Living Mindfully
In this time of heightened uncertainty and elevated stress, do you find yourself longing to live more mindfully — more consistently embodying steadiness, even in the midst of challenging thoughts and emotions? Are you hoping to build or deepen a sustainable mindfulness practice that can support you through life's many ups and downs? If so, this 4-week course was designed with you in mind!
Whether you're a seasoned explorer or relatively new to mindfulness (with at least some introductory experience), join us and discover new ways to integrate mindfulness and compassion more fully in your life! Research indicates that practicing mindfulness consistently can help you manage life more skillfully and shift your habitual patterns in positive ways that lead to greater stability, well-being, connection, and happiness.
Course Schedule and Logistics
There are four weekly classes, each 1.5 hours long, including time for practice, new content, and dialogue as we explore ways to live with a more open, peaceful, and balanced heart and mind.
Dates: Wednesdays, Oct. 26th - Nov. 16th
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM ET US — Convert to your time zone
Where: Online via Zoom
Sliding Scale Tuition: Please choose the tuition option that is most appropriate for you based on your circumstances
Minimum Age: 18 and no longer in high school
To Register
Please take advantage of our sliding scale and choose the tuition most appropriate for you based on your current financial circumstances. By selecting the highest appropriate amount, you can help us make this course more accessible to people experiencing financial difficulty. Tuition covers class time, along with extensive course material designed to support your practice and growth.
Choose Your Tuition
Weekly Topics
This experiential, 4-week course supplements the concepts and practices explored in MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), helping you build and deepen a consistent meditation practice, while also applying mindfulness in the many moments in between your “formal” practices. Weekly topics are as follows:
Week 1: Working with thoughts
Week 2: Relating to emotions
Week 3: Exploring interconnection
Week 4: Waking up to life
Course Material
To support you as we explore the weekly topics, you will receive supplemental material, including:
Recorded meditations for “formal” home practice, an average of 15 - 20 minutes long
Informal practices to help you apply and integrate mindfulness and compassion in practical ways, enabling you to live more mindfully day to day
Optional material for deeper exploration
This course is designed for graduates of MBSR and MBCT, as well as others who have at least some introductory mindfulness experience.
About Our Instructor
The Living Mindfully course will be facilitated by Karyn Sandelman, a highly experienced, Certified MBSR Teacher who is trained and qualified by the Center for Mindfulness at The University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Certified by Brown University’s School of Public Health.
In addition to leading a wide array of mindfulness programs for large and small organizations, Karyn has taught MBSR more than 35 times, with 100's of students participating from around the world and reaping the benefits of mindfulness in their lives.
More Information
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact us.