Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

 
 

The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) course is an 8-week program in which you will learn how to access and cultivate your natural capacity to actively engage in caring for yourself with compassion while accessing your own inner resources for coping, growing and healing.

Since its inception in 1979, tens of thousands of people have completed the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) and learned how to use their innate resources and abilities to respond more effectively to stress, pain, and illness. Mindfulness is a way of learning to relate directly to whatever is unfolding in your life, moment-to-moment, with awareness, compassion, acceptance, and curiosity. MBSR is a secular, scientifically informed approach that operates in harmony with any belief system or spiritual background and can be practiced by people of all backgrounds. No prior experience is necessary.

Join Mindful Kids Miami for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness. The course teaches practical ways to integrate mindfulness into daily life and build and sustain a personal mindfulness practice.

 
 
 

“You are the world expert on your life, your body, and your mind, or at least you are in the best position to become that expert if you observe carefully.

Part of the adventure of meditation is to use yourself as a laboratory to find out who you are and what you are capable of doing.”

Jon Kabat-Zinn – Full Catastrophe Living

 
 
 

Intro to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course

 

Benefits of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) may include:

  • Decrease stress and anxiety

  • Improve focus and attention

  • Increase concentration

  • Improve relationships

  • Strengthen emotional resilience

  • Builds compassion and empathy

  • Increase sense of well-being

 
 

Location: Online or In-Person

Program Details

  • 2.5 to 3 hour classes (start times may vary)

  • Meet once a week for 8-weeks

  • All-day silent retreat

  • Guided audio recordings will be provided

  • MBSR manual

  • Other materials to support practice

Class Fee

$400 per person

$100 (75% off) for Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Educators