Mindfulness Programs

All Center for Mindfulness courses and retreats are offered online, in live Zoom meetings (we no longer offer in-person courses). The course times are listed in the Eastern Time Zone.

Winter 2025 Courses and Retreats

  • 8-week MBSR and MBCT courses begin week of January 20 (registration is open)
  • 4-week courses begin week of February 10 (registration is open)
  • 3-Day Retreat: February 7 - 9 (registration is open)
  • Spring 2025 MBSR and MBCT courses begin week of April 7, registration opens January 21.  Join our mailing list to be notified.

 

8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Experience the original 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program developed at the Stress Reduction Clinic at UMass Memorial Medical Center by Jon Kabat-Zinn.  Since 1979 more than 25,000 people have completed this evidence-based training. (Tuition: $650 USD)

MBSR Course Schedule

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8-Week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

MBCT combines the practice and clinical application of mindfulness meditation with the tools of cognitive therapy to break the cycle of recurrent depression. (Tuition: $650 USD)

MBCT Course Schedule

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4-Week Mindfulness for Managing Pain: An Introduction

Physical pain is not only felt in the body; our thoughts, feelings, and emotional reactions influence our experience of chronic pain.  These normal stress-pain reactions can contribute to making the pain worse.  Mindfulness practices can bring awareness to these automatic reactions and empower us to skillfully choose how we respond. (Tuition: $200 USD)

Winter Course Dates: Wednesdays, February 12 - March 5

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4-Week Mindfulness Tools

This 4-week live online course introduces you to the how’s and why’s of mindfulness and the potential benefits you may experience from a personal practice. Helping you to quickly integrate practical skills into your daily life, this program is a great resource for those who are new to mindfulness practices and for those seeking to strengthen their practice.  The weekly classes are experiential and include mindfulness meditation, the science behind mindfulness, its effects on physical and mental health, and dialogue and discussion in both large and small groups. (Tuition: $200 USD)

Winter Course Dates: Tuesdays or Wednesdays,  February 11 - March 5 (in English), miércoles 12 de febrero - 5 de marzo (en español)

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Winter 2025:  8-Week Course Schedule

MBSR 8-Week Online Program

Day and Time: Tuesdays
9 to 11:30 am, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 60 minutes longer
Dates:

January 21 - March 11

Instructor: Ginny Wholley
Orientation (Online, required): Tuesday, January 14
9 to 11:30 am, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Saturday, March 1
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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Day and Time: Tuesdays
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer 
Dates: January 21 - March 11
Instructor: Eva Tsuda
Orientation (Online, required): Tuesday, January 14
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Saturday, March 1
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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Day and Time: Wednesdays
9 to 11:30 am, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer
Dates: January 22  - March 12
Instructor: Christine McNulty-Buckley
Orientation (Online, required): Wednesday, January 8
9 to 11:30 am, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Saturday, March 1
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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 Day and Time: Wednesdays
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer 
Dates: January 22 - March 12
Instructor: Erin Sharaf
Orientation (Online, required): Wednesday, January 15
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Saturday, March 1
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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 Day and Time: Thursdays
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer 
Dates: January 23 - March 13
Instructor: Bob Linscott
Orientation (Online, required): Thursday, January 16
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Saturday, March 1
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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MBCT 8-Week Online Program 

Day and Time: Tuesdays
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer
Dates: January 21 - March 11
Instructor: Colleen Camenisch
Orientation (Online): Tuesday, January 7
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online, required): Saturday, March 1
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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 Day and Time: Thursdays
9:30 am to 12 pm, ET (please note 9:30 am start time)
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer 
Dates: January 23 - March 13
Instructor: Colleen Camenisch
Orientation (Online, required): Thursday, January 16
9:30 am to 12 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Saturday, March 1
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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Fall 2024:  8-Week Course Schedule (in session)

MBSR 8-Week Online Program 

Day and Time: Tuesdays
9 to 11:30 am, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 60 minutes longer
Dates:

September 17 - November 5

Instructor: Ginny Wholley
Orientation (Online, required): Tuesday, September 10
9 to 11:30 am, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Sunday, October 27
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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Day and Time: Tuesdays
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 60 minutes longer 
Dates: September 17 - November 5
Instructor: Ginny Wholley
Orientation (Online, required): Tuesday, September 10
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Sunday, October 27
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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Day and Time: Wednesdays
9 to 11:30 am, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer
Dates: September 18 - November 6
Instructor: Christine McNulty-Buckley
Orientation (Online, required): Wednesday, September 4
9 to 11:30 am, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Sunday, October 27
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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 Day and Time: Wednesdays
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer 
Dates: September 18 - November 6
Instructor: Erin Sharaf
Orientation (Online, required): Wednesday, September 11
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Sunday, October 27
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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 Day and Time: Thursdays
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer 
Dates: September 19 - November 7
Instructor: Eva Tsuda
Orientation (Online, required): Thursday, September 12
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Sunday, October 27
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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MBCT 8-Week Online Program (in session)

Day and Time: Tuesdays
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer
Dates: September 17 - November 5
Instructor: Colleen Camenisch
Orientation (Online): Tuesday, September 10
6 to 8:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online, required): Sunday, October 27
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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 Day and Time: Thursdays
11 am to 1:30 pm, ET (please note 11 am start time)
Classes 1 and 8 will run 30 - 60 minutes longer 
Dates: September 19 - November 7
Instructor: Erin Sharaf
Orientation (Online, required): Thursday, September 12
11 am to 1:30 pm, ET
All-Day Session (Online): Sunday, October 27
8:45 am to 4:30 pm, ET

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