Course Description

Mindfulness is a way of learning to relate directly to whatever is happening in your life. It is a way of taking charge of your life, a way of doing something for yourself that no one else can do for you – consciously and systematically working with your own stress, pain, illness, and the challenges and demands of everyday life. Restoring within yourself a balanced sense of well-being requires increased awareness of all aspects of self, including body and mind, heart and soul. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is intended to ignite this inner capacity and infuse your life with awareness.

MBSR is the most studied mindfulness program, first created in 1979 by Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Anderson Cooper interviewed him in a special about mindfulness for 60 Minutes. This was the course used in the study that showed mindfulness works as well as anti-anxiety medication. MBSR is an 8-week program with an extra orientation day that provides you with tools to help you cultivate greater mindfulness in your day-to-day life. Each session is highly participatory, and the training encompasses a wide array of mindfulness practices, including sitting and walking meditation, mindful eating and mindful communication.

MBSR is for everyone. No meditation experience is required. The only requirement is the desire for greater awareness, balance, ease, and happiness. Participants will complete a background form and connect with instructors.

Interested in learning more prior to registering? Click here for an Oprah Winfrey interview with Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course, who defines mindfulness as the “awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally.” 

• MBSR meets CMC’s professional level training prerequisite for:

  • MBC-GLT (Mindful Behavior Change - Group Leader Training)

  • MBCT-TTI

Refund Policy

Full refund will be issued, minus $100 processing fee, for cancellation made up to two weeks before the start date of the training or course. 50% refund will be issued for cancellation in the period between two weeks and two working days before the start of the training or course. No refund is available if cancellation is within 2 working days before the start of the course or training or once program training materials are received. 

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