:00 - 11:30am ET
- All-Day Session (online): Saturday, July 29, 8:45am - 4:30pm ET
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