Mindfulness Programs
All Center for Mindfulness programs take place online, in group sessions.
Center for Mindfulness
Center for Mindfulness
8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
This course is the original program created by Jon Kabat-Zinn, right here at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Cost: $650
- Gain a better understanding of your responses to stress
- Learn new ways to handle short-term and long-term stress
- Enhance focus and resilience
Learn about the differences between MBSR and MBCT.
8-Week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
This course combines the practice and clinical application of mindfulness meditation with tools of cognitive behavioral therapy to break the cycle of recurrent depression.
Cost: $650
- Manage depression, anxiety and stress through the combination of mindfulness and cognitive therapy by breaking negative thought patterns
- Learn to respond to challenges with greater awareness and resilience.
Learn about the differences between MBSR and MBCT.
This course introduces mindfulness practice and its benefits and is an effective resource for strengthening and refreshing a current practice.
Cost: $200
- Learn about mindfulness and its benefits
- Deepen and enrich your mindfulness practice
- Connect in a group setting, engaging in practice together
4-Week Mindfulness for Managing Pain: An Introduction
This course introduces participants to mindfulness practice and helps develop tools to cope with acute and chronic pain, decrease stress and participate more fully in self-care.
Cost: $200
- Develop skills to cope with acute and chronic pain
- Reduce stress related to your experience of chronic pain
- Improve self-care practices for better pain management
3-Day Online Mindfulness Retreats
These retreats are open to all. If you are interested in teaching MBSR, they fulfill a pre-requisite requirement for beginning a MBSR teacher training pathway at Brown University and other training organizations.
Cost: $495
- Deepen your mindfulness practice through extended periods of sitting and walking meditations
- Step away from daily routines and distractions to recharge and refresh
- Embrace the strength of stillness in an engaging, introspective and supportive environment
Global Online Meditation Community
- Free, open to all
- Join us for free weekly online sessions offering guided meditation, reflection, and discussion
- Experience mindfulness meditation for the first time, or support your current practice
- Register once and drop in on any weekly session that fits your schedule