Our Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program helps you
develop specific skills for paying attention and for deep
relaxation and learn how to apply them in everyday situations.
We call this moment-to-moment awareness
mindfulness.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs have been
offered worldwide for more than 20 years. An important element
in mind-body medicine, MBSR is a complement to, not a
substitute for, medical treatments you receive.
In developing mindfulness, you connect more fully with the
present moment, the fullness of life, and your own deep inner
resources for healing, coping, growing, and taking charge of
your life in new ways.
Benefits of Mindfulness
Benefits depend directly on your willingness to attend
sessions and to practice on your own. At first, you may
actually find that you feel more stressed by being in the
program! But, if you stay with it, you can discover wisdom and
resources you did not realize were within you.
Participants find the program challenging, but pleasurable
and empowering as well. The majority of participants report
lasting decreases in both physical and psychological symptoms.
Pain levels improve and people learn to cope better with
chronic pain.
Most people also report an increased ability to relax,
greater enthusiasm for life, improved self-esteem, and
increased ability to cope with stressful situations.
If you have any of these conditions, you might want to
consider the program:
- Heart disease
- Anxiety/panic disorder
- Job or family stress
- Chronic pain
- Cancer
- HIV infection
- AIDS
- Headaches
- Sleep disturbances
- Type A behavior
- High blood pressure
- Fatigue
- Skin disorders
Program Format and Fees
The fee for our eight-week course is $395. This fee
includes:
- Interviews with your class instructor
- Participation in eight weekly two-and-a-half hour
classes
- Participation in one all-day intensive class
(approximately 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- A copy of the book Full Catastrophe Living
(describes the model and broader context of MBSR)
- A set of guided meditation and yoga practices on six
CDs
- A notebook containing handouts, reading lists, and other
support materials
- Participation in our monthly "drop-in" continuation
classes
After you complete the program, you are eligible for our
Continuation Classes and Graduate Course. Get information
about:
Financial Aid/Scholarship Program
We believe that the skills taught in the Mindfulness-Based
Stress Reduction Program benefit everyone, regardless of
socioeconomic status.
For that reason, the program has a financial
aid/scholarship program and will make every effort to
include motivated participants, regardless of their financial
status or ability to pay the program fee.
Individuals who are unable to afford the full fee may
contact our office by calling 919-660-6745 or e-mailing our
financial aid officer for additional information.
