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Why Take an MBSR Course?
Practicing mindfulness can help you navigate life’s uncertainty with greater ease.
In this 8-week course, you will tap into and strengthen your innate inner resources, enhancing your ability to handle stress effectively and be more resilient.
Participating in MBSR offers you valuable guidance as you begin or deepen your mindfulness practice.
MBSR provides a supportive, evidence-based framework in which to cultivate life-enhancing skills and insights through the regular practice of mindfulness—including meditation and other awareness techniques. The program focuses on integrating these discoveries in your daily life so that you can more effectively manage challenges (pain, illness, anxiety, difficult emotions, ruminative thinking, etc.) and live with greater balance, vitality, and joy.
With over 40 years of experience and scientific evidence, MBSR has demonstrated wide-ranging benefits, including improvements to physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Online Schedule and Logistics
FREE Info Session: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, October 7, 2020
8 Weekly Classes: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET Wednesdays, Oct. 14 through Dec. 9, 2020 (No class Wed., 11/25/20)
All Day Retreat: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 22, 2020
SLIDING SCALE TUITION: Please choose the tuition option that is most appropriate for you based on your circumstances. By paying as much as you can, you help us make MBSR available to others who are experiencing financial hardship.
Minimum Age: 18 and no longer in high school.
About Our Instructor
This program is facilitated by Karyn Sandelman, a highly experienced, Certified MBSR Teacher who has taught more than 20 cycles of the course, 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, and has been deeply engaged with mindfulness for more than 22 years. If you are looking for the full, up-to-date, in-depth MBSR course, taught by a seasoned, inclusive, skilled, and caring teacher, this is it!
Testimonials
Our intention in offering MBSR is to support others in living with greater happiness, health, and balance by helping them integrate mindfulness into their lives. This is reflected in our participants’ testimonials.
“While the world was feeling chaotic, uncertain and dark, this mindfulness course was invaluable for inner peace. The practices taught me how to kindle that little light inside myself that is helping me stay grounded, unafraid and grateful. The concepts and practices are so simple that inner change is attainable within the time of the course. The timing was one of the silver linings of the pandemic for me.”
“Karyn's MBSR class had a tremendous impact on my ability to cope with my challenging chronic pain condition. My anxiety and pain levels have diminished and I am now better at appreciating and noticing all the positive things in the world around me. The variety of meditations that Karyn offers allowed me to use the ones best suited for me and helped me to be okay with doing only what I was capable of.”
”Karyn is an exceptional teacher who really cares about her students. She is extremely well organized and presents all the material in an interesting and enthusiastic manner. This course has helped me relax, deal with stress, and sleep better."
Interested in Teaching?
If you are interested in becoming an MBSR teacher, this course qualifies as the first step on the teacher training path.
More Information
Want to learn more? See the MBSR overview or contact us.
Not Sure Yet? You are welcome to join us for the Free Information Session — please contact us so we can let you know how to join the session.
Please note that MBSR is not offered as a replacement for traditional medical and psychological treatments, but as a complement to them.